PRESS RELEASE - 61 - 2019

Consul General Joselito A. Jimeno (3rd from right) and officers of the Philippine Consulate General with the Philippine Air Force officials attending the Indo-Pacific Safety Air Forces Exchange 

(19 August 2019, Honolulu, Hawaii) Philippine Air Force (PAF) officials attending the Indo-Pacific Safety Air Forces Exchange (ISAFE) from 18 to 24 August 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii called on Consul General Joselito A. Jimeno at the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu on 19 August 2019. The PAF officers included Ltc. Thorsten Ajello P. Bautista, (GSC) and Maj. Harold M. Caranguian.

Consul General Jimeno welcomed the officers to the Consulate and encouraged them do well during their training. The officers also took the opportunity to update the Consul General on ongoing efforts to modernize the Philippine Air Force.

Formerly known as the Asia-Pacific Aviation Safety Symposium (APASS), the ISAFE 2019 is a weeklong forum to discuss a wide range of aviation safety issues, and share aviation safety concepts, tools, and techniques. The Exchange aims to facilitate trust, cooperation and interoperability in an effort to improve aviation safety standards amongst Indo-Asia-Pacific nations. Aside from the Philippines, 16 other nations sent participants to the event.

Consul Grace Anne G. Bulos, AFP Liaison Officer to the US INDOPACOM Col. Joseph P. Archog and Assistant AFP Liaison Officer Ltc. Vince James DG Bantilan accompanied Consul General Jimeno during the call. END.

Ltc. Thorsten Ajello P. Bautista, (GSC) and Maj. Harold M. Caranguian (second and first on the right) brief Consul General Jimeno and the Philippine Consulate General officers