PH, Thai army units beef up HADR interoperability
Philippine News Agency
By Priam Nepomuceno
September 15, 2025, 1:02 pm
MANILA -- Humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) units from the Philippines and Thailand armed forces conducted a two-day training aimed at boosting the interoperability of the participating troops, the Philippine Army (PA) said Monday.
The PA's premier rescue unit, the 525th Combat Engineer Battalion (525CEBn), and an engineering team from the Royal Thai Army (RTA) took part in the training held Sept. 11 and 12, PA spokesperson Col. Louie Dema-ala said in a statement.
The training was held at the Forerunner Training Area, Libingan ng mga Bayani, Fort Bonifacio, he said.
Dema-ala said the HADR cooperation activity focused on subject matter expert exchange on collapsed structure search and rescue, rope rescue, and patient handling/medical response operations.
PA and RTA engineers, meanwhile, showcased seamless coordination on life-saving techniques and shared best practices.
"The 525CEBn also staged a full capability demonstration of its search-and-rescue assets, giving the RTA team a firsthand look at its world-class response skills," Dema-ala said.
He added that the two-day PA-RTA HADR training reaffirms both armies' strong bilateral relations and reinforces the PA's push for the holistic training of its soldiers. (PNA)
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