PH Army showcases disaster response capabilities before Thai defense officials, This news data comes from:http://lob-sh-yqu-ngi.redcanaco.com
MANILA, Philippines — Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR) teams from the 525th Combat Engineer Battalion (525CEBn) showcased their capabilities before the Thailand Ministry of Defense (MOD) delegation at the Philippine Army (PA) Headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
In a statement on Friday, the Philippine Army said the event was held on Thursday during Deputy Permanent Secretary for Defense Gen. Tharapong Malakam and the high-level Thai MOD delegation’s visit to the army headquarters where the 525CEBn displayed an array of capabilities in a range of various HADR operations.
Aside from the capability showcase, the delegation also visited the PA museum where the officials were briefed on the Army's 128-year history.
The visit of the Thai delegates was in connection with the 5th Philippines-Thailand Joint Committee on Military Cooperation Meeting hosted by the Department of National Defense.
The meeting reaffirmed the two armies’ bilateral relations which included discussions on future collaborations promoting military cooperation.
- Afghanistan earthquake kills more than 800
- The rot goes deep: Marcos decries decades-old corruption
- Israeli forces seize nearly 0,000 in West Bank raid
- NKorea could produce ten to twenty nukes per year — SKorea leader
- Filipino weightlifter Vanessa Sarno banned for 2 years for anti-doping violation
- South Korean prosecutors indict Yoon's wife, former PM
- Oil firms to hike pump prices Tuesday
- Xi and Putin's hot mic moment: How long will science extend the human life span?
- 102-year-old becomes oldest person to summit Mount Fuji
- NATO members to reach 2% defense spending goal this year
