Thirty-two brand new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters will be added to the fleet of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) in the next four years after the Department of National Defense (DND) approved of its procurement for P32 billion, Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Sunday, Jan. 16. The Defense Chief...
The Department of National Defense (DND) confirmed Friday night, Jan. 14, that it has approved the procurement of supersonic missiles from India worth around $375 million as part of its strategy to improve the Philippines’ coastal defense and protect its claims in the West Philippine Sea (WPS)....
The Department of National Defense (DND) has clarified that the first two units of T129 ATAK helicopters of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) from Turkey have not yet been delivered contrary to reports that surfaced on social media. T-129 ATAK attack helicopter (File photo courtesy of and lifted from...
The Department of National Defense (DND) paid tribute to national hero, Dr. Jose Rizal, as the country commemorated the 125th anniversary of his martyrdom on Thursday, Dec. 30. (JANSEN ROMERO / MANILA BULLETIN FILE) In a statement, DND Secretary Delfin Lorenzana expressed admiration on Rizal’s...
The Department of National Defense (DND) bought an additional two brand new corvettes for the Philippine Navy (PN) which will be manufactured from South Korea. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana signs a P28-billion deal for the acquisition of two brand new corvettes for...
The once influential Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) is supposedly slowly fading into irrelevance due to the whole-of-nation (WON) approach of the government in addressing communist insurgency. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) The...
The five brand new Black Hawk S-70i helicopters that were acquired by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) have officially been accepted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), it was announced on Saturday night, Dec. 4. (Photo: Department of National Defense) Department of National Defense (DND)...
The Philippines has a “moderate” risk of corruption in its defense and security sectors, according to a recent assessment of a global transparency movement based in the United Kingdom. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) The country was placed...
Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Friday, Nov. 26 that China has no right to make the Filipino people feel threatened or unsafe in their own seas. In a statement, Hontiveros said that she stands with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana in his assertion that Chinese personnel taking pictures and videos...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has tested positive again for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) a day after he physically attended the Senate plenary debates on the DND’s proposed budget for 2022. Senators who were informed of Lorenzana testing positive for the...
Defense ministers from various Southeast Asian countries and their dialogue partners met recently to discuss ways to improve their relationship and cooperation amid the different regional security challenges that they face, the Department of National Defense (DND) said Saturday, Nov. 13. The ASEAN...
A broad network of Filipino teachers, researchers, school administrators, and other education professionals commended the University of the Philippines Board of Regents (UP BOR) for “unanimously approving” a resolution on the institutionalization of the UP-DND (Department of National Defense)...
