Department of Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno highlighted the need to sustain the military’s modernization to ensure that soldiers are well-equipped and well-trained in his keynote speech that capped the two-day 15th Philippine Army Senior Leaders’ Conference (SLC) in Fort Bonifacio, Metro Manila on March 17, 2023.
This year’s SLC is anchored on the theme “On The Threshold of Transformation: The Continuing Quest For PA’s Competitive Edge.” A pool of local and foreign subject matter experts from the military, academe, and public sector discussed topics on two modules that comprised the two-day conference. Former AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista (Ret); Prof. Francisco Domingo, Associate Professor of De La Salle University's Department of International Studies; and Mr. Shantanu Sharma, Senior Analyst at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies delivered lectures on the role of the land force in multi-domain operations which is part of Module 2.
SLC, which was first held in 2004, is among the series of events held in celebration of the Philippine Army's 126th founding anniversary. In the long term, the annual symposium is envisioned to foster and instill a strategic culture within the organization.
A total of 81 Philippine Army Major Units commanders and key Headquarters Philippine Army officers attended the event onsite at the Philippine Army Officers’ Clubhouse while 251 senior officers joined via video teleconferencing.
Photos by Pfc. Rodgen V. Quirante PA/ OACPA