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MALACAÑANG WELCOMES VISITING AUSTRALIAN DEPUTY PM AND DEFENCE MINISTER MARLES

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Executive Secretary Lucas P. Bersamin received Australian Deputy Prime Minister and concurrent Minister of Defence, Richard Marles, during a courtesy call at the Presidential Guest House in Malacañan Palace on Friday.

Marles is in Manila for the 2nd Philippines-Australia Defense Ministers Meeting (DMM) hosted by the Department of National Defense (DND).

DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro and Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Marc Innes-Brown were also present during the courtesy call in Malacañan Palace.

At the sidelines of the DMM, the Australian Deputy Prime Minister will also observe activities under the Philippines-Australia Exercise Amphibious and Land Operations 2025 or Exercise ALON 2025.

From August 15 to 29, more than 3,600 personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the Australian Defence Force (ADF) with additional participation from the Royal Canadian Navy and the United States Marine Corps’ Marine Rotation Force–Darwin, are training together across Luzon and Palawan to enhance interoperability, readiness, and regional security cooperation.

Exercise ALON 2025 is Australia’s largest overseas joint training activity this year.

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