A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) Due to the maritime disputes...
Department of National Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. leads the awarding of outstanding civil servants of the department in celebration of the 124 th Philippine Civil Service anniversary at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on Sept. 23, 2024. (Photo: DND) The Department of National Defense...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. poses with members of the Philippine Bar Association (PBA) during their 132nd Foundation Day and Law Day Celebration in Makati City. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on the...
(L-R) Vietnam Minister of National Defense General Phan Van Giang and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. hold a bilateral meeting in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Aug. 30, 2024. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr....
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the 18th founding anniversary of the Eastern Mindanao Command at the Naval Station at the Naval Station Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City on Aug. 28, 2024. (Courtesy of EastMinCom livestream) All...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. called on allied countries and friendly nations to support the Philippines’ efforts in fighting for the West Philippine Sea (WPS) and promoting a rules-based international order so as not to be a “victim” of China’s expansionist...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) Contrary to popular belief, it does not need a special kind of act for an individual to be considered a hero. Thus said the Department of National Defense (DND) as it encouraged the public on the eve of the National Heroes...
A view of the flares launched by China from Zamora (Subi) Reef against a Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Cessna 208B Grand Caravan aircraft during a maritime domain awareness flight within the territorial sea of Pag-asa (Thitu) Island on Aug. 22, 2024. (Photo: PCG) What Department...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo: DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. sees the tension in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) spilling over the country’s skies, as what happened during the latest incident in Bajo de Masinloc...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo: Philippine Air Force) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Monday, Aug. 12, that he expects China’s harassment of aerial patrols by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Courtesy of DND) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Monday, July 22, that there is an “elaborate plan” by detractors of President Marcos Jr. to destabilize the government. This, after Teodoro denounced the...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (middle) delivers a speech at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on July 16, 2024 while (L-R) General Charles Q. Brown, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) of the United States (US), and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief...
