Welcoming the “expanding relationship” that the Philippines has with other countries, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles said that the Philippines’ recent moves to strengthen defense and bilateral ties with its neighbors “is not really in my mind about...
Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin met with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and concurrent Defense Minister Richard Marles during a courtesy call in Malacañan Palace. Bersamin welcomed the Australian official at the Presidential Guest House in Malacañan on Friday, Aug. 22. According to...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is eyeing to enhance its cooperation with Australia to bolster deterrence capabilities amid China’s escalating aggression in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Australia Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. is set to hold a high-level defense dialogue with Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles on Friday, Aug. 22. In a statement Wednesday, Aug. 20, Marles said his meeting with Teodoro for the 2nd...
To establish a common operating picture in the South China Sea and Indo-Pacific region, Australia and Japan are considering to develop a military intelligence-sharing agreement with the Philippines. This came as Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. met with ...
Department of National Defense (DND) Sec. Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (right) and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles answer questions from the media after the inaugural Australia-Philippines Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Canberra on Nov. 12, 2024. (Photo: DND)...
Australia and Japan have committed to supporting the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) as they jointly expressed concern about China's coercive activities against the Philippines in the West Philippine Sea, which they said are now happening "with high frequency." Defense and foreign...
Defense chiefs of the Philippines, the United States, Japan and Australia have slammed China's aggressive actions in the South China Sea, prompting them to line up recent more quadrilateral maritime actions to assert rules-based order in the waters. Department of National Defense (DND)...
Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles lauded President Marcos’ for being “proactive” in putting the Philippine economy front and center of his administration’s agenda in the post-pandemic world. Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and President Ferdinand...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. welcomed the visit of Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles to the Philippines, saying it would be an essential part of the country's response to China's actions in the West Philippine Sea. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Australian...
