SFA-AGR-041-08                                                                                                                                                 

SECRETARY ROMULO OPENS RP-US BALIKATAN 2008

18 February 2008—Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto G. Romulo opens the RP-US Balikatan 2008 at the AFP Commissioned Officers’ Country Club, Camp Emilio Aguinaldo in Quezon City. Among the guests at the opening ceremonies were U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Kristie A. Kenney, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, AFP Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon, RP Co Exercise-Director of Balikatan ’08 BGEN Nestor R. Sadiarin AFP and US Co Exercise-Director of Balikatan ‘08 BG John Y. H. Ma. (Photo by Tony Bosa Jr., DFA-PISU)

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