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.
PH Army showcases disaster response capabilities before Thai defense officials
The meeting reaffirmed the two armies’ bilateral relations which included discussions on future collaborations promoting military cooperation., This news data comes from:http://705-888.com
- DOTr denies ordering shutdown of online selling platforms
- US approves .5M in assistance to Nigeria to help address hunger
- Filipino priest wins Ramon Magsaysay Award for activism against Duterte's drug war
- Marcos thumbs down return of proposed 2026 budget to Malacañang
- 'Ondoy'-level rains swamp Quezon City
- Marcos opens WorldSkills Asean competition
- AKG chief denies using ‘kidnap’ car for personal purposes
- International media protest over journalist deaths in Gaza
- Xi and Putin round on West at regional summit in China
- LPA has big chance of intensifying into tropical cyclone to be named ‘Kiko’
