Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on allied countries and friendly nations to support the Philippines’ efforts in fighting for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and promoting a rules-based international order so as not to be a “victim” of China’s expansionist...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) Contrary to popular belief, it does not need a special kind of act for an individual to be considered a hero. Thus said the Department of National Defense (DND) as it encouraged the public on the eve of the National Heroes...
The Philippine Army (PA) and United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) test fire the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) during the Salaknib Exercise at the Canantong Fire Base in Laur, Nueva Ecija on Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo: PA) Recognizing the complex situation in the West Philippine Sea...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sees the tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) spilling over the country’s skies, as what happened during the latest incident in Bajo de Masinloc...
Former Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri expressed his belief that developing a robust local defense industry would strengthen the Philippine defense posture tenfold and ultimately minimize its reliance on procuring foreign military equipment. (MB file photo) Zubiri stated this as the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo: Philippine Air Force) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Monday, Aug. 12, that he expects China’s harassment of aerial patrols by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the...
President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. graces the 61st founding anniversary of the Special Forces Regiment (Airborne) of the Philippine Army at Fort Magsaysay in Palayan City, Nueva Ecija on June 25, 2023. (Photo by Noel B. Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Owing to its experience when the Marawi siege...
(L-R) US Defense Sec. Lloyd Austin III, US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Sec. Enrique A. Manalo, and Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. pose for a photo during the fourth 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon...
DND Undersecretary Angelito De Leon virtually attends the post-SONA discussion held in Pasay City on July 24, 2024. (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) The Department of National Defense (DND) said Wednesday, July 24, that it is forging close defense and security relations with other countries so that...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Courtesy of DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Monday, July 22, that there is an “elaborate plan” by detractors of President Marcos Jr. to destabilize the government. This, after Teodoro denounced the...
Department of National Defense spokesperson Director Arsenio Andolong (File photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) (Updated) The Department of National Defense (DND) on Monday, July 22, urged the United States to investigate the personalities who released a “malicious” and “fake...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (middle) delivers a speech at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on July 16, 2024 while (L-R) General Charles Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) of the United States (US), and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief...
