The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will celebrate its 67th founding anniversary on July 1 with the theme: ”PAF 2014: SOAR HIGH PAF for Peace, Freedom and Development.”
Lt. Col. Enrico Canaya, Air Force spokesperson, said the PAF will demonstrate the proficiency of pilots in their aerobatic maneuvers, the discipline of soldiers during the parade and review and its readiness for combat, disasters and calamities and support to national development through a capability demonstration at Clark Field in Pampanga.
According to Canaya, the PAF has lined up several pre-anniversary activities. These included the following:
* Bloodletting campaign held from May 5 to 30 with the theme: “Dugong Alay, Dugtong Buhay.” This was conducted in all Air Force Bases to generate substantial blood collection for donation to partner institutions in partnership with the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), Philippine Blood Center (PBC) and other charitable blood service organizations.
Canaya said that as of June 9, the PAF had collected a total of 316,800 cc of blood with 704 volunteers from civilian and military personnel.
* Children’s Day with the theme: “Masayang Kabataan, Masiglang Pamayanan.” This was conducted at all PAF major bases from May 12 to June 6, in partnership with the Department of Social Welfare and Development, children’s foundations, orphanages and Air Force Bases’ Youth Clubs.
This provided the youth a pleasant and lasting experience and made them resilient to enemy propaganda. As of June 9, a total of 1,758 children had participated in the activity.
* A joint weekend retreat seminar was held on May 23-25, 2014 at the Carmelite Missionaries Center of Spirituality in
The activity was a marital, family and parenting weekend retreat to strengthen marriage, develop a family spirituality and help reduce marital, family problems that may affect work performances and to help NCOs develop skills in initial counseling techniques and empower them to address the problems of their peers and subordinates more effectively.
* Tree planting activities were also done to support the government’s National Greening Program. The activity was held from May 26 to June 15 at areas identified by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
* It was in partnership with DENR, local government units (LGUs), cause-oriented groups and reservists.
As of June 9, a total of 4,033 saplings/seedlings were already planted.
* An anniversary fun run with the theme: “Takbong Hukbong Himpapawid Para sa Karunungan at Kinabukasan ng Kabataan 2014” was held last June 1 at the
The purpose of this activity was to raise funds for scholarship programs intended for deserving military dependents.
Mall exhibits will be held on June 11-13 at Mall of Asia and June 18-22 at SM Clark in Pampanga. The purpose of this activity is to show to the public the capability and equipment of the PAF.
An Air Power Symposium (APS) will be held on July 16 at the
The APS is part of the Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) 2014 scheduled from July 16-18. This is a one-day event that will highlight the importance of air power to the nation’s stability and development.
It will serve as the intellectual centerpiece for the PAF's 67th Anniversary celebration.
This event will be attended by senior PAF and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officers, various Air chiefs or their representatives from ASEAN and other Air Forces, selected key officials of the Department of National Defense and other government agencies and other stakeholders from the public and private sectors.
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