The Department of National Defense (DND) is prepared to repatriate the hundreds of thousands of Filipinos in Taiwan should its tension with China escalate. During the organizational meeting of the Senate Committee on National Defense on Wednesday, DND Officer-In-Charge Jose Faustino said the...
The Department of National Defense (DND) announced Wednesday, August 10, that it was formalizing the termination of a contract with a Russian company for the procurement of 16 units of Mil Mi-17 heavy-lift helicopters for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). Department of National Defense spokesperson...
The Philippines is looking to further enhance its defense technology capabilities by collaborating with Poland, one of the most respectable European countries in the industry. Photo by Department of National Defense This was revealed when Polish Embassy in Manila Chargé d' affaires (CDA)...
French Ambassador to the Philippines Michèle Boccoz paid a courtesy call on Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Monday, August 1. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. meets French...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) joined the Filipino people in mourning the passing of former President Fidel V. Ramos on Sunday, July 31. He was 94. File photo / Office of Civil Defense In a statement, DND Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr....
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. was invited during the 95th founding anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) held at the Shangri-La The Fort, Manila in Taguig City on Friday night, July 29. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in...
The Department of National Defense (DND) inaugurated a newly constructed cardiovascular operation unit (CVOU) at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center (VMMC) in Quezon City on Thursday, July 28. (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND Undersecretary-designate Franco Nemesio Gacal led...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) instructed regional DRRM offices in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Central Luzon (Region 3), and National Capital Region (NCR) to conduct rapid damage assessment in areas...
The independent foreign policy of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., which included the country’s position on the maritime dispute in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), drew applause and standing ovation from the attendees of his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July...
The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed support to the proposed legislations of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. which would affect the security sector. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Bongbong Marcos...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. met with the incoming and outgoing defense attaches of Japan to the Philippines on Thursday, July 21. (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) Col. Nakano Yu, outgoing Japanese defense attache, and his successor,...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is expecting that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will lay down his foreign policy on his first State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday, July 25, so that it could align its defense and security priorities in the next six years. (Photo...
