The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) on Saturday, May 23, welcomed the Class of 2030, the first batch of cadets who may formally enter the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) upon graduation under a new government-backed officer allocation program meant to tighten coordination between the country’s...
BACOLOD CITY – Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. lauded local government officials of Negros Occidental led by Gov. Eugenio Jose Lacson for the province’s initiatives to address insurgency. On Saturday, Teodoro met Lacson and other Negrense officials at the Provincial Capitol here ahead of...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Saturday, May 23, challenged groups claiming that civilians were among the 19 people killed in the controversial military operation in Toboso, Negros Occidental last month, saying the allegations were based on “hearsay” and...
The Department of National Defense (DND) has advanced its strategies to expand the country’s cyber defense and artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities during a recent meeting with United States officials. DND Undersecretary for Information Systems and Cybersecurity Fabian M. Pedregosa met with...
Senator Jinggoy Estrada on Thursday, May 21 reiterated his opposition to China’s repeated assertion of “indisputable sovereignty” over the West Philippine Sea and its warning of action to defend its claims over the country’s maritime assets. Estrada, in particular, criticized China’s...
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday, May 20, dismissed the latest complaints from China regarding ongoing infrastructure projects on Pag-asa (Thitu) Island and Lawak (Nanshan) Island in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) as it maintained that all activities within these features are...
Canada is looking to invest in the Philippine defense industry following the two nation’s signing of a Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), a move that Manila sees as key to its military modernization push amid growing security challenges in the region. Department of National Defense...
Authorities raided a steel manufacturing plant inside an industrial estate supervised by the Department of National Defense (DND) in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental on Saturday, May 16, and discovered 69 undocumented Chinese nationals and one Filipino allegedly working illegally in the facility, DND...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Friday, May 15, firmly dismissed concerns that recent political instability and a shooting incident at the Senate have caused friction within the military, asserting that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) remains...
Retired military and police generals have thrown their support behind Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. over his opposition to reviving national-level peace talks with the Communist Party of the Philippines, New People’s Army, and National Democratic Front...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the United States military wrapped up the 41st iteration of “Exercise Balikatan” on Friday, May 8, at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City as defense and military leaders described the drills as preparation for “warfighting in the 21st century” amid...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. and Japan Minister of Defense Shinjiro Koizumi on Wednesday, May 6, witnessed a live-fire maritime strike drill in Paoay, Ilocos Norte which marked Tokyo’s first deployment of its shore-based anti-ship missile system on...
