BERAKAS GARRISON, Monday, 25 October 2021 – Brigadier General Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan, Commander of Royal Brunei Land Force (RBLF) convened an introductory call and the signing ceremony for the Amendment of the Brunei-Philippines Terms of Reference (BRUPHIL TOR) with Lieutenant General Andres Centino, Commanding General, Philippine Army (CGPA). The event was held via video teleconference at RBLF Headquarters this morning.
Also present were Lieutenant Colonel Haji Rony Zai bin Haji Zaini, Acting Chief of Staff RBLF, Lieutenant Colonel Pg Haji Nazri Amir bin Pg DP Haji Md Zain, Assistant Chief of Staff Training RBLF and Lieutenant Colonel Kamrin bin Haji Damit, Assistant Chief of Staff Intelligence and Security RBLF. Colonel Angelo Ariles, the Defence and Armed Forces Attaché of the Republic of the Philippines to Negara Brunei Darussalam also participated virtually in the event.
In his opening remarks, the Commander of RBLF conveyed congratulatory wishes to Lieutenant General Centino for his appointment as the new Commanding General of the Philippine Army on 14 May 2021. During the call, the two parties exchanged views on the COVID-19 pandemic and the contributions made by respective armies to their national COVID-19 response as well as the exchange of courses between the two countries. Both sides affirmed that the signing of the TOR will further strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries. The event concluded with the signing of the TOR by both the Commander of RBLF and the CGPA.
PEMERINTAH TENTERA DARAT DIRAJA BRUNEI ADAKAN PERJUMPAAN PENGENALAN SERTA PENANDATANGANAN PINDAAN TERMA RUJUKAN BRUNEI-FILIPINA BERSAMA COMMANDING GENERAL PHILIPPINE ARMY SECARA DALAM TALIAN
BERAKAS GARISON, Isnin, 25 Oktober 2021 – Pemerintah Tentera Darat Diraja Brunei (TDDB), Brigedier Jeneral Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Muhammad Haszaimi bin Bol Hassan telah mengadakan perjumpaan pengenalan serta penandatangan Pindaan Terma Rujukan Brunei-Filipina (BRUPHIL TOR) bersama Leftenan Jeneral Andres Centino, Commanding General Philippine Army. Acara tersebut telah diadakan di Markas TDDB secara dalam talian.
Turut hadir ialah Leftenan Kolonel Haji Rony Zai bin Haji Zaini, Pemangku Ketua Staf TDDB, Leftenan Kolonel Pg Haji Nazri Amir bin Pg DP Haji Md Zain, Penolong Ketua Staf Latihan TDDB dan Leftenan Kolonel Kamrin bin Haji Damit, Penolong Ketua Staf Perisikan dan Keselamatan TDDB. Kolonel Angelo Ariles, Atase Pertahanan dan Angkatan Tentera Republik Filipina ke Negara Brunei Darussalam juga turut hadir di acara tersebut secara dalam talian.
Dalam ucapan pembukaan beliau, Pemerintah TDDB mengucapkan tahniah kepada Leftenan Jeneral Centino atas pelantikan beliau sebagai Commanding General, Philippine Army pada 14 Mei 2021. Semasa perjumpaan tersebut, kedua angkatan tentera berpeluang untuk saling bertukar pendapat mengenai pandemik COVID-19 dan penglibatan tentera masing-masing dalam membendung wabak COVID-19 serta pertukaran kursus di antara kedua-dua belah pihak. Kedua-dua belah pihak juga mengakui penandatanganan Pindaan Terma Rujukan akan meningkatkan lagi kerjasama erat dan mengukuhkan hubungan dua hala bagi kedua-dua angkatan tentera. Majlis diakhiri dengan menandatangani Pindaan Terma Rujukan Brunei-Filipina oleh Pemerintah TDDB dan Commanding General Philippine Army.