CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City—The Armed Forces of the Philippines deployed 14 search, rescue, and retrieval teams (SRR) to areas affected by the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit Northern Luzon yesterday, July 27.

Since yesterday, the 24th Infantry Battalion (24IB) has helped evacuate the patients in a hospital in Bangued, Abra. 71IB deployed personnel to rescue affected residents in Vigan, Ilocos Sur. 54IB, 72nd Division Reconnaissance Company, 502nd Infantry Brigade, and CAFGU Active Auxillary units helped in road clearing, provided transportation assistance, and conducted search and rescue operations in different areas in Northern Luzon.

CAMP AGUINALDO, Quezon City - Philippine Army Reservists and ROTC cadets from the 14th Regional Community Defense Group, assist the DSWD in hauling relief items for victims of the 7.3-magnitude earthquake that hit Northern Luzon on July 27, 2022.

MANILA, Philippines. MGen Jeffrey Hechanova PAF, J5, AFP and BGen Jennifer M Short, Deputy Director Strategic Planning and Policy, J5 USINDOPACOM led the Philippine and US delegation, respectively during the  Philippines-United States Mutual-Defense Board – Security Engagement Board (MDB-SEB) Executive Committee (EXECOM) Meeting  held on 12-13 July 2022 in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

MANILA, Philippines. Defense Forces Planners from the Armed Forces of the Philippines, MGen Jeffrey Hechanova, Japan Self-Defense Forces RAdm Hiroshi Egawa and United States Indo-Pacific Command BGen Jennifer Short met last July 13 for the Trilateral Joint Staff Talks (TJST). Said engagement aims to strengthen the trilateral security partnerships of the Philippines, Japan and the US.