Ameerha Ortega, Office of Civil Defense, delivers her remarks during civilian disaster preparedness training for Balikatan 2017 at Fort Ramon Magsaysay in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija, May 3, 2017. Disaster preparedness training with local communities allows the Philippine and military to enhance readiness and response capabilities during a natural disaster. Balikatan is an annual bilateral military exercise focused on a variety of missions, including humanitarian assistance, disaster relief, counterterrorism, and other combined military operations.

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