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PH boosts defense, military ties with Cambodia, Singapore

Published Jun 17, 2023 08:33 am
The Philippines is enhancing its defense and military cooperation with Cambodia and Singapore by engaging in top-level meetings and affirming their commitment to previous arrangements.

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*Royal Cambodian Army (RCA) Deputy Chief of Staff

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*Maj. Gen. Oum Dina and Philippine Army (PA) Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Potenciano Camba (Photo courtesy of PA)

* Maj. Gen. Potenciano Camba, Philippine Army (PA) Chief of Staff, hosted Maj. Gen. Oum Dina, Royal Cambodian Army (RCA) Deputy Chief of Staff, who visited the country recently for the first PA-RCA Army Working Group (AWG) Meeting. “The AWG is alternately hosted by the Armies of the Philippines and Cambodia, which serves as a venue to develop relations primarily through confidence-building activities in line with the ASEAN [Association of Southeast Asian Nations] framework,” Col. Xerxes Trinidad, PA spokesperson, said on Saturday, June 17. Dina expressed his appreciation to the PA for its “unwavering dedication and commitment” to maintain and strengthen the two countries’ military partnership. Camba, for his part, emphasized the role of RCA in strengthening the relationship and enhancing both armies’ interoperability through "open discussions and meaningful insights."

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*Ambassador of Singapore to the Philippines Constance See Sin Yuan and Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo courtesy of DND)

* Meanwhile, Ambassador of Singapore to the Philippines Constance See Sin Yuan and Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. reaffirmed both countries’ commitment to the Arrangement on the Assignment of a Team to the Regional Counter-Terrorism Information Facility in Singapore (CTIF) to highlight the importance of cooperation in addressing shared security interests in the region. “The Arrangement is a significant step toward enhancing the bilateral defense cooperation between the Philippines and Singapore,” Teodoro said in a statement on Friday, June 16. It was in 2022 when the PH government first expressed its intention to join the counterterrorism center of Singapore, allowing both countries to share intelligence information against terror activities. Sin Yuan also noted both countries’ efforts to work together in terms of disaster response through the signing of the Arrangement Concerning Education, Training Assistance and Support Activities on Human Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR). The arrangement allows the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to work closely together and build rapport for future disaster response cooperation. The arrangement was signed earlier this month at the Shangri-La Dialogue 2023 in Singapore. Teodoro and Sin Yuan also affirmed their countries’ similar position on the primacy of upholding international law.  Meanwhile, Teodoro expressed appreciation for Singapore’s support and investment to the Philippines particularly in the areas of cybersecurity and digitalization.

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