BERAKAS GARRISON, Wednesday, 21 April 2021 – The Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) participated in the 2nd Brunei-Philippines Army Working Group 2021 Virtual Conference (BRUPHIL AWG 02/2021) hosted by the Philippine Army (PA) at RBLF Headquarters.
The virtual conference was co-chaired by Lieutenant Colonel Haji Rony Zai bin Zaini, Acting Chief of Staff RBLF and Colonel Rommel Rosalejos Cordova, Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans G5, PA. Also present during the conference were Colonel Angelo Gerald P. Ariles, Defence and Armed Forces Attaché of the Republic of the Philippines to Brunei Darussalam, Chief Instructor of Defence Academy, Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF), Chief Instructor of Training Institute RBAF and RBLF Headquarters Officers.
During the conference, both parties shared their perspectives and experiences on the handling of COVID-19 pandemic and agreed on various engagements such as visits, courses and training for the year 2022. The conference concluded with the signing of the Minutes of the Meeting.
The BRUPHIL AWG conference is a platform of cooperation between the two armed forces that was held annually where the 3rd BRUPHIL AWG in 2022 will be hosted by RBLF.
PERSIDANGAN KEDUA BRUNEI-PHILIPPINES ARMY WORKING GROUP 2021 (BRUPHIL AWG 02/2021)
BERAKAS GARISON, Rabu, 21 April 2021 – Persidangan kali kedua bagi Brunei-Philippines Army Working Group 2021 (BRUPHIL AWG 02/2021) telah diadakan secara talian pada hari ini di antara Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) dan Tentera Darat Republik Filipina selaku hos bagi persidangan tersebut bertempat di Markas TDDB.
Persidangan ini dipengerusikan bersama oleh Leftenan Kolonel Haji Rony Zai bin Zaini, Pemangku Ketua Staf TDDB dan Kolonel Rommel Rosalejos Cordova, Penolong Ketua Staf Perancangan, G5, Tentera Darat Republik Filipina. Turut hadir ialah Kolonel Angelo Gerald P. Ariles, Atase Pertahanan Republik Filipina ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Ketua Jurulatih Akademi Pertahanan Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB), Ketua Jurulatih Institut Latihan ABDB dan Pegawai-pegawai dari Markas TDDB.
Semasa persidangan tersebut, kedua-dua angkatan tentera saling berkongsi perspektif dan pengalaman masing-masing dalam menangani situasi pandemik COVID-19 dan bersetuju dengan beberapa siri kerjasama dua hala melalui pertukaran lawatan, kursus dan latihan bagi tahun 2022. Persidangan diakhiri dengan penandatanganan minit mesyuarat.
Persidangan BRUPHIL AWG merupakan satu platform kerjasama di antara kedua angkatan tentera yang diadakan secara tahunan. Persidangan BRUPHIL AWG kali ke-3 akan dihoskan oleh TDDB pada tahun 2022.