French Ambassador to the Philippines Michèle Boccoz paid a courtesy call on Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Monday, August 1. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. meets French...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) joined the Filipino people in mourning the passing of former President Fidel V. Ramos on Sunday, July 31. He was 94. File photo / Office of Civil Defense In a statement, DND Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr....
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. was invited during the 95th founding anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) held at the Shangri-La The Fort, Manila in Taguig City on Friday night, July 29. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in...
The Department of National Defense (DND) inaugurated a newly constructed cardiovascular operation unit (CVOU) at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City on Thursday, July 28. (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND Undersecretary-designate Franco Nemesio Gacal led...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) instructed regional DRRM offices in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Central Luzon (Region 3), and National Capital Region (NCR) to conduct rapid damage assessment in areas...
The independent foreign policy of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., which included the country’s position on the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), drew applause and standing ovation from the attendees of his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed support to the proposed legislations of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. which would affect the security sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. met with the incoming and outgoing defense attaches of Japan to the Philippines on Thursday, July 21. (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) Col. Nakano Yu, outgoing Japanese defense attache, and his successor,...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is expecting that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will lay down his foreign policy on his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25, so that it could align its defense and security priorities in the next six years. (Photo...
The Department of National Defense (DND) expressed confidence Friday, July 22, that the capability of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) to respond to calamities will not be affected by the transfer of additional task to lead the Covid-19 pandemic response....
The defense cooperation between the Philippines and Brazil is looking to grow deeper as both countries expressed intent to take it to a whole new level this year. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. (center) meets Ambassador Piragibe Tarragò (left), Special...
Amid a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections, Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. presided over the first organizational briefing of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 under the new administration to prevent a potential massive outbreak driven by new and...
