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The Canadian government has shipped chemical and biological defense equipment to the Philippines and will soon send personnel to that nation to train special forces and other units in its use.

Canadian officials donated the 300 protective suits to senior military representatives in Manila several weeks ago and an agreement signed by the two countries notes that Canadian personnel will train Filipino troops in the use of the chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence equipment.

Additional chemical, biological and nuclear defence gear is expected to be coming from Canada shortly, according to Filipino officials.
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Neither Foreign Affairs nor the Defence Department responded to a Citizen request made last week for comment about the donation. A spokesperson from the Ottawa-based Defence Research and Development Canada, which has been involved in training Filipino personnel on such gear in the past, said the agency could not yet confirm whether it is involved in this latest training event.

Filipino Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro accepted the equipment after signing a memorandum of understanding with Robert Desjardins, Canada’s Ambassador to the Philippines.

“We were very pleased to be involved with extensive training of people from the Armed Forces (of the Philippines), from the police, from the health services, from the fire services in chemical biological, radiological and incident response and we will continue to work with you with a view to continue the fabulous work that has been done so far,” Mr. Desjardins told Filipino journalists at the event.

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