Police chief Oscar Albayalde was one-month shy of retirement.
Philippine Army chief Lt.-Gen. Macairog Alberto said that the Counter-Terrorism Trainers' Training was part of the program to hone and improve the antiterror skills of its troops.
The protests were sparked by 18 workers along with their children were deported over the past five months.
Philippine Air Force also purchasing 13 Hermes long-range drones and two new radars
The agreement with the Philippines follows a similar accord permitting the employment of Jordanian workers in hotels in the Eilat area.
Israel’s Defense Ministry has signed a deal worth hundreds of millions of shekels with Israel Military Industries to develop advanced rockets for the IDF.
“A host of agreements between Israeli and Filipino companies will be signed during the visit, including in the energy sector,” said a Foreign Ministry statement.
Duterte, who did not go into detail, said this “very substantial and critical” assistance was “an important help to preserve the republic.”
Israel counts almost 28,000 legal and illegal Filipinos who work mainly as caregivers, according to the Foreign Ministry.
“They will check the possible equipment to help modernize the Philippine Coast Guard and kung may magustuhan, bibili ang government (if they want the equipment, the government will buy)”.
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