Plans for the annual Pacific Partnership 2015 are now being
finalized by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and its US
Members of the US Pacific Fleet, AFP Central Command and the
3rd Infantry Division together with the local government unit of Capiz are now
working hand-in-hand to ensure the successful launch of Pacific Partnership
which is scheduled this coming July 20 in Roxas City
3rd Infantry Division spokesperson Major Ray Tiongson said
Pacific Partnership 2015 will include engineering, medical, dental and
veterinary civic action programs as well as community relations, civil affairs
and disaster preparedness trainings.
Doctors and engineers from the AFP will work alongside their
US
Pacific Partnership is an annual US Pacific Fleet
humanitarian and civic assistance mission that arose from the military-led
humanitarian response to the devastation brought by the 2004 Indian Ocean
earthquake and tsunami that swept through Southeast Asia .
For 2015, the Philippine (Visayas) leg of the Pacific
Partnership will be held in Capiz Province specifically at the vicinity of Roxas City
Specific activities include the repair of Basiao Elementary School
in Roxas City ,
construction of a new school building at Roxas
City School
for Philippine Craftsman and construction of a new health care center in
Barangay Talon, Roxas
City
The medical and dental civic action programs will be held in
Barangays Culasi and Loctugan all of Roxas
City
A cooperative surgical engagement will also be held on board
USS Mercy, a US Navy hospital ship where at least 300 patients will be
accommodated for surgeries; while dental symposium for military and civilian
dentists will also be conducted on board the said ship.
Among the trainings to be conducted are Humanitarian
Assistance and Disaster Response Table Top Exercise and Water Search and Rescue
Training which will be participated in by the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management Council-6 and Capiz Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and
Management Council.
The primary objective of Pacific Partnership is to improve
interoperability and cooperation between the partner and host nations ahead of
major natural disasters that require a multinational response.
All activities will be conducted side-by-side with the
participating countries, ensuring that the mission’s impact will continue long
after its conclusion.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=782166
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