The Department of National Defense (DND) reinforced its defense cooperation with major European allies on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, May 31. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. held separate bilateral meetings with European Union (EU) chief diplomat Kaja...
The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) suggested to President Marcos Jr. the declarataion of a state of calamity in Eastern Visayas (Region 8) amid logistical and economic challenges posed by load restrictions at San Juanico Bridge. OCD spokesperson Director Chris Noel Bendijo said the declaration will...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he engaged in a verbal tussle with some young Chinese nationals who allegedly posed as journalists and confronted Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. over the South China Sea (SCS)...
To establish a common operating picture in the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region, Australia and Japan are considering to develop a military intelligence-sharing agreement with the Philippines. This came as Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. met with ...
The Philippine Navy (PN) denied the reported maritime patrol of the Chinese navy and coast guard in Bajo de Masinloc (Scarborough or Panatag Shoal), West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Saturday, May 31. Rear Admiral Roy Vincent Trinidad, PN spokesperson for WPS, said monitoring by the Armed Forces of the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the robust alliance between the two countries, pledging to further enhance their defense cooperation amid an “imminent threat” from China. The two defense...
A military court reprimanded a Philippine Army (PA) general and sentenced three other soldiers to prison for violating the Articles of War in connection with the killing of a Davao City-based businesswoman and model in 2022. Brig. Gen. Jesus Durante III, former commander of the Army’s 1001st...
If outgoing Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief Gen. Rommel Francisco Marbil were to offer one piece of advice to his successor, Major Gen. Nicolas Torre III, it would be to carry on with the ongoing reforms within the police organization. Marbil will retire on June 7 and be succeeded by Torre,...
The Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. to empower underprivileged women in conflict-affected and vulnerable areas through the “Elevate AIDA”. Elevate AIDA is a program...
Newly installed Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) Secretary Jose Ramon P. Aliling directed the swift processing and resolution of homebuyers’ complaints against developers. Aliling issued a department circular on “Providing for the Expeditious Handling and...
Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for keeping him in his position as the head of the Department of National Defense (DND). Teodoro, in a statement, said that his mission at the DND “continues” after Marcos rejected the...
Four months after an alleged rape incident involving a Philippine Air Force (PAF) major general, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has yet to convene a general court martial (GCM) to determine the guilt of the ranking official, but a military spokesperson explained that it was because due...
