Malaysian, Philippines naval officers meet at border waters

SANDAKAN: The Royal Malaysian Navy's (RMN) commanding officer of KD Selangor today held a meeting with the Philippines Navy's (TLF) at the Malaysian-Philippines border waters, five nautical miles from Taganak Island, the Philippines.
At the meeting onboard KD Selangor, the RMN was led by commanding officer Kairishahrizal Salehin, while TLF was led BRP commanding officer Emilio Liwanag.
During the meeting they exchanged operational information of areas followed by discussions on visits and exchange of officers between the two vessels to further strengthen bilateral ties between RMN and TLF.
The Sandakan Naval Base Strategic Communications Division, in a statement, said the meeting was initiated after the implementation of the Trilateral Maritime Patrol (TMP) by Defence Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.
The TMP Indomalphi joint naval patrol was launched on June 19 in Tarakan, Indonesia involving the Malaysian, Indonesian and the Philippines navy.
According to the statement, the joint patrol was the realisation of the commitment of the three Asean countries in an effort to combat terrorist activities and ideologies, thus enhancing security in the Sulu Sea and its surrounding areas. — Bernama