Acting Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Ferdinand B. Napuli and key Headquarters Philippine Army (HPA) staff officers join the Japanese student-officers for a group photo at HPA, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on November 19, 2024.
Col. Fukuo Junichi, Chief of the 2nd Instructors Group, Education Group of Japan's Joint Staff College, delivers his remarks during the student-officers' study tour at the Headquarters Philippine Army, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on November 19, 2024.
Acting Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Ferdinand B. Napuli delivers his remarks during the study tour of 13 student-officers who are part of Japan Joint Staff College's 37th Joint Advanced Course at the Headquarters Philippine Army, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on November 19, 2024.
Col. Fukuo Junichi, Chief of the 2nd Instructors Group, Education Group of Japan's Joint Staff College, receives a command plaque from Acting Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Ferdinand B. Napuli during the Japanese student-officers' study tour at the Headquarters Philippine Army, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on November 19, 2024.
Acting Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Ferdinand B. Napuli receives the visiting 13 student-officers who are part of Japan Joint Staff College's 37th Joint Advanced Course during their study tour at the Headquarters Philippine Army, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on November 19, 2024.
The Philippine Army helped broaden the international horizons of the visiting 13 student-officers who are part of Japan Joint Staff College's 37th Joint Advanced Course during their study tour at the Headquarters Philippine Army, Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City on November 19, 2024.
The Japanese delegation led by Col. Fukuo Junichi, Chief of the 2nd Instructors Group, Education Group of Japan's Joint Staff College, also rendered a courtesy call on Acting Army Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. Ferdinand B. Napuli as part of the study tour.
The study tour deepened the mutual understanding and fostered stronger ties between the Japan Self-Defense Force and the Philippine Army. Key HPA staff officers also briefed the Japanese student officers on the Philippine Army’s organizational structure, programs, and operational capabilities, emphasizing its role in territorial defense and other functions such as humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR).
Photos by Mr. Joshua Ellis Pedregosa, OACPA
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