Philippines Reinforces Strong Defense Ties with Brunei
His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah (right) receives Philippine National Defence Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana (4th from left). Accompanying the Secretary are Ambassador-designate Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-Ignacio (3rd from left), Assistant Secretary Teodoro Torralba III (2nd from left) and Senior Military Assistant Commodore Ruben Fajardo Jr. (1st from left). (Photo credit: Borneo Bulletin)
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN 19 May 2022 – Philippines-Brunei bilateral relations received a boost with the three-day official visit to the Sultanate of Philippine National Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana on 16-18 May 2022. The visit sought to reaffirm and move forward bilateral defense relations with Brunei Darussalam.
Secretary Lorenzana was accompanied by Philippine Ambassador-designate to Brunei Darussalam Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-Ignacio during his call with His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu’izzaddin Waddaulah, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam.
During the call, the Philippines extended its appreciation to His Majesty for the active involvement of Brunei Darussalam in the International Monitoring Team (IMT) and the International Decommissioning Body (IDB) in the Philippines and apprised His Majesty of the gains achieved by the Philippines in the establishment of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) in 2019.
Secretary Lorenzana also met with Minister of Defence II Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof. Both sides identified key initiatives for bolstering the close defense relations between the Philippines and Brunei, and discussed current initiatives in ASEAN to forward the regional security agenda with a focus on natural disaster response and post-pandemic recovery. END
Philippine National Defence Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana and Minister of Defence II Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Rtd) Dato Paduka Seri Haji Awang Halbi bin Haji Mohd Yussof after the Guard of Honor ceremonies at the Ministry of Defence. (Brunei PE photo)
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