The Philippines is now operationalizing Japan’s proposed “one-theater” concept which envisions the South China Sea, East China Sea, and the Korean Peninsula as a single and integrated theater of operations in wartime. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said...
The Philippines found an ally from the other side of the globe after Lithuanian Defense Minister Dovilė Šakalienė criticized China’s aggressive actions against Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), saying that small countries should work together to stand up against aggressors,...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. is open to the United States’ proposal to establish an ammunition production and storage facility in Subic Bay, a former American naval base. Teodoro, however, clarified that he has yet to receive the formal proposal from...
The Philippines forged a stronger partnership with Lithuania to counter “common threats”, particularly in the West Philippine Sea and Baltic Sea. Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. held a bilateral meeting with Lithuanian Minister for National Defense Dovilė...
The delivery of 12 new FA-50 fighter aircraft acquired by the Philippine Air Force (PAF) will be completed by 2030, the Department of National Defense (DND) disclosed on Saturday, June 14. DND spokesperson Asst. Sec. Arsenio Andolong confirmed the acquisition of 12 FA-50 Block 70 light combat...
Amid ongoing territorial disputes and broader regional security challenges, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on Filipinos to recognize the ongoing responsibility of safeguarding the nation’s sovereignty and to contribute actively to peace and progress....
The Department of National Defense (DND) will coordinate with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) for the planned establishment of a new coast guard station on Balabac Island in Palawan. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the area on Balabac Island where they initially planned to put up a...
The Department of National Defense (DND) will construct an airstrip and a Philippine Navy (PN) station on Balabac Island in Palawan, one of the nine Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) sites agreed upon by the Philippines and the United States. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said...
The Department of National Defense (DND) welcomed the approval of the Philippines-Japan Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) by Tokyo’s national legislature, the National Diet, on Friday, June 6. The pact allows both countries to send military forces and equipment to each other’s territory for...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. paid tribute to all Muslim personnel in the defense department and its bureau, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), for their contributions to nation-building as the Muslim community commemorated Eid al-Adha or the Feast of...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. responded with brutal honesty to questions from Chinese military officials regarding the South China Sea territorial dispute during an assembly of defense and military leaders, along with other global officials, in Singapore over...
The Philippine Military Academy (PMA) has formally received the PMA Class of 2029 which is composed of 340 fresh recruits. The cadets include 274 males and 66 females, and they serve as the inaugural class under the academy’s new curriculum which incorporates territorial defense and modern...
