House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), La Union 1st district Rep. Paolo Ortega V (PPAB) Ranking members of the House of Representatives welcomed on Friday, March 28 United States (US) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on his first visit to the...
(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...
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's "ironclad commitment' to its alliance with the Philippines during a courtesy call to President Marcos in Malacañan on Friday, March 28. RENEWING TIES — President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. welcomes US Defense Secretary Pete...
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth arrived in the Philippines on Thursday night, March 27, and is set to meet with President Marcos and Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives in the Philippines for a two-day working visit. (Photo from Amb....
No country must interfere with the Philippines' decisions in terms of bolstering its military capability as the country is no one's chess piece. PCO Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) This was the Palace's response to China's call to the Philippines to “stop serving as other countries’...
The Philippines must “stop serving as other countries’ mouthpiece,” the Chinese Foreign Ministry said amid the upcoming visit of United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, which is expected to boost Manila’s defense modernization program to better prepare itself should there be...
United States Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth delivers recorded remarks at the Pentagon, March 20, 2025. (Photo courtesy: Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech, DOD) The upcoming visit of United States Department of Defense (DOD) Secretary Pete Hegseth to the country later this...