Former Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri expressed his belief that developing a robust local defense industry would strengthen the Philippine defense posture tenfold and ultimately minimize its reliance on procuring foreign military equipment. (MB file photo) Zubiri stated this as the...
Due to the confidential nature of the details behind the resupply missions to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, it remains unclear why it took the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) more or less 12 hours to rescue the injured Navy personnel. In the middle of the hearing of...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said that the recent Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal incident was a "deliberate aggressive action" and not a misunderstanding or accident. Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Tuesday, June 25, 2024,...
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...
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...
The Philippine military had supposedly entered early this year into an agreement with China over the South China Sea, the Chinese embassy in Manila claimed Saturday, May 4. The embassy said that Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Western Command agreed to a "new model" on the management of...
The defense chiefs of the United States, Australia, Japan and the Philippines have expressed serious concerns over the repeated harassments of China on local vessels, the latest was the incident near the Scarborough Shoal where two Chinese Coast Guard vessels used high-pressure water cannons on a...
Like our ancestors, Filipinos today should stand by the country against oppression amid unacceptable threats. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) President Marcos made the statement during the 82nd commemoration of the Araw ng Kagitingan on Tuesday, April 9, where he labeled...
Department of National Defense (DND) spokesperson Director Arsenio Andolong (Photo by Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Department of National Defense (DND) ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to investigate social media pages and websites engaged in suspicious recruitment...
Apparently inspired by the recent remarks of President Marcos Jr., the Department of National Defense (DND) said Filipinos are not known globally as aggressors but will not hesitate to take actions if the country’s sovereignty is at stake. In a statement on Good Friday, March 29, Defense...
