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PALAWAN, Philippines - Staff and students of Cabayuga National High School-Tagabinet Extension, health workers and members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and U.S. service members held a subject matter expert knowledge exchange Sept. 18 in Tagabinet, Palawan, Philippines.
During the exchange, medical personnel from both military forces and health center representatives share best practices, techniques and procedures with one another. Additionally, this opportunity was extended to students of the nearby school to provide them with experience and knowledge outside of the classroom.
“The class is a great opportunity for all of us to learn together,” said Mariahezel Arangorin, an English teacher at the school. “We incorporate the new information we get from the exchange into our class lessons.”
The topics covered in the class focused on medical assessments, proper care and follow-on actions for a variety of issues, including CPR, food sanitation, wound infection, rabies and dental care.
The exchange educates all those who attend, but, just as importantly, it also informs the local community about future cooperative health engagements that will provide medical support and operations to the community, according to U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Ariel G. Galang, a pharmacy technician with 3rd Medical Battalion, 3rd Marine Expeditionary Brigade.
“Our presence with the Armed Forces of the Philippines and health representatives creates trust and confidence with the local people,” said Galang. “They feel safe and comfortable participating in the cooperative health engagement.
During the future cooperative health engagements, local residents will be offered medical and dental treatment to address issues or ailments they may be experiencing free of cost.
Following the medical classes, some Philippine Marines taught the group self-defense moves from Filipino martial arts. They learned basic foot movements, hand-counterstrikes, and disarming enemies. Afterwards, U.S. Marines shared techniques from the Marine Corps Martial Arts Program.
“I’ve been a martial arts instructor for three years, but this was my first time teaching U.S. forces,” said Philippine Marine Cpl. Eugene Aquino Jr., a radioman with 34th Marine Company, Marine Battalion Landing Team 4. “It’s good that we share this information with each other. There is so much to learn when it comes to martial arts. I’m glad I was able to learn more techniques to show my peers.”
The day ended with the entire class making the Filipino dessert Nilupak together. Service members and children took turns pounding banana and coconut together to prep it. It was a fun and informative way to end the exchange.
“[Today] was good. It’s about the willingness to share what you know as much as it’s about the subject being taught,” said Galang.
| Date Taken: | 09.18.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 09.28.2014 00:26 |
| Story ID: | 143493 |
| Location: | PALAWAN/OZAMIS, PH |
| Web Views: | 110 |
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