France has joined the international community in offering its sympathy and condolences to families of the victims of the C-130H military aircraft that crashed in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday. Message of the Embassy of France In a statement released on Monday, the French Embassy in Manila said France is...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has concluded the retrieval operation on the crashed C-130 cargo plane of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday night, July 4, which left 50 individuals dead and 53 others injured, making it one of the worst aviation accidents in the...
The United States has offered its condolences to the families of the victims of a C-130 aircraft of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) that crashed in Sulu before noon on Sunday. United States Embassy in the Philippines Charge d'Affaires John Law (US Embassy Manila) US Embassy Charge d’Affaires John...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has defended the appointment of Major Gen. Bartolome Vicente Bacarro as the incoming commander of the Southern Luzon Command (SOLCOM) amid strong opposition from a House lawmaker who implicated the general to the death of a Philippine...
The Department of National Defense (DND) urged lawmakers on Monday, June 21, to effect necessary adjustments on the military and uniformed personnel (MUP) pension system, including the provision of a separate fund for it as it is bound to collapse in the years to come if the ballooning amount of...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has denounced the New People's Army (NPA) for allegedly recruiting children in its armed struggle which often leads to the death of minors. media "Bilang isang ama, nalulungkot akong makitang humantong sa kamatayan ng mga bata ang pangyayaring ito. Ano man ang...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is fully supporting President Duterte's decision to extend the suspension of the termination of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) for six more months. CLOSE ALLIES -- Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and US Charge d'Affaires John Law interact during the...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reminded the personnel of the Department of National Defense (DND) of the deeper meaning of what it means to be a part of the "One Defense Team" during the celebration of the 123rd Philippine Independence Day on Saturday, June 12. Defense Secretary Delfin...
The Department of National Defense (DND) should explore the feasibility of restructuring the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with additional forces to boost the country’s maritime defense. Senator Risa Hontiveros said this proposal may be worth considering in light of China’s continuous...
The House Committee on Higher and Technical Education on Wednesday, June 2, approved the substitute bill that seeks to institutionalize the 1989 accord between the University of the Philippines (UP) and the Department of National Defense (UP-DND) into the UP Charter of 2008. University of the...
The Philippine Army (PA) will further boost its mobility with the expected delivery this year of 90 Russian-made, troop-carrying trucks worth P324 million, the Department of National Defense (DND) bared Sunday, May 30. Department of National Defense Spokesperson Arsenio Andolong (Photo courtesy of...
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has conducted an ocular inspection at the Department of National Defense (DND)'s Government Arsenal (GA) facility in Limay, Bataan where two personnel died in a recent explosion. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana meets with the families of the victims of the...
