ZAMBOANGA CITY (DWDD) – The Tactical Operations Wing Western Mindanao (TOW WESTMIN) successfully conducted last February 2, 2018 the first ever Air Power Forum (APF) 2018 in Mindanao with no less than the Commanding General, Philippine Air Force, Lieutenant General Galileo Gerard R Kintanat Jr AFP as the Guest of Honor and Keynote Speaker.
With the theme: “The Role of Air Power in the Attainment of Peace and Resilient Development in Mindanao,” APF2018 was held at the Convention Hall of the Marcian Garden Hotel, Zamboanga City.
Hosted by the Wing Commander, TOW WESTMIN, Brigadier General August D Dela Peña AFP, this major stakeholder engagement activity initiated by the TOW WESTMIN featured Distinguished Speakers on the subject matter of preventing the rise of violent extremism and the relevance of air power in securing peace in Mindanao.
These SMEs include: the Honorable Zia Alonto Adiong, Majority Floor Leader, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on the topic “Mindanao and the Rise of Violent Extremism” and Major General Domingo B Palisoc Jr AFP, Commander, Tactical Operations Command, on “Air Power in Securing the Peace” who shared their experience and insights on a very significant event that rocked our nation in 2017.
The maiden Air Power Forum in Mindanao was enthusiastically attended by 122 participants from the different sectors in Zamboanga City with the most senior AFP officer, Lt Gen Carlito G Galvez Jr AFP, Commander, Western Mindanao Command (COMWESTMINCOM) and the PNP, headed by Police Chief Superintendent Billy B Beltran PNP, Director PRO-9, Local Government Unit leaders and different stakeholders of Zamboanga City in attendance. TOW WESTMIN / MCAG
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