Thursday, September 5, 2013

PA, Malaysian Army training exercises start Thursday

From the Philippine News Agency (Sep 5): PA, Malaysian Army training exercises start Thursday

The Philippine Army announced it is hosting the 14th series of the Training Activity Land MALPHI (MalaysiaPhilippines) which formally started at the Peacekeeping Operations Center, Camp O’Donnell, Capas, Tarlac Thursday.

This is a yearly bilateral exercise between the PA and the Malaysian Army.

Involving 70 Filipino personnel and 40 Malaysian soldiers, this training exercise aims to enhance the interoperability of both armies, and strengthen the long standing professional relationship and cooperation between the two.

This cooperation in training and exercises has proved to be beneficial to the organization and to the country as a whole as it involves the exchange of military know-how between the participating countries, and goes beyond, through the conduct of peace and development initiatives.

The previous training exercises focused on humanitarian assistance and disaster response operations.

This involves trainings in post calamity rehabilitation and development.

Gracing Thursday's opening ceremony as guests of honor and speakers were PA vice commander Maj. Gen. Essel C. Soriano and Lt. Gen. Dato’ Seri Panglima Hj Ahmad Hasbullah bin Hj Mohd Nawawi, deputy chief of the Malaysian Army.

The training exercise will last until Sept. 16.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=&sid=&nid=&rid=562523

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