UK Envoy Graces Sulu Training

1. At the first glance I thought this training is military exercise.Peace building training for armed forces? Wow! Good job.

By ALI G. MACABALANG

Philippine military war ship, Jolo, Sulu

COTABATO CITY, Philippines – The United Kingdom’s (UK) deputy ambassador to the Philippines has visited Jolo, Sulu to grace the culmination of another episode of training for government armed forces and civilians honed on peace-building strategies in handling the fragile security condition of the island province and its environs, it was learned Saturday.

British Deputy Ambassador Trevor Lewis, in his speech, lauded the local Marine and police contingents and civilian residents for converging and working as a team in rekindling the “torch of peace” in Sulu, a southern island province that suffered the brunt of atrocities during and after the dark days of martial rule.

Lewis assured the financial and technical support of his government to the local peace initiatives launched last year by The Asia Foundation (TAF), the 9th Marine Battalion and the Ulangig Mindanao, Inc. (UMI), a non-government peace advocate group, UMI president Dr. Amilbasa Annil said.

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