(File photo) The granting of amnesty to rebels and insurgent groups by President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is a step closer towards the realization of peace, and the nearing end of the country's insurgency problem and 55-year-long communist rebellion in the country. Department of National...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. leads the Philippine delegation to the 17th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defense Ministers’ Meeting (ADMM) and 10th ADMM-Plus in Jakarta, Indonesia from Nov. 15 to 16, 2023. (Photo by DND) Department of...
DND Usec. Irineo Espino (Photo by Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Department of National Defense (DND) is planning to buy two modern submarines as part of the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), a defense official disclosed Friday, Nov. 17. " The plan is now in...
DND Senior Usec. Irineo Espino (seond from left) leads the furling of the flag of the AFP Joint Exercise Dagat-Langit-Lupa (AJEX DAGITPA) during its closing ceremony at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Nov. 17, 2023. (Photo by AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) officially...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the grand opening of the 16th Belenismo sa Tarlac at Camp Aquino in San Miguel, Tarlac on Nov. 6, 2023. The annual Christmas tradition showcases the creativity of residents in making a "belen" depicting the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Seretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the unveiling of the newly rehabilitated runway of Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga on nov. 6, 2023. (Photo by Philippine Air Force) The rehabilitation of the 2.8-kilometer runway at Basa Air Base in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and United States Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III spoke over the phone on Friday, Oct. 27, to reaffirm their commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) following the recent collisions of Filipino...
Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo by Noel Pabalate / MANILA BULLETIN) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. slammed China anew on Monday, Oct. 23, over the collision of Philippines and Chinese vessels during a resupply mission...
BRP Cabra's (right) port side is bumped by Chinese maritime militia vessel (CMMV) 00003 during a resupply mission at Ayungin Shoal on Oct. 22, 2023. (Courtesy of National Task Force for West Philippine Sea) What was feared by many has happened as two Chinese vessels - a China Coast Guard...
DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) Are you planning to try the viral "yearbook trend" where social media users upload their photos to an artificial intelligence (AI) photo generator that produces an enhanced image of themselves patterned like yearbook photos? If so, the Department of...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Courtesy of Teodoro / Instagram) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. finally broke his silence over a billboard featuring his no holds barred criticism against China's activities in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). The...
DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo by DND) The Department of National Defense (DND) got a solid backing from the Congress after the latter vowed to support its modernization and Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) programs. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said this could translate to...