DUMAGUETE CITY — The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Office of the Legal Attaché of the United States Embassy in Manila will hold a one-day Seminar on International Terrorism and Crisis Management on Thursday in Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental.
The provincial government of Negros Oriental, headed by Governor Roel Degamo, is spearheading the seminar to respond to the needs for a pro-active stance in the face of a real terror threat, said Joint Task Force Leon Kilat Executive Director Bimbo Miraflor.
Miraflor on Wednesday said the resource speakers are Legal Attaché Lamont Siller and Steven Miller from the FBI, an agency under the Office of the Legal Attaché.
This is the first-ever seminar of its kind in Negros Oriental, and similar to the one held previously in Boracay, he said.
The US Embassy in Manila communicated with the provincial government offering to train the Task Force Leon Kilat and other attached agencies on crisis management and anti-terrorism, said Miraflor.
Law enforcement agencies like the Philippine National Police, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Coast Guard, the National Bureau of Investigation and similarly-natured units are attending the seminar.
Other participants include government agencies such as the Land Transportation Office, the Philippine Ports Authority and the Bureau of Customs, who play a vital role in security and safety, and civilian authorities, such as the Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) president, the Councilors’ League president, and the League of Mayors of the Philippines-Negros Oriental chapter president.
Because of limited slots, only the heads of these civilian organizations are invited to the seminar but they are hopefully expected to echo the seminar down to the lower levels, Miraflor said.
The whole morning of the seminar will be dedicated to lectures and theory while the afternoon will be spent for tabletop exercises, he added. (PNA)
