House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left) joins President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (right) and National Defense Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Carlito Galvez Jr. in witnessing a Jose Rizal-class frigate firing chaff decoy during the Philippine Navy Capability Demonstration Friday, May 19, 2023 morning...
The Department of National Defense welcomed Friday, May 19, the enactment of Republic Act (RA) No. 11939 which amended the law setting a fixed term of duty to military personnel. (File photo) DND Spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said the signing of RA 11939 will further strengthen the...
Gen. Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), recently visited under-construction and completed infrastructure projects in two Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites in Palawan near the West Philippine Sea (WPS), the military reported on Thursday,...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday, May 18, welcomed the approval of Republic Act No. 11939 which provided amendments to the law setting a fixed term of duty to military personnel. (Courtesy of AFP) RA No. 11939 was signed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday, May 17,...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Tuesday, May 16 approved the appointment of former Valenzuela mayor and representative Rex Gatchalian as Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) secretary. Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Rex Gatchalian raises his hand as he...
CAMP AQUINO, Tarlac City – The military over the weekend revealed what it called an enduring symbol of their victory against communist terrorist groups in Palanan, Isabela. DEPARTMENT of Defense officer-in-charge Undersecretary Carlito Galvez Jr. leads the unveiling of a victory marker against...
BARRACKS AND STRATEGY By  *Lt. Gen. Jaime S. de los Santos, AFP (Ret)* The Philippines has come into focus due to the increasing tension in the Taiwan Straits, leading to the establishment of new EDCA (Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement) sites in the Cagayan Valley Region. Recent news...
General Andres Centino, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), met with General James McConville, Chief of Staff of the United States Army, who paid a courtesy visit at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Wednesday, May 10. ( [L-R] General James McConville, Chief of Staff of the...
The Philippine Navy (PN) will christen two of its brand new patrol gunboats in Fort San Felipe, Cavite City on Monday, May 8. (Photo: Philippine Navy Modernization Office) The two fast attack interdiction craft-missile (FAIC-M), which were manufactured by Israel Shipyards Ltd., will be named BRP...
The Philippines and the United States have agreed to finalize their plans of conducting joint naval sails in the waters encompassing the Indo-Pacific region, the Department of National Defense (DND) bared Saturday, April 29. (President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. witnesses the sinking exercise between the...
The Exercise Balikatan 2023, dubbed as the largest iteration of the joint military exercise between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States Armed Forces, officially concluded on Friday, April 28, with an official saying it was a huge success. ( Experts from the United...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has appointed a new set of government officials in several agencies, Malacañang announced. Marcos has named three new officials of Malacañang's public information arm, Presidential Communications Office (PCO), which included a former journalist. The...
