PRESS RELEASE – 74 -2019

Consul General Joselito A. Jimeno (in front of seal) and Philippine Consulate officials with the Philippine fellows of the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI-APCSS) Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC) Course    

(1 October 2019, Honolulu, Hawaii) – Philippine officials currently attending the Advanced Security Cooperation (ASC) Course 19-2 at the Daniel K. Inouye Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (DKI-APCSS) called on Consul General Joselito A. Jimeno at the Philippine Consulate General in Honolulu on 30 September 2019.    

The ASC Course 19-2 fellows include Ltc. Ferdinand P. Romano PAF, Ltc. Michael Rey S. Reuyan PA, Ltc. Jonathan P. Hallara PAF, Maj. Frances B. Vitug JAGS, Maj. Donald L. Sia-Ed PA, Maj. Lynch B. Demasana PAF and Ms. Jona Villasante of the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs.    

Also present at the call were Deputy Consul General Angelica C. Escalona, 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.

The ASC Course focuses on building relationships among mid-career leaders and decision makers within the Indo-Pacific region.  Its curriculum emphasizes the non-warfighting aspects of security and international relations, and challenges fellows to develop regional and transnational perspectives. 

The ASC 19-2 started on 19 September 2019 and will end on 23 October 2019. (END)       

Consul General Jimeno and Philippine Consulate officials with the ASC Course fellows