PRESS RELEASE - 94 - 2019

Consul General Joselito A. Jimeno with Capt. Richard David, PN (GSC), Maj. Marvin Salvan, PN (M), Consul Grace Anne G. Bulos and Col. Joseph Archog, AFP Liaison Officer to the US INDOPACOM

05 December 2019, Honolulu, Hawaii – Consul General Joselito A. Jimeno received Capt. Richard David, PN (GSC), Head of the Philippine delegation to the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020 Mid-Planning Conference currently being held in Honolulu. Maj. Marvin T. Salvan, PN (M) accompanied Capt. David.

Capt. David shared information on the upcoming preparations for RIMPAC 2020, which will be held from June to August 2020 in Hawaii. He will also lead the Philippine delegation during the final planning conference to be held in Honolulu in March 2020.

RIMPAC is the world's largest international maritime exercise, held every two years in Hawaii. It is hosted and administered by the United States Navy's Indo-Pacific Command, in conjunction with the Marine Corps, the Coast Guard, and Hawaii National Guard forces under the control of the Governor of Hawaii. (END)

Capt. Richard David, PN (GSC) shares updates with Consul General Joselito Jimeno and Philippine Consulate General officials on preparations for RIMPAC 2020