Department of National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo: DND) The Department of National Defense (DND) will sign a defense cooperation agreement with Germany next month as the national government forges partnerships with more “like-minded” nations to stop China’s aggression in...
DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) The Department of National Defense (DND) joined the Christian community in celebrating Easter Sunday on April 20. DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said the resurrection of Jesus Christ reminds the Filipinos that “hope and redemption will...
Defense Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (middle) poses with members of the Philippine Inter-Agency Humanitarian Contingent (PIAHC), as they arrived at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City, April 13, 2025 after a two-week humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HADR) mission in earthquake-hit Myanmar....
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (File photo) In commemoration of the 83rd anniversary of Araw ng Kagitingan (Day of Valor) on Wednesday, April 9, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. challenged Filipinos to step up and contribute to...
US Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 28, 2025 for a bilateral meeting with DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (Photo: Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) Amid controversies about the reported leak of a war plan in Yemen, United...
(L-R) US and Philippines defense secretaries Pete Hegseth and Gilberto Teodoro Jr. shake hands after a press conference at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City on March 28, 2025. (Photo: Martin A. Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippines and United States decided to re-establish deterrence in the...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. delivers a speech during the 49th founding anniversary of the Western Command (Wescom) in Palawan on March 24, 2025. The event was also attended by Lt. Gen. Jimmy Larida (center on stage), AFP vice chief of staff, and Vice Adm. Alfonso Torres Jr. (right),...
(L-R) Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Malaysian Defense Minister Mohamed Khaled Nordin hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) Retreat in Penang, Malaysia on Feb. 26, 2025. (Photo: DND) The Philippines has taken...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (sixth from right) tells his counterparts from Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and Timor Leste to unite in addressing security challenges confronting the Indo-Pacific region at...
(L-R) Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen and Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. hold a bilateral meeting in Makati City on Feb. 24, 2025. (Photo: Martin Sadongdong / MANILA BULLETIN) (UPDATED STORY) The Philippines and Japan committed to bring their...
(L-R) Japanese Defense Minister Nakatani Gen and DND Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. visits key military facilities at Basa Air Base in Floridablanca, Pampanga on Feb. 23, 2025. (Photo: DND) The top defense officials of the Philippines and Japan examined various military facilities in Luzon on Sunday,...
(Courtesy of Department of National Defense) In a rare moment of poetic display, Ambassador Franz-Michael Mellbin of the Kingdom of Denmark penned a heartfelt haiku about the Philippines’ perseverance to protect its sovereign rights in the West Philippine Sea (WPS), capturing the heart of...