Today I am writing to you from the beautiful province of Leyte, where I am attending the 79th Anniversary of the landings to liberate the Philippines in the Second World War.
We are honoring the Filipino, Australian and US forces who fought and died here, but also remembering the terrible cost of the war on all sides, especially its devastating impact on civilians.
Just as important as our military engagements has been our longstanding humanitarian cooperation. Australian Defense personnel have played a significant part in major disaster response missions in the Philippines, especially during Super Typhoon Yolanda which occurred here in Leyte almost ten years ago.
Seventy-nine years ago, here in Leyte, those who were here lived through the horrors of what happens when conflict prevails over peace. Most of them are no longer with us, but there are still some alive today, and many family members on all sides who recall the devastation of that war. It’s a seemingly never ending, nerve wracking game of sharks and minnows; every Filipino fisherman or every man guarding our seas may feel extra jittery nowadays whenever the job takes them to the disputed...
With the annual commemoration of the historic EDSA People’s Power anniversary on Feb. 25, 2024 falling on a Sunday, a lot of hullaballoo arose after Malacañang did not include it anymore in the...
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