(L-R) New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins and Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. hold a press conference in Makati City on April 30, 2025 after they signed the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement between both countries. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA...
(L-R) Indonesian Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. hold a meeting in Mandaluyong City on April 23, 2025. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Senior officials from the Department of National Defense (DND) led by Usec. Salvador Melchor B. Mison Jr. (middle, wearing white barong) host Japanese delegates led by Mr. Nishiwaki Osamu, Deputy Commissioner of Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Agency (middle, wearing black coat) during a...
DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) The Department of National Defense (DND) joined the Christian community in celebrating Easter Sunday on April 20. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the resurrection of Jesus Christ reminds the Filipinos that “hope and redemption will...
(L-R) Lt. Gen. Matsunaga Koji, vice chief of staff of Japan Self Defense Forces (JSDF), and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. (Photo: DND) The Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) signed by the Philippines and Japan will further propel the two countries’...
(File photo: Philippine Veterans Affairs Office) The Department of National Defense (DND) paid tribute to Filipino veterans whose courage and sacrifice laid the foundation for the nation's freedom in time for the commemoration of the Philippine Veterans Week and the 83 rd Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of...
Airmen assigned to the United States Air Force's air demonstration squadron, the Thunderbirds, pilot F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft and perform aerial maneuvers during the Speed of Sound Airshow at Rosecrans Air National Guard Base in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States on Sept. 15, 2024. (Photo...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the 49th founding anniversary of the Western Command (Wescom) in Palawan on March 24, 2025. The event was also attended by Lt. Gen. Jimmy Larida (center on stage), AFP vice chief of staff, and Vice Adm. Alfonso Torres Jr. (right),...
Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo is eyeing for the establishment of a Department of Disaster and Emergency, which would oversee the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC). Senatorial candidate Ben Tulfo (MB file photo) Currently, the NDRRMC operates under the Office of Civil...
(File photo) Two weeks after winding up talks for a visiting forces agreement with New Zealand, the Philippines is again a step closer to signing a similar treaty with Canada, the Department of National Defense (DND) announced Friday, March 7. Negotiating panels from both countries concluded the...
A female military officer renders a snappy salute during the Department of National Defense's (DND) flag-raising ceremony in celebration of the National Women's Month at the DND Chessboard Grounds in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on March 3, 2025. (Photo: DND) The Department of National Defense (DND)...
(L-R) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Penang, Malaysia on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo: DND) The Philippines has taken...
