House of Representatives Majority Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez has called for stronger relations and cooperation between the Philippines and the United States. "In working our way out of this pandemic, we are hopeful that both our countries will find new opportunities for broader...
The Philippines and the United Kingdom (UK) have agreed to launch an "enhanced partnership" on trade and investment, technology, security and defense, and coronavirus (COVID-19) response, among others. UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss and Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro...
A broad network of Filipino teachers, researchers, school administrators, and other education professionals commended the University of the Philippines Board of Regents (UP BOR) for “unanimously approving” a resolution on the institutionalization of the UP-DND (Department of National Defense)...
Members of the House of Representatives are urged by the University of the Philippines (UP) Board of Regents to declare as null and void the motion for reconsideration on the approval of House Bill No. 10171 which would institutionalize the abrogated University of the Philippines-Department of...
Senator Panfilo M. Lacson said the country’s law enforcers deserve congratulations and support for the major headway against terrorism over the weekend. Lacson, chairman of the Senate National Defense and Security committee, said the law enforcers dealt major blows to the Dawlah Islamiyah (DI) on...
Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel on Sunday, October 24, advised the Department of National Defense (DND) to tap commercial airlines to fly soldiers pending the acquisition of five new C-130J Super Hercules aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF). “Assuming Camp Aguinaldo is in a rush to...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana met with Hon. Dato’ Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein, who has returned as the Senior Minister of Defense of Malaysia, in a recently held video teleconference call. Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (left)...
The proposed reform of the Military and Uniformed Personnel (MUP) pension system will only apply to new entrants in the service to ease the ballooning budget burden of the government, the Department of National Defense (DND) disclosed Monday, Oct. 18. (File photo by MANILA BULLETIN) DND...
The Department of National Defense (DND) is looking forward to the completion of the procurement of amphibious armored combat vehicles and attack helicopters from Turkey to boost the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) DND...
The Philippines and United Kingdom (UK) look to strengthen their defense cooperation to ensure peace and security in the Indo-Pacific region, the Department of National Defense (DND) disclosed Monday, Oct. 11. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense)...
The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) has just capped a 10-day Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HA/DR) training with the Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) at Naval Station Leovigildo Gantioqui, San Antonio, Zambales. (Photo from Embassy of Japan) The activity was conducted from Sept....
Various disaster relief equipment were donated by the government of Japan to the Philippines on Wednesday, Oct. 6. RELIEF OPS BOOST-- Japanese Ambassador to the Philippines Koshikawa Kazuhiko leads the turnover of humanitarian assistance and disaster relief equipment to the Philippines' Department...
