The Philippine Army (PA) through the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for Plans (OG-5), held its 10th Strategic Forum which organized key Army officers to pursue professional and organizational development at the Army headquarters in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City last July 20.
The event, anchored on the theme “Forging Strategic Minds: Unpacking Uncertainties of the Operating Environment,” aimed to equip the participants with a basic appreciation of key geostrategic issues affecting the region, as well as military responses to the increasingly complicated cognitive domain.
Resource persons from the Department of National Defense (DND), the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and the academe shared perspectives on the operational environment’s complexities and the cognitive domain’s intricacies. Vince Lopez
DND director for Strategic Agenda and Special Concerns Dr. Philip Fortuno expounded on the cognitive domain; Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Plans Brig. Gen. Rommel Cordova delivered talked on security implications arising from China-Taiwan tensions, and Pacific Forum non-resident Vasey Fellow Dr. Aaron Jed Rabena addressed the dynamics of threats.
The forum was also streamed virtually and gathered together 100 participants, enabling a wider audience to benefit from the valuable insights and discussions shared during the event.
Army Commanding General and AFP Chief of Staff General Romeo Brawner Jr. commended the OG-5 for its efforts to adopt and institutionalize appropriate development practices and be adept at fulfilling the organization’s core mission.