Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa is pushing for the restoration of the P10 billion cut introduced by the House of Representatives to the P50-billion budget for the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program for next year. Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa appeals to the...
Senate President Francis "Chiz" Escudero admitted on Thursday, Oct. 10, that it will be tough for the chamber to pass Senate Bill (SB) No. 2034, or the measure that sought to make the controversial Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program mandatory. (Senate Public Relations and...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (PPAB) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan commended the Department of National Defense (DND) under Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. for helping maintain peace across three...
Not once but six times that President Marcos uttered "fake news" to belie the rumored resignation of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, which, he said, was an attempt to sow disunity within the administration. "Unang-una, sagutin ko yung tanong mo: Fake, fake, fake,...
Malacañang has debunked claims that Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has resigned. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and DND Secretary Gilbert Teodoro (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales) In a statement on Thursday, Sept. 12, Presidential Communications...
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)...
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...
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...
After its suspension last year, Malacañang has officially revoked the policy grating Career Executive Service (CES) ranks to graduates of master’s studies of the National Defense College of the Philippines (NDCP), citing the need to synchronize the standards and procedures for the conferment of...
Due to the confidential nature of the details behind the resupply missions to the grounded BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal, it remains unclear why it took the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) more or less 12 hours to rescue the injured Navy personnel. In the middle of the hearing of...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said that the recent Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal incident was a "deliberate aggressive action" and not a misunderstanding or accident. Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Tuesday, June 25, 2024,...
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...
