Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command, Vice. Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. (left) is honored by Rear Admiral Francisco G. Tagamolila Jr., commander of Naval Forces Western Mindanao, during his farewell tour at Camp General Navarro in Zamboanga City on Oct. 10, 2024. Adaci is retiring from the military...
(File photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) directed all military personnel on Wednesday, Oct. 9, to remain non-partisan and apolitical as they fulfill their duties for the midterm elections next year. Col. Louie Dema-ala, spokesperson of the Philippine...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs into law Republic Act No. 12024 or the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Revitalization Act at the Malacanan Palace on Oct. 8, 2024 with DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (second from left), AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (second from right) and lawmakers....
President Marcos has signed the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act, which, he said, would allow the country to build an independent defense posture not reliant on other parties. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act in a ceremony...
Former senator Gringo Honasan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Former veteran senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan will seek a return to the upper chamber in the 2025 mid-term elections. “I will file my certificate of...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel sail close to each other in the West Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) China has pulled out 73 vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) based on the latest monitoring of the Philippine Navy (PN). Data released...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) Due to the maritime disputes...
(Front to back) The BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16), HMCS Montreal (FFH336), and USS Lake Erie (CG70) with BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) on the lead, sail in formation during the multilateral maritime cooperative activity by the Australia, Canada, Philippines, and United States in the West Philippine Sea...
Mr. Praveen Pathak, director of market promotion and export at BrahMos Aerospace Pvt. Ltd., poses in front of a model of the BrahMos supersonic cruise missile on a mobile autonomous launcher during the recent Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) exhibit in Pasay City. (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong /...
Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. says he hopes to acquire the US-made Typhon missile system for the Armed Forces of the Philippines in an ambush interview at the 2024 Asian Defense and Security (ADAS) Exhibition at the World Trade Center in Pasay City. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Armed...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. poses with members of the Philippine Bar Association (PBA) during their 132nd Foundation Day and Law Day Celebration in Makati City. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on the...
The Sandiganbayan did not allow former Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) comptroller and retired Maj. Gen. Carlos F. Garcia to evade the payment of P407.8 million penalty after he pleaded guilty and convicted of lesser offenses instead of plunder and violation of the Money Laundering Act....
