MANILA, Philippines - Philippine defense and military officials head
to the United States Friday to meet with their counterparts on “regional
issues,” including the dispute with China over Scarborough (Panatag)
Shoal.
Defense spokesman Peter Paul Galvez said among the topics to be taken
up by the officials led by Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin are the
Philippine military's modernization and issues such as "freedom of
navigation" and developments at Scarborough.
With Gazmin will be Undersecretary for Legal and Legislative Affairs
and Strategic Concerns Pio Batino, Assistant Secretary for Strategic
Assessment Raymund Quilop, Navy chief Vice Admiral Alexander Pama, and
Air Force chief Lieutenant General Lauro dela Cruz.
Gazmin and Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario are scheduled
to meet with US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Secretary of
State Hillary Clinton in Washington on April 30.
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| April 27, 2012 | Article Link
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