Despite its modest resources, the Armed Forces of the
Philippines (AFP) has more than made its mark in regional peace and stability
despite its modest resources.
This was stressed by AFP chief-of-staff Gen. Ricardo Visaya
during the recently concluded Chief of Defense (CHOD) Conference where 29
ranking military leaders from Indo-Asia Pacific region.
"We've marked modest achievements in the realization of
our aspirations as far as regional peace and stability are concerned. Through
this, we are optimistic in the cooperative ties that we have forged together to
address terrorism, trafficking in person, drug trafficking, and other
transnational crimes. We will emerge empowered still despite our own
preoccupations with our mandates at home," Visaya said in a statement
Friday.
"As for the AFP, this conference became a venue for us
to showcase our capacity for regional leadership, as we continue to promote
trust, cooperation, and the peaceful advancement of our individual and common
interests in the Indo-Asia Pacific region," he added.
CHOD was co-hosted by the AFP and the United States Pacific
Command.
Defense chief and senior military leaders from Myanmar,
Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste,
Vietnam, India, Nepal, Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Tonga, Fiji,
Canada, China, Japan, South Korea, Mongolia, Chile, Colombia, France, Mexico,
Peru, United Kingdom, and the United States of America participated in the
three-day event held Sept. 5 to 7.
AFP public affairs office chief Col. Edgard Arevalo said the
CHOD aims to strengthen military cooperation, promote collaboration, and
discuss security challenges across the Indo-Pacific maritime and geopolitical
sphere.
The discussion centered on regional military cooperation and
challenges, as highlighted by discussions on "Future Regional Order in the
Indo-Asia-Pacific," "Military Cooperation in Transnational
Security," and "Prospects for Maritime Shared Awareness, Technology,
and Innovation."
Separate programs were also held for the Senior Enlisted
Leaders (SEL) and the Spouses Network comprised of professional development
conferences, capability demonstrations and static displays for the SEL and
guided tours, and humanitarian visits for the spouses.
This year’s hosting of CHOD took its cue from the 2014
conference in Brunei
Started in 1998, CHOD became a platform for multilateral
military dialogue and sharing of regional and global perspectives on common
security challenges.
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