For Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri, the appointment of Gilbert Teodoro Jr. as chief of the Department of National Defense (DND) once again, came at a very opportune time amid the rising tensions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri (Senate PRIB photo)...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Courtesy of DND) The Commission on Appointments (CA) unanimously confirmed the ad interim appointment of lawyer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. as the Secretary of National Defense (SND) on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Teodoro’s appointment was...
Residents spend the night at makeshift tents outside their homes after a magnitude 6.3 earthquake strikes off Calayan, Cagayan on Sept. 12, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Calayan Municipal Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office) At least five persons were reported hurt in Calayan, Cagayan after it...
Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri believes that the country should use the furor among other nations caused by the release of China's 10-dash line in its new standard map to its own advantage by gathering allies in asserting sovereignty over the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Zubiri made...
Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. defended the DND's proposed budget for 2024, saying that a big chunk of it is allotted for the modernization program of the Armed forces of the...
Personnel from the Philippine Navy and Philippine Marine Corps load family food packs onboard landing craft (LC) 298 before these are transported to fire victims in Bonga, Tawi-Tawi. (Photo courtesy of Office of Civil Defense) The Office of Civil Defense (OCG) bared Sunday, Sept. 10, that it...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. (MANILA BULLETIN) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. is asking congressmen to insert a special provision in the P5.768-trillion proposed...
DND Secretary Gibo Teodoro (Facebook) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. has sought the House of Representatives' support for the funding of two key infrastructure development projects on Pag-asa Island. This, after...
Philippine flag (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines is far from "war footing" when it comes to the situation in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Thus, said Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. as he...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. (Screenshot from YouTube live) China's issuance of a map detailing its new 10-dash line claim late last month proves its "expansionist agenda". Thus, said Department of National...
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...
National Security Adviser (NSA) Secretary Eduardo Año on Thursday, Aug. 31, said he is hopeful that the Philippine armed forces can refocus on protecting the country against external forces in the wake of continuous geopolitical issues after it ends the decades-long insurgency. National Security...