A National Security Council (NSC) official disclosed on Thursday, April 24, that there are indications of alleged Chinese state-sponsored information operations in the Philippines, aimed at interfering with the country’s upcoming May 2025 midterm elections. National Security Council (NSC)...
US National Security Advisor Mike Waltz and National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (Waltz' X account / National Security Council's Facebook page) The top security advisers of the Philippines and United States held their first official phone conversation over the weekend to discuss ways to further...
The National Security Council (NSC) expressed alarm Saturday, April 5, over the arrest of three Filipinos in China due to alleged espionage. NSC spokesperson Asst. Director General Jonathan Malaya said the charges of espionage made by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) against the three...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año denied on Thursday, March 20, participation in any so-called "conspiracy" that led to the arrest of former President Rodrigo Duterte. National Security Adviser Eduardo Año attends the motu proprio hearing Thursday, March 20, 2025 conducted by the...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP), has formalized a partnership with the National Security Council (NSC) to initiate an assessment of national security threats within the country’s construction projects. DTI Secretary...
The top security strategists of the Philippines and Japan have agreed to work closely together to address “destabilizing actions” in the South and East China Seas. This, as National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año spoke over the phone with newly designated Japanese National Security...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hold a flag-raising activity onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) The National Security Council (NSC) and Armed Forces of...
Five more alleged Chinese spies are presented to the public by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Jan. 30, 2025 following their arrest in separate operations in Palawan, NAIA, and Dumaguete City. (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC)...
(File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año expressed support for the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) planned move to declare a food security emergency by the end of January due to the rising prices of rice. Año said the country’s food security “is a...
A suspected Chinese spy and his two Filipino cohorts were presented by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Jan. 20, 2025, following their arrest in Makati City. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The National Security Council (NSC) called on lawmakers Tuesday, Jan. 21, to...
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 first Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The National Security...
The exclusion of former presidents from the National Security Council (NSC) is a huge loss for the government as their “wealth of experience” could give the incumbent administration valuable information in crafting the country’s national security policies, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa...
