From the Visayan Daily Star (Mar 4): PHL-US military,
police hold crowd control drill
A civil disturbance management exercise was conducted by personnel of the
police, 302nd Infantry Brigade and the US Air Force Pacific Command at the PNP
headquarters in Sibulan, Negros Oriental Saturday, a press release from the
302nd IB said.
The activity was in line with the PHL-US armed forces joint humanitarian
civic action/military operation “Pacific Angel 13-1” starting today until March
9 in Negros Oriental.
The exercise was aimed at enhancing the interoperability of the PNP and AFP
in dealing with mass protests and crowd control, the press release also
said.
Col. Francisco Patrimonio, 302nd Brigade commander, said “We want our troops
to be prepared for any eventualities that may arise during the Pacific Angel
mission. This is also a good exercise for the PNP and AFP to work jointly in
preparation for the May elections.”
The activity was participated in by 18 soldiers from the 79th and 11th IBs,
and 15 from the Negros Oriental Provincial Police Office. Equipped with shields,
helmet and batons, they rehearsed the series of CDM formations and learned the
techniques of using the telescopic baton, the press release added.
http://www.visayandailystar.com/2013/March/04/negor3.htm
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