Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Courtesy of DND) The Commission on Appointments (CA) unanimously confirmed the ad interim appointment of lawyer Gilberto Teodoro Jr. as the Secretary of National Defense (SND) on Wednesday, Sept. 13. Teodoro’s appointment was...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) on Wednesday, September 13 confirmed the ad interim appointment of Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro as Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. faces the Committee on National Defense of the Commission on...
DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong (File photo) Officers and members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Armed Forces – Moro Islamic Liberation Front (BIAF-MILF) who will engage in activities that disrupt peace and order will be terminated from the group. The Department of National Defense (DND)...
Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. defended the DND's proposed budget for 2024, saying that a big chunk of it is allotted for the modernization program of the Armed forces of the...
BRP Valentin Diaz (PS-177) and BRP Ladislao Diwa (PS-178) are officially christened and commissioned to service by the Philippine Navy at the Naval Station Jose Andrada in Manila on Sept. 11, 2023. (Photo by Arnold Quizol / MANILA BULLETIN) The dangerous maneuvers, shadowing, and other aggressive...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) needs to acquire big-ticket naval assets such as a submarine to help the country build a credible defense posture in light of the territorial and maritime issues in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). AFP spokesperson Col. Medel Aguilar stated this on Saturday,...
(L-R) Singaporean Defense Attaché to the Philippines Col. Geajaindren Mariapan and Philippine Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Roy M. Galido (Photo courtesy of PA) Singaporean Defense Attaché to the Philippines Col. Geajaindren Mariapan and Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to the Philippines...
There is something fundamentally wrong if the Office of the Vice President is guaranteed a higher confidential and intelligence fund (CIF) over the Department of National Defense (DND) and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) and other government agencies whose primary task includes...
If things go according to plan, the Philippines could acquire its first ever BrahMos missile system from India by the end of the year as the Department of National Defense (DND) said on Wednesday, August 23, that it obtained a commitment for the timely delivery of the fastest supersonic missile in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. is seeking to expand the country’s defense cooperation with South Korea. (L-R) Republic of Korea (ROK) Ambassador to the Philippines Lee Sang-hwa and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo”...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro Jr. expressed concern on the substitute bill on pension system for military and uniformed personnel (MUP) that was approved by the House of Representatives (HOR). Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto...
Sweden is standing with the Philippines amid the latter’s territorial row with China in the South China Sea (SCS), the Department of National Defense (DND) disclosed on Wednesday, Aug. 16. (L-R) Swedish Ambassador to the Philippines Annika Thunborg and Department of National Defense Secretary...
