President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo visited the Pentagon, the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense, and met with US Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Philippines Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, who was with the President at the Pentagon meeting, said the President and Sec. Gates discussed among others counter-terrorism programs and the Philippine Defense Reform Program (PDRP) in a move to achieve not just domestic security but also regional environmental security.
Also discussed was the United States’ expanding its military assistance and training to help the Philippines fulfill its defense reform program and become the role model in counter-insurgency in the ASEAN.
Teodoro said RP-US bilateral military cooperation even beyond 2010 was also discussed. (PIA/ Bohol)
