17 June 2015 - The nine-member delegation from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), headed by RADM Aurelio A. Rabusa Jr., AFP Deputy Chief of Staff for Reserved and Retiree Affairs (J9), paid a courtesy call on the Philippine Consulate General in Guam on June 09.

The AFP delegation was accompanied by the new head or Adjutant General of the Guam National Guard (GUNG), Brigadier General Roderick R. Leon Guerrero and other GUNG officers.

The AFP Delegation is in Guam to attend the Senior Staff Exchange Program under the Guam National Guard-Armed Forces of the Philippines (GUNG-AFP) State Partnership Program from June 08 to 13. As part of the AFP Reserved Development Program, the purpose of their visit to Guam is to observe the operations of the Guam National Guard particularly on Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response (HADR).

Aside from AFP Deputy Chief of Staff Rabusa Jr., the AFP Delegation is composed of the following: BGEN Raymund D.V. Elefante AFP-CDR Air Force Reserve Command; BGEN Paulo Leo MA G. Miciano, AFP – CDR Army Reserve Command; BGEN Johnny L. Macanas, AFP–CDR AFP  Reserve Command; COL (P) Alvin A. Parreno, PN (M) (GSC) – CDR,  Navy Reserve Command; CAPT Carlito L. Barizo,  PN (MNSA) - N9 Assistant Chief of Navy Staff for Reservist Affairs; CDR Stephen A. Tuballa, PN - Executive Officer, ON9; LT Marvin Maneja, PN, Asst Plans/Ops Officer, OJ9; and Msg Dadale-Chief Clerk, OJ9 – OJ9 Senior Non-Commissioned Officer.

On behalf of the Consulate General, Philippine Consul General Marciano R. de Borja extended a warm welcome to the AFP Delegation and also to Brigadier General Leon Guerrero who visited the Consulate General for the first time since his assumption of command of the Guam National Guard last March 28. He also took the opportunity to share with the AFP delegation what the Philippine Consulate General has been doing and also to exchange views on improving the reserve service in the Philippines.

Consul General de Borja also thanked the Guam National Guard for its continued support for the improvement of AFP capability through the AFP-GUNG State Partnership Program. END