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.
Manila, Philippines. The Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans, Armed Forces of the Philippines, MGen Jeffrey C. Hechanova and Director-General, Defense Plans and Policy Department, Japan Self-Defense Forces, RAdm Hiroshi Egawa held the 3rd AFP-JSDF Military Cooperation Working Group Staff Talks on July 14-15, 2022.
The Philippine Navy tested the BRP Antonio Luna's (FF151) anti-submarine and main battery capabilities in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise held in Hawaii from July 12 to 16.