The Armed Forces of the Philippines displayed its counter-terrorism competence before security officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the regional bloc's dialogue partners during a capability demonstration at the Fort Bonifacio grounds. The demonstration was participated by the elite troops from the Philippine Army's Special Forces and Light Reaction Battalion, Philippine Army's K-9, Air Force personnels, Philippine Navy's Special Operations Group and the Marines.

"The AFP is always ready. We have the capability to fight terrorism." Army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Ernesto Torres Jr. said. Torres also added that although the military lacks equipments, they have intelligence and information sharing.

Last January, the military received a P10 billion boost to their funds for purchasing military hardware like helicopters, watercrafts and squad rifles.

Many of the delegates to the ASEAN Regional Forum observed the drill with Japanese Navy Captain Tokuetso Ishibashi saying that the demonstration was very impressive.