{"id":237661,"date":"2019-11-18T04:18:25","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T09:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=237661"},"modified":"2019-11-18T04:18:25","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T09:18:25","slug":"more-training-exercises-between-aussie-ph-forces-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/11\/18\/more-training-exercises-between-aussie-ph-forces-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"More training exercises between Aussie, PH forces seen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This commitment is attributable to Australia’s security stake in Southeast Asia and their desire to raise their engagement to a higher level, he added. (File Photo<\/a> by eGuide Travel\/Flickr<\/a>, CC BY 2.0<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0— Expect more training exercises between the Philippines and Australia, as Operation Augury transitions into an Enhanced Defense Cooperation Program on December 1.<\/p>\n

Arsenio Andolong, spokesperson of the Department of National Defense (DND), said the measure will result in quicker and more frequent training between forces of the two nations.<\/p>\n

“If you read the statement, puro training\u00a0ang kanilang pinaka<\/em>-thrust\u00a0nila ngayon, magsi-<\/em>share\u00a0sila ng<\/em>\u00a0skills enhancement\u00a0saka magko-<\/em>commit\u00a0sila na<\/em>\u00a0(their main thrust now is more on trainings. They will also share their skills enhancement measures and commit) to conduct training and activities with our Armed Forces,” Andolong said.<\/p>\n

This commitment is attributable to Australia’s security stake in Southeast Asia and their desire to raise their engagement to a higher level, he added.<\/p>\n

During the announcement of the program at the ADMM-Plus in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, both Australian Defense Minister Linda Reynolds and DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said this reinforces a shared long-term commitment to countering the regional terrorist threat and building on the well-established bilateral defense relationship.<\/p>\n

Operation Augury has so far provided counter-terrorism training to 10,000 members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines aside from essential land-based activities focused on urban combat and joint coordination skills; air training focused on enhancing air coordination, and maritime activities.<\/p>\n

Both Reynolds and Lorenzana agreed that an Enhance Defense Cooperation Program will allow the Australian Defense Force to continue delivering the capacity-building support for counter-terrorism support requested by the Philippines.<\/p>\n

This will also provide funding certainty and greater flexibility to meet the broader needs of the Australia-Philippines bilateral defense relationship.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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