DARAGA, Albay — Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday, July 13, said he is not thinking about any political plans for 2028, saying his priority is to fulfill his responsibilities at the DND and continue the military 's ongoing transformation. In an...
DARAGA, Albay – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday, July 13, urged the Bicol University to strengthen the teaching of its own history, saying educating the youth about the institution 's origins is essential to resisting revisionism and preserving...
CEBU CITY – Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday, July 13, said that the commemoration of the Philippines ' legal victory in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) should lead to stronger resilience, deterrence, infrastructure security, and cybersecurity as...
A decade after the Permanent Court of Arbitration ruled in favor of the Philippines, the nation marked the 10th anniversary of the 2016 Arbitral Award on Sunday, July 12, with nationwide displays of defiance and unity against coercion in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). From the Quirino Grandstand in...
The country should not enter into a South China Sea Code of Conduct (COC) that weakens the landmark 2016 arbitral ruling as doing so would erode the country 's sovereign rights and undermine international law, according to an independent think tank. This was the call made by Stratbase...
Former House quad-committee (quad-comm) overall chairman Robert Ace Barbers gave China a piece of his mind upon learning of the Asian giant 's recent ballistic missile test in the South Pacific. Barbers, currently House impeachment adviser and spokesperson of the prosecution panel in the trial...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Friday, July 10, that the country will not pay Japan for the transfer of five Abukuma-class destroyer escorts but it will shoulder the logistics and other related expenses needed to bring the vessels into service. Teodoro...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday, July 10, said the military will increase patrols not only in the country 's northern waters but across all maritime areas after Chinese scholars claimed that Batanes belongs to China. Teodoro said the Armed Forces...
President Marcos has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to remain steadfast in defending the country 's territory while sustaining gains in internal security and closely monitoring foreign malign influence, top defense and military officials said after a command conference with...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the Philippines has completed negotiations to acquire five decommissioned Japanese Abukuma-class destroyer escort ships, with only administrative requirements left before the transfer moves forward. Speaking to reporters on...
China 's test launch of a submarine-fired strategic missile into the Pacific Ocean has drawn strong criticism from the Department of National (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) days before the country marks the 10th anniversary of its landmark arbitral victory against Beijing in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. warned groups or individuals against trying to draw members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) into the political debate surrounding the impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte. Teodoro said the impeachment...
