BOLKIAH GARRISON, Thursday, 9 July 2026 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Major General (Retired) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II, received a farewell call from Her Excellency Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-Ignacio, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to Brunei Darussalam.
During the farewell call, Yang Berhormat Coordinating Minister for National Security, Minister at the Prime Minister’s Office and Minister of Defence II expressed his deepest appreciation to Her Excellency for her dedication and valuable contributions throughout her tenure as the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to Brunei Darussalam since 24 May 2022. Yang Berhormat Pehin also commended her continued efforts in strengthening bilateral cooperation and advancing diplomatic and defence relations between Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of the Philippines.
Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of the Philippines have enjoyed close and longstanding defence relations, which has been further strengthened through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation on 22 August 2001, as well as the active participation of the Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) in the Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB-VMAT) mission in Mindanao, the Republic of the Philippines, alongside the continued cooperation through various multilateral defence platforms.
MENTERI PENYELARAS BAGI KESELAMATAN NEGARA, MENTERI DI JABATAN PERDANA MENTERI DAN MENTERI PERTAHANAN II MENERIMA KUNJUNGAN PERPISAHAN DARIPADA DUTA BESAR ISTIMEWA DAN MUTLAK REPUBLIK FILIPINA KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Khamis, 9 Julai 2026 – Yang Berhormat Pehin Datu Lailaraja Mejar Jeneral (Bersara) Dato Paduka Seri Awang Haji Halbi bin Haji Mohd. Yussof, Menteri Penyelaras bagi Keselamatan Negara, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II, telah menerima kunjungan perpisahan daripada Puan Yang Terutama Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-Ignacio, Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Republik Filipina ke Negara Brunei Darussalam.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, Yang Berhormat Menteri Penyelaras bagi Keselamatan Negara, Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri dan Menteri Pertahanan II merakamkan setinggi-tinggi penghargaan kepada Puan Yang Terutama atas dedikasi dan sumbangan beliau di sepanjang tempoh perkhidmatannya sebagai Duta Besar Istimewa dan Mutlak Republik Filipina ke Negara Brunei Darussalam sejak 24 Mei 2022. Yang Berhormat Pehin turut menzahirkan penghargaan terhadap usaha berterusan beliau dalam memperkukuhkan kerjasama dua hala serta memajukan hubungan diplomatik dan pertahanan di antara Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Filipina.
Negara Brunei Darussalam dan Republik Filipina mempunyai hubungan pertahanan yang rapat dan kian lama terjalin, yang diperkukuhkan lagi melalui pemeteraian Memorandum Persefahaman dalam Kerjasama Pertahanan pada 22 Ogos 2001 serta penyertaan aktif Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) ke Independent Decommissioning Body Verification, Monitoring and Assistance Team (IDB-VMAT) mission di Mindanao, Republik Filipina, di samping kerjasama erat kedua-dua negara menerusi platform-platform pertahanan pelbagai hala.