Photo Caption: (Defense Assistant Secretary for Plans and Programs Teodoro Cirlo Torralba III, 4th from the left, leads the Philippine delegation to CANSEC)

1 June 2017 - Defense Assistant Secretary for Plans and Programs Teodoro Cirilo Torralba III leads the Philippine delegation attending CANSEC held in Ottawa from 31 May to 1 June 2017. CANSEC, organized annually since 1988 by the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), is the largest and most important defense industry event in Canada. More than a hundred companies and organizations including Airbus, Lockheed Martin Canada, Gentex Corp, and Rolls-Royce showcased the latest technology and most innovative products and services for land-based, naval, aerospace, and joint forces military units during the two-day trade show.

The Canadian Commercial Corporation, a Canadian government corporation, invited and hosted the Philippine Delegation. Assistant Secretary Torralba was accompanied by Ms. Patricia Ann Ingeniero and Ms. Mara Czareanah Gerona of the DND. Minister for Economic Affairs Eric Gerardo Tamayo and Second Secretary Jeffrey Salik of the Philippine Embassy in Ottawa also attended CANSEC. END