The Philippine Navy warship
Alcaraz left Philippine subic bay to join the multilateral exercise in Australia.
BRP Alcaraz with 180 Filipino sailors will participate in Kakadu in the 2014
war games dated August 25 to September 12 at Northern Australia.
The delegation from the
Philippines for the exercise was sent off Sunday in a ceremony headed by Navy
Commander Isabelo Gador in Subic.
The delegations from BRP Alcaraz
consist of crews and PNH431 Augusta Westland a Navy helicopter, medical team
members and the exercise directorates.
Kadadu the largest maritime exercise
internationally based, this was hosted by the Royal Australian Navy. The said
exercise seeks to enhance and promote regional interoperability and the
cooperation among the participants.
A total of five countries have
sent their representatives on the said exercise, including New Zealand,
Australia, Philippines, Pakistan and Japan who have ships and aircraft.
The other remaining seven
countries – Cambodia, China, Bangladesh, Vanuatu, Thailand, India and South
Korea will on be sending observers.
The international exercise will
be held near the territorial row in South China Sea and East China Sea. Bothe
Japan and the Philippines are embroiled in a dispute with China, whose occupation
on disputed areas has been stirring tensions in the region.
“The Philippines with the Navy’s is expected
to develop its surface warfare competence and interoperability with regional
navies,” said John Abing the public officer for Kakadu 2014.
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