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To establish a common operating picture in the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region, Australia and Japan are considering to develop a military intelligence-sharing agreement with the Philippines. This came as Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. met with  ...

China has reminded the Philippines and the United States that no military pact between or among countries should harm any third party nor trigger tension in the region. Lin Jian, spokesman for China’s Foreign Ministry, on Monday, Nov. 18, reacted to the signing of Manila and Washington of...

(L-R) US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sign the General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA) which seeks to facilitate the exchange of classified military information between the two countries, Nov. 18, 2024, in...

US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for South and Southeast Asia Laura L. Updegrove (left) and DND Undersecretary for Strategic Assessment and Planning Ignacio B. Madriaga shake hands during a meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo: DND) The Department of...

Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (middle) delivers a speech at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on July 16, 2024 while (L-R) General Charles Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) of the United States (US), and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief...