Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. responded with brutal honesty to questions from Chinese military officials regarding the South China Sea territorial dispute during an assembly of defense and military leaders, along with other global officials, in Singapore over...
Ukraine will assign a defense attaché to the Philippines as part of efforts to develop bilateral defense cooperation. This was revealed during the bilateral meeting of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Ukrainian Deputy Minister of Defence Oleksandr Kozenko on...
The Department of National Defense (DND) reinforced its defense cooperation with major European allies on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore on Saturday, May 31. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. held separate bilateral meetings with European Union (EU) chief diplomat Kaja...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said he engaged in a verbal tussle with some young Chinese nationals who allegedly posed as journalists and confronted Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. over the South China Sea (SCS)...
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 ...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the robust alliance between the two countries, pledging to further enhance their defense cooperation amid an “imminent threat” from China. The two defense...
Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. expressed his gratitude to President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for keeping him in his position as the head of the Department of National Defense (DND). Teodoro, in a statement, said that his mission at the DND “continues” after Marcos rejected the...
The courtesy resignation of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. will not affect the operations of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), a ranking military official disclosed. The AFP is a professional organization that will continue to fulfill its mandate to...
Marikina City 's mayor-elect Maan Teodoro on Friday, May 16, lauded the passing of Republic Act No. 12204 which she authored that increases the bed capacity at Amang Rodriguez Memorial Medical Center (ARMMC). Aside from R.A. 12204, President Marcos had also signed five other laws establishing...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. served as the country’s delegate at the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin, Germany where he presented substantial pledges to further support global peace operations. Teodoro delivered the country’s...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) should swiftly decide on the disqualification case filed against Marikina City Mayor Marcelino “Marcy” Teodoro, Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III said. Pimentel, who ran against Teodoro, made the call on Wednesday, May 14 insisting...
Marikina 1st District Rep. Maan Teodoro is set to succeed her husband, Mayor Marcy Teodoro, after winning in the city 's mayoralty race. On Tuesday, May 13, Teodoro was officially proclaimed by the City Board of Canvassers after securing 142,814 votes, defeating her rival, the city’s 2nd...
