Office of Civil Defense (OCD) Asst. Sec. Hernando Caraig Jr. gives updates on the effects of Tropical Storm "Enteng" during a situation briefing in Antipolo City, Rizal on Sept. 6, 2024. (Courtesy of RTVM livestream) Many parts of the country are still reeling from the effects of Tropical...
An old woman cleans debris amid leg-deep flood in the aftermath of Severe Tropical Storm "Enteng" in Naga City, Camarines Sur on Sept. 3, 2024. (Photo courtesy of Mayor Nelson Legacion / Facebook) The number of people who died due to Severe Tropical Storm (STS) “Enteng” increased to 15 on...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. (PPAB) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. is urging Congress to address the limited coverage of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)...
Vietnamese Defense Minister General Phan Van Giang's visit to the Philippines further deepens and widens the range of relationship of both countries. President Ferdinand R Marcos Jr. meets with Vietnam National Defense Minister Gen. Phan Van Giang during a courtesy call in Malacañan Palace...
An official from the National Maritime Council (NMC) believes that it may be the right time to review the Philippines' mutual defense treaty (MDT) with the United States amid rising tensions between Manila and Beijing in the disputed South China Sea. File photo NMC spokesman Alexander Lopez said...
The Philippines is more focused on deterring armed attack rather than considering it amid the series of China's aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). A rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) reaches the starboard side of BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal to deliver fresh supplies for Filipino...
A smog blankets the skyline of Metro Manila on August 19, 2024 as monitoring stations of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) recorded unhealthy air quality levels in some areas of Metro Manila the night before. This is suspected to be linked to heightened vog emissions from...
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...
President Marcos and German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius have agreed to strengthen security and defense ties between the Philippines and Germany to promote a rules-based international order. PH-GERMANY TIES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. meets German Federal Minister...
(L-R) German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius and Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. shake hands during a bilateral meeting in Makati City on Aug. 4, 2024. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The defense departments of the Philippines and...
Representatives from various government agencies hold a meeting after the aerial and maritime surveys over Manila Bay on Aug. 3, 2024 to determine the extent of the oil spill from the sunken motor tanker (MTKR) Terranova. (Photo: Office of Civil Defense) Authorities conducted aerial and maritime...
The Takanami-class destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and the multi-role guided missile frigate BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) of the Philippine Navy (PN) hold a bilateral maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo:...
