President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. has designated Carlito Galvez Jr., the Presidential Adviser on Peace, Reconciliation and Unity, to serve as Secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND). This came after the President accepted the resignation of DND Officer-in-Charge Jose...
Hours after Gen. Andres Centino assumed post as the 59th Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday, Jan. 7, a rumor about the resignation of “all” officials of the Department of National Defense (DND) quickly spread like wildfire, triggering security concerns at...
The planned acquisition of multi-role fighter (MRF) aircraft by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) was among the many things discussed by Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. to Swedish Ambassador Annika Thunborg recently. Photo: DND In a statement Tuesday, Dec. 27,...
Amid all the celebration and revelry this Christmas season, there are some people who are still at work and even risk their lives for Filipinos to be safe and secure. Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Among them are the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) which is why...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is bringing the values learned from the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) closer to the youth through a sports competition. (L-R) Lt. Gen. Bartolome Vicente O. Bacarro, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP); Dr. J. Prospero E. De...
The Department of National Defense (DND) has ordered the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to maximize military presence in the West Philippine Sea amid reports of more Chinese activities. In a statement, the DND said it monitored Chinese activities close to Pag-asa Island, one of the islands...
House Bill (HB) No.6687--which according to critics is legislation seeking the return of mandatory inclusion in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program--has been approved on third and final reading in the lower chamber. (PPAB) The bill, which is officially titled "An Act Instituting a...
The Department of National Defense (DND) expressed “great concern” on the reported massive presence of Chinese maritime militia vessels in Iroquois Reef and Sabina Shoal in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Chinese maritine militia vessels are monitored in Sabina Shoal in this satellite image...
The Commission on Appointments (CA) confirmed on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, a slew of key presidential appointments just before Congress adjourns for the Christmas break. It was a particularly emotional confirmation that Commission on Elections (Comelec) Commissioner Ernesto Ferdinand P. Maceda went...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. has expressed support to a trilateral security cooperation between Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) which is seen to help maintain peace in the Indo-Pacific region. Australian Amb. Hae Kyong Yu (left)...
The bill seeking to revive the mandatory Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program is now a go, and will be applicable to all genders, both male and female, Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said on Tuesday, November 29. Dela Rosa disclosed this after the Senate Subcommittee on Higher,...
The bilateral relations of the Philippines and United States is stronger now more than ever, according to the two countries’ defense chiefs. (L-R) United States Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III and Senior Undersecretary Jose Faustino Jr., officer in charge of the Department of National...
