The United States government partnered with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the provincial government of Cagayan in hosting the first 'Cagayan Disaster Response Training-Paghahanda 1.24 Workshop' in the municipality of Amulung to enhance the capabilities and collaboration of civilian and military first responders in the disaster-prone province.

The workshop held from January 23 to 25, trained more than 70 local disaster response officials, military personnel, and humanitarian workers to better understand each other's roles in implementing humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) principles.