CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—The AFP welcomed Israel's continued support to the AFP's modernization and capability upgrade during the courtesy visit of BGen Efraim Defrin, Head of International Cooperation Division, Israel Defense Forces, on March 15 at the AFP General Headquarters (GHQ).

BGen Defrin met with LtGen William Gonzales PA, The Inspector General, AFP, and Marine BGen Noel Beleran, DCS for Education, Training and Doctrine, J8, and other senior officers of the GHQ.

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—AFP Chief of Staff General Andres C Centino met with Australia's Chief of Defense Force General Angus Campbell in a telephone call on March 13.

The phone call meeting marked solid military coordination between the Philippines and Australia as partners in keeping the peace and stability in the South Pacific region.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) recognized its partner stakeholders for their outstanding contributions to the military’s peace and development efforts on Monday, March 14.

AFP Chief of Staff General Andres C Centino led the awarding ceremony at the AFP Commissioned Officers Club in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, during the 71st Founding Anniversary of the Civil Relations Service AFP (CRSAFP).

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City--The AFP's search, rescue, and retrieval (SRR) units joined the mustering of the national government's SRR capability on March 9 at the Lapu-Lapu Grandstand.

The mustering was held as part of the National Simultaneous Earthquake Drill (NSED) to assess the cluster's capacity and readiness to respond to disasters, including the anticipated destructive earthquake called “The Big One.”