PH, US troops hold joint anti-terror drill in Maguindanao

Philippine and US troops conducted a joint amphibious anti-terror assault drill and artillery fire exercise in Barangay Penansaran, Datu Blah Sinsuat, Maguindanao del Norte.

The exercise is part of the larger Marine Exercise 2025, a collaboration between the Philippine Marine Corps and its US counterpart, which began in Barira town nearly two weeks prior.

The drill involved simulated terrorist threats on the shores, with soldiers utilizing high-speed watercraft.

Participating agencies included the Philippine Army's 6th Infantry Division, the Philippine Coast Guard, and the Police Regional Office-Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (PRO-BARMM).

Ranking officials from the Western Mindanao Command, led by its commander Army Lt. Gen. Antonio G. Nafarrete, along with representatives from Naval Forces Western Mindanao and the Philippine Army Artillery Regiment, were also present.

Nafarrete expressed gratitude to the municipal government of Datu Blah Sinsuat and its local chief executive for supporting the activity.