His Majesty Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah ibni Al-Marhum Sultan Haji Omar Ali Saifuddien Sa'adul Khairi Waddien, Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam received in audience The Honourable Gilberto C. Teodoro, Junior, Secretary of National Defence of the Republic of the Philippines. The Audience Ceremony took place at Istana Nurul Iman. Accompanying The Honourable was Retired Major General Angelito M. De Leon, AFP, Undersecretary for Defence Affairs, Her Excellency Marian Jocelyn R. Tirol-Ignacio, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of the Philippines to Brunei Darussalam, and senior officials from the Department of National Defence, Republic of the Philippines.

His Majesty received in audience The Honourable Gilberto C. Teodoro, Junior. Brunei Darussalam and the Republic of the Philippines have enjoyed close and longstanding defence relations, which has been further strengthened through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding on Defence Cooperation on 22nd August 2001.