MAKATI, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Wednesday, 03 May 2023 – The Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) attended the 4th Brunei-Philippines Army Working Group 2023 (BRUPHIL AWG 04/2023) Meeting hosted by the Philippine Army (PA) at the Dusit Thani Manila Hotel in Makati, Republic of the Philippines.
The meeting was co-chaired by Colonel Benjamin L Leander, Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans G5, PA and Lieutenant Colonel Pengiran Mohamed Sufri bin Pengiran Haji Rosli, Chief of Staff RBLF. Also present during the meeting were Colonel Von Albert M Sumergido, Chief of International Military Affairs, PA, Lieutenant Colonel Gemma DV Dalid, Chief, International Affairs Branch, OG 1, PA, and other key appointments of senior staff officers of the PA.
The meeting aimed to review existing cooperation plans throughout the year 2022 and 2023 as well as determining 2024 cooperation plans for bilateral exercises, visits, training, and courses. The conference concluded with the signing of the Minutes of Meeting.
The PA also organised working visits for the RBLF delegation in conjunction with the AWG meeting such as the courtesy call to Major General Potenciano C, Camba Chief of Staff PA and an introductory visit to Training and Doctrine Command
The BRUPHIL AWG meeting is a platform of cooperation between the two Land Forces that is held annually. The 5th BRUPHIL AWG meeting will be hosted by RBLF in 2024.
TENTERA DARAT DIRAJA BRUNEI MENGHADIRI PERSIDANGAN BRUNEI-PHILIPPINES ARMY WORKING GROUP 2023 (BRUPHIL AWG 04/2023)
MAKATI, REPUBLIK FILIPINA Rabu, 03 Mei 2023 – Persidangan kali ke-empat bagi Brunei- Philippines Army Working Group 2023 (BRUPHIL AWG 04/2023) telah diadakan pada hari ini di antara Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB) dan Tentera Darat Republik Filipina selaku hos bagi mesyuarat tersebut yang bertempat di Dusit Thani Manila Hotel, Makati Republik Filipina.
Persidangan ini dipengerusikan bersama oleh Kolonel Benjamin L Leander, Penolong Ketua Staf Perancangan G5, Philippine Army (PA) dan Leftenan Kolonel Pengiran Mohamed Sufri bin Pengiran Haji Rosli, Ketua Staf TDDB. Turut hadir ialah Kolonel Von Albert M Sumergido, Ketua Hal Ehwal Tentera Antarabangsa, PA, Leftenan Kolonel Gemma DV Dalid, Ketua, Cawangan Hal Ehwal Antarabangsa, OG 1, PA dan pegawai-pegawai kanan PA.
Tujuan utama mesyuarat tersebut adalah bagi menyemak semula aktiviti-aktiviti dua hala sepanjang tahun 2022 dan 2023 serta menentukan rancangan dua hala bagi tahun 2024 untuk eksesais, latihan, lawatan, dan kursus. Persidangan diakhiri dengan menandatangani Minit Mesyuarat.
PA juga menganjurkan lawatan kerja untuk delegasi TDDB sempena mesyuarat AWG seperti kunjungan hormat kepada Mejar Jeneral Potenciano C. Camba, Ketua Staf PA dan lawatan pengenalan ke Training and Doctrine Command.
Persidangan BRUPHIL AWG merupakan satu platform kerjasama di antara kedua angkatan tentera yang diadakan setiap tahun. Mesyuarat BRUPHIL AWG kali ke-5 akan dihoskan oleh TDDB pada tahun 2024.