(Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - Military personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Indo-Pacific Command are currently building classrooms in Masi Elementary School in Rizal, Cagayan as part of the engineering civic action project (ENCAP) of this year's "Balikatan" exercises. "The construction team is composed of soldiers from the 18th Civil Engineer Group, 15th Medical Group IDMT and Philippine Air Force," AFP public affairs office chief Col. Jorry Baclor said in a statement Wednesday. The 7-meter x 16-meter classrooms aim to provide a more conducive learning facility to students of the school. Participating military personnel are expected to complete the project on or before April 8, which incidentally is the last day of the annual joint military exercises which started on March 28. Meanwhile, three other sites have been identified by the Balikatan for its ENCAP, namely; Taggat Sur Elementary School and Pinas Elementary Sch
The ongoing Balikatan military exercise involving Filipino and American troops was treated to an air show after 251 special operations forces parachutists conducted a friendship jump. The jump, part of the combined interoperability activities, was executed by military free faller and airborne-qualified troops from special operations forces both from the…
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CAGAYAN The 37th iteration of the Philippines-US Armed Forces Balikatan exercises formally began in Cagayan through the simultaneous groundbreaking ceremony for school buildings under the Engineering Civic Action Program or ENCAP.
(Photo courtesy of PGS via Liezle Inigo) Four schools