PHL, Indonesia hold war games
COTABATO CITY — Philippine Army officials and counterparts from Indonesia launched on Wednesday a week-long joint military exercise in Maguindanao del Norte province in the Bangsamoro region.
The bilateral activity, dubbed PHILINDO STRIKE IV-2024, is focused on public safety operations, anti-terror, emergency response and community peacebuilding maneuvers.
Major Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete, commander of the 6th Infantry Division, told reporters on Thursday that the opening program for the exercise was facilitated by his subordinates, Col. Edgar L. Catu, and Col. Jose Ambrosio F. Rustia; while the Indonesian contingent was led by Col. Yoki Malinton Kurniafari of the 11th Infantry Brigade Badik Sakti of the Tentara Nasional Indonesia Angkatan Darat.
The exercise shall bolster security cooperation between Indonesia and the Philippines, Mr. Rustia said during Wednesday’s event at Camp Siongco in Barangay Awang in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte. — John Felix M. Unson