(L-R) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles hold a bilateral meeting during the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore on June 2, 2024. (Photo by...
(File photo / Balikatan Exercise) The Department of National Defense (DND) on Saturday evening, June 1, expressed support to a new concept of cooperation among countries in and around the Indo-Pacific to ensure safety and security in the region amid shared security challenges. Endorsed by the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. attends the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore on June 1, 2024.. (Photo courtesy of DND) The Philippines is not the one to blame for the rising tension in the West...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (leftmost) meets with foreign delegates on the sidelines of the 21st International Institute for Strategic Studies Shangri-La Dialogue (SLD) in Singapore on May 31, 2024. (Photo by DND) The Philippines is expected to enhance its...
Defense Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. graces the 126th Philippine Navy anniversary at the Navy's headquarters in Manila on May 24, 2024. (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. did not mince words when he spoke on Friday,...
Senator Robinhood Padilla has filed a resolution calling for an inquiry, in aid of legislation, with the end goal of informing the public all about the 39th United States (US)- Philippines Balikatan Exercise's success, gains, prospects, and opportunities. Padilla said that he wants to ensure...
Senator Francis Tolentino has filed a resolution to investigate, in aid of legislation, the alleged unauthorized wiretapping of the Chinese Embassy in Manila on the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command (WESCOM). In a press conference on Wednesday, May 15, Tolentino said the...
Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has barred the Department of National Defense (DND) from making any contact with the Chinese Embassy in Manila over what he described as devious machination to manipulate and the discussion on the West Philippine Sea. “I reiterate that I have disallowed any...
Senator Alan Peter Cayetano has filed a measure seeking to grant the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) the power to assist the government, through the Department of National Defense (DND), in the creation of new military bases and facilities. In filing Senate Bill No....
Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros on Sunday, April 21 said the Department of National Defense (DND), the Bureau of Immigration (BI) and education authorities should be invited to provide more information about the reported influx of Chinese students in the province of Cagayan when the Senate...
(L-R) Lithuanian Minister Counsellor Vilijus Samuila and Non-Resident Ambassador of Lithuania to the Philippines Ricardas Slepavicius discuss the defense cooperation of Lithuania with the Philippines to Department of National Defense (DND) Undersecretaries Irineo C. Espino and Ignacio B. Madriaga,...
The Government Arsenal (GA), an agency under the Department of National Defense (DND) in charge of producing basic weaponry and ammunition for the military and the police, has been flagged by the Commision on Audit (COA) over "abnormal losses" incurred in the production of bullets in 2023....
