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...
"An act of war." This was how President Marcos described what the "willful" killing of a Filipino in the West Philippine Sea would mean to the Philippines, saying the country would respond accordingly if such an act happened. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue young girls affected by flashflood caused by typhoon "Aghon" in Brgy. 10, Lucena, Quezon on May 26, 2024. (Photo by PCG) More than 16,000 persons who were forced to flee their homes due to typhoon “Aghon” were still staying in evacuation centers as...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue young girls affected by flashflood caused by typhoon "Aghon" in Brgy. 10, Lucena, Quezon on May 26, 2024. (Photo by PCG) The Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said Monday, May 27, that it was validating five reported deaths due to typhoon “Aghon”. OCD...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel rescue young girls affected by flashflood caused by typhoon "Aghon" in Brgy. 10, Lucena, Quezon on May 26, 2024. (Photo by PCG) The agricultural region of Calabarzon (Region 4A) – which includes the provinces of Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon...
Office of Civil Defense (OCD) spokesperson Director Edgar Posadas (middle) leads a press conference on the impact of tropical cyclone "Aghon" with other officials from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on May 26, 2024. (Courtesy of...
The Philippines and France are in talks for further defense cooperation following the latter's first-ever participation in the largest war games between Filipino and American troops. Officials from the Philippines Defense Department's Assessment and Planning Office and from the French Defense...
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...
