Underscoring the importance of the alliance between the Philippines and the United States, US Department of Defense Undersecretary Elbridge Colby said that they are “doubling down” on the partnership. Philippine Ambassador to the US Jose Manuel Romualdez and US Department of Defense...
The wreckage of a private aircraft sits on a ricefield after it crashed in Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur on Feb. 6, 2025. The aircraft was contracted by the US Department of Defense for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) activities. (Photo courtesy of Sam Mala via Keith Bacongco /...
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...
Amid closer ties between Manila and Washington and their joint military exercises under the watch of President Marcos, the Philippines landed among the top 17 destinations of US civil aerospace and defense exports in the Asia-Pacific region from April 2023 to March 2024. During the 12-month period,...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and United States Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III spoke over the phone on Friday, Oct. 27, to reaffirm their commitment to the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) following the recent collisions of Filipino...
DND Secretary Gibo Teodoro, flag of China (Facebook. Unsplash) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. admitted that the Philippines "needs" China in the economic front, but regretted the "problem" being caused by the latter's territorial...
The Pentagon has renewed its call for the Philippines to bolster its military ties with Japan and Australia as China continues its maneuvers in the disputed waters of the South China Sea. US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin made the recommendation to Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gibo...
United States Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Lloyd Austin III sought to establish a stronger cooperation between the US and Philippines militaries, particularly in the fields of counter-terrorism and humanitarian assistance and disaster response (HADR) operations. United States Defense...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Manila on Tuesday night, joining other high ranking US government officials in back-to-back visits to the Philippines under the Marcos administration. Austin was the third notable US official to come to the country. He followed US Vice President Kamala...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will arrive in Manila to meet with President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and his Filipino counterpart, Carlito Galvez Jr., to advance the Western giant's interest in the Indo-Pacific region. Speaking in a press conference on Tuesday, Philippine Ambassador to...
United States President Joseph Biden has nominated Filipino-American Gina Ortiz Jones for undersecretary of the Air Force at the Department of Defense, the White House announced on Wednesday (Tuesday in Washington, D.C.) on the eve of the Biden administration’s first 100 days in office....
