President Duterte has ordered the complete retraction of the planned revocation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) between the Philippines and the United States (US), Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed Friday, July 30. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and Armed Forces of the Philippines will use the final year of President Duterte's term to procure more assets and equipment that will improve their capabilities. Multiple military assets are deployed for the conduct of an inter-agency solidarity maritime...
The Department of National Defense (DND) lauded weightlifter and military reservist Hidilyn Diaz for delivering the country's first Olympic gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics on Monday night, July 26. "The Department of National Defense joins the nation in congratulating weighlifting champion...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) celebrated Eid'l Adha or the "Feast of Sacrifice" on Tuesday, July 20, with a hope that Filipinos, regardless of religion, will remain united to pursue progress and development for the country. (MANILA BULLETIN File...
The Department of National Defense (DND) clarified Sunday, July 11, that some of the "unauthorized" bank accounts of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that were flagged by the Commission on Audit (CA) cannot be closed immediately as these contain the depository accounts of the military's...
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on Wednesday offered his deepest condolences to the Filipino people and the families of the victims of the deadly C-130 crash in Jolo, Sulu that left at least 52 people dead, mostly soldiers. United States Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III...
More than 40,000 military and civilian personnel of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) have already been vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana. Lorenzana said a total of 40,059 DND...
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...
