US Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (DASD) for South and Southeast Asia Laura L. Updegrove (left) and DND Undersecretary for Strategic Assessment and Planning Ignacio B. Madriaga shake hands during a meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Oct. 17, 2024. (Photo: DND) The Department of...
GUEST COLUMNIST On Oct. 20, 1944, the shores of Leyte witnessed a monumental moment in both Philippine and global history—the landing of US and Philippine forces led by General Douglas MacArthur, which marked the beginning of the end of Japanese occupation in the Philippines during World...
Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel and counterparts from the United States, Japan, South Korea, United Kingdom, Australia, France, Thailand, and Indonesia raise their fist for a snap during the opening ceremony of the Kamandag Exercise on Oct. 15, 2024 at the PMC headquarters in Fort...
AFP Chief, General Romeo Brawner Jr. leads a solemn tribute to honor the heroes of the 2017 Marawi siege on Oct. 14, 2024 at the Rizal Park in Manila. (Photo by AFP) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) held a solemn tribute to honor the bravery and resilience demonstrated by government forces...
Philippine Navy Flag Officer in Command, Vice. Adm. Toribio Adaci Jr. (left) is honored by Rear Admiral Francisco G. Tagamolila Jr., commander of Naval Forces Western Mindanao, during his farewell tour at Camp General Navarro in Zamboanga City on Oct. 10, 2024. Adaci is retiring from the military...
(File photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) directed all military personnel on Wednesday, Oct. 9, to remain non-partisan and apolitical as they fulfill their duties for the midterm elections next year. Col. Louie Dema-ala, spokesperson of the Philippine...
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs into law Republic Act No. 12024 or the Self-Reliant Defense Posture (SRDP) Revitalization Act at the Malacanan Palace on Oct. 8, 2024 with DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (second from left), AFP Chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. (second from right) and lawmakers....
President Marcos has signed the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act, which, he said, would allow the country to build an independent defense posture not reliant on other parties. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. signs the Self-Reliant Defense Posture Revitalization Act in a ceremony...
Former senator Gringo Honasan (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Former veteran senator Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan will seek a return to the upper chamber in the 2025 mid-term elections. “I will file my certificate of...
A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) ship and a China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel sail close to each other in the West Philippine Sea on Aug. 26, 2024. (Courtesy of PCG) China has pulled out 73 vessels in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) based on the latest monitoring of the Philippine Navy (PN). Data released...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) Due to the maritime disputes...
(Front to back) The BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16), HMCS Montreal (FFH336), and USS Lake Erie (CG70) with BRP Jose Rizal (FF150) on the lead, sail in formation during the multilateral maritime cooperative activity by the Australia, Canada, Philippines, and United States in the West Philippine Sea...
