Balikatan 24 Interview: San Agustin Elementary School Bundle of Joy Delivery

Credit: Sgt. Luc Boatman | Date Taken: 04/12/2024
Alma G. Balubar, the school head of the San Agustin barangay, Robert M. Andrada, a barangay councilor of San Agustin, San Fernando, Ferdinand Gabral, the senior pastor of Forever Blessed Church San Fernando and Philippine Army Probationary 2nd Lt. John Alfred Buyao and U.S. Navy Lt. Mark Weathers, both chaplains with the Combined Joint Civil-Military Operations Task Force, give interviews during a ‘Bundle of Joy’ event held before the conduct of Exercise Balikatan 24 at San Agustin Elementary School in San Fernando, La Union, Philippines, April 13, 2024. The ‘Bundle of Joy’ delivery consisted of televisions, laptops, printers, and school supplies to improve the learning environment for students, staff, and San Agustin Elementary School faculty. BK 24 is an annual exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the U.S. military designed to strengthen bilateral interoperability, capabilities, trust, and cooperation built over decades of shared experiences. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Luc P. Boatman)