Opposition Senator Leila de Lima welcomed the remarks of incoming National Security Adviser (NSA) Clarita Carlos who expressed her disapproval of red-tagging, which has become rampant under the Duterte administration. De Lima said she hopes that the next administration could properly address the...
For Clarita Carlos, a civilian like herself is actually a better fit for the position of National Security Adviser (NSA), instead of, say, a person with a military background. Retired UP Professor Clarita Carlos (right) meets with President-elect Ferdinand Marcos on June 8, 2022 (BBM Media Bureau)...
Political scientist Clarita Carlos has been nominated by President-elect Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to serve as the National Security Adviser (NSA) and director general of the National Security Council (NSC) of his incoming Cabinet. President-elect Bongbong Marcos (left) meets with retired...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana announced Wednesday, March 9, that there will be no impact on the country’s national security if the reported takeover of an abandoned shipyard in Subic Bay, Zambales by a United States private equity firm will push through. Overview...
Former Philippine National Police (PNP) chief General Guillermo Eleazar has vowed to bring his 38-year experience in the uniformed service in the Senate should he win in the upcoming May 2022 senatorial race. Eleazar, said he would focus on programs aimed at promoting peace and order and national...
Presidential aspirant Norberto Gonzales said that the COVID-19 pandemic is a threat to the country's national security, so a candidate with experience working for the Defense department like him can work on it. Gonzales, who served as the Department of National Defense chief during former...
Amid the harassment of Filipino fishermen by Chinese Coast Guard vessels, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate, Senator Kiko Pangilinan, met with retired generals of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to discuss national security concerns. Vice President...
President Duterte can’t bar Cabinet members from attending Senate inquiries without his clearance, the spokesman of Vice President Leni Robredo said on Sunday, October 3, citing a Supreme Court (SC) ruling to back his claim. Robredo’s spokesman Barry Gutierrez noted the 2006 SC ruling of Senate...
The United States on Friday (Thursday night in Washington, D.C.) announced that it will provide an additional $11.3 million (approximately P562 million) in additional COVID-19 assistance to the Philippines. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan gave this assurance to visiting Philippine officials...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, Sept. 9 criticized President Duterte’s move to appoint Antonio Parlade, Jr. to the National Security Council (NSC), saying it would cause national insecurity and instability. “I do not understand at all why President Duterte is so committed to recycling...
Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Thursday, Sept. 9 said he has no qualms about President Duterte’s prerogative to appoint Antonio Parlade Jr. as National Security Council Deputy Director-General. After all, Parlade can still be held accountable for his actions under the country’s existing...
National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Antonio Parlade Jr. is now the deputy director-general of the National Security Council (NSC). Newly-installed NSC Deputy Director-General Antonio Parlade Jr. (File photo/ PCOO) Parlade's appointment to the...
