BOLKIAH GARRISON, Tuesday, 2 February 2021 – Major General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Commander of Royal Brunei Armed Forces (RBAF) received an introductory call from Colonel Angelo Gerard P Ariles, the Defence and Armed Forces Attaché of the Republic of the Philippines to Brunei Darussalam today.
Also in attendance were the RBAF Chief of Staff and Director of Intelligence and former Defence and Armed Forces Attaché of the Republic of the Philippine to Brunei Darussalam, Colonel Jose Ricky A. Lanoig.
During the call, both sides expressed pleasure for the close bilateral military relationship and opportunities to actively interact through meetings, conferences as well as courses despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in the region and urged such interaction to remain active by conducting more interactions between Armed Forces of the Philippines and RBAF.
Colonel Angelo Gerard P Ariles was appointed as the Defence and Armed Forces Attaché of the Republic of the Philippines to Brunei Darussalam since December 2020 replacing Colonel Jose Ricky A. Laniog.
PEMERINTAH ABDB TERIMA KUNJUNGAN PENGENALAN DARIPADA ATASE PERTAHANAN DAN ANGKATAN TENTERA REPUBLIK FILIPINA KE NEGARA BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
BOLKIAH GARISON, Selasa, 2 Februari 2021 – Mejar Jeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Hamzah bin Haji Sahat, Pemerintah Angkatan Bersenjata Diraja Brunei (ABDB) menerima kunjungan pengenalan daripada Kolonel Angelo Gerard P Ariles, Atase Pertahanan dan Angkatan Tentera Republik Filipina ke Negara Brunei Darussalam hari ini.
Turut hadir adalah Ketua Staf ABDB dan Pengarah Perisikan dan mantan Atase Pertahanan dan Angkatan Tentera Republik Filipina ke Negara Brunei Darussalam, Kolonel Jose Ricky A. Lanoig.
Semasa kunjungan tersebut, kedua belah pihak telah meluahkan rasa gembira di atas hubungan dua hala ketenteraan yang erat dan peluang untuk berinteraksi secara aktif melalui mesyuarat, persidangan serta kursus walau dalam keadaan rantau ini dilanda pandemik COVID-19 serta mendorong agar interaksi sedemikian akan kekal aktif dengan mengadakan lebih banyak interaksi di antara Angkatan Tentera Filipina dan ABDB.
Kolonel Angelo Gerard P Ariles telah dilantik sebagai Atase Pertahanan dan Angkatan Tentera Republik Filipina ke Negara Brunei Darussalam sejak bulan Disember 2020 bagi menggantikan Kolonel Jose Ricky A.Laniog.