Indonesia, PH armies to conduct more anti-terror trainings

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MANILA — Indonesian and Philippine Army (PA) units will conduct various training as part of the ongoing effort to defeat terrorism.

This came as the Commandant of the Indonesian Army Command and General Staff College (IACGSC), Major Gen. Kurnia Dewantara paid a courtesy call on PA Chief-of-Staff, Major Gen. Jesus B. Sarsagat, at the Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on Wednesday.

The two senior leaders discussed the continuous cooperation of the two armies to combat terrorism through the conduct of various training exchanges here in the Philippines and Indonesia, said PA spokesperson Lt. Col. Ramon Zagala in a statement.

Dewantara is in the country and is heading a 61-member delegation from the IACGSC for an Overseas Study Tour from August 5 to August 9.

The program aims to expose the students from the Indonesian Army to a holistic approach on international military affairs.

It also aims to further strengthen the current ties of the PA and the Indonesian Army when it comes to training exchanges.

“We agree that the cooperation between Indonesia and Philippines should be maintained because we face the same threat of terrorism. Through these training exchanges, we are able to learn from each other to develop the best approach to fight it and then solve the problem together,” Dewantara said.

“As we face terrorism, we also have to deal with new threats like in cyber security. The Philippine Army also sees the importance of strengthening our information sharing and exchanges of intelligence as a way to defeat terrorism,” Sarsagat said.

He added that PA troopers also learned a lot on Indonesian counter-terror efforts during their visit and study there.