The Philippines and New Zealand are set to sign a defense agreement that will allow the two countries' militaries to conduct exercises in each other's territories, New Zealand's Defense Minister Judith Collins said on Monday, April 28. Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and New...
Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Juanito Victor "Jonvic" Remulla Jr. on Thursday, March 20 admitted that a meeting took place between President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. and several Cabinet officials but this was to address rumors of former president Rodrigo...
China accused the Philippines of turning the South China Sea dispute into a "shadow play" meant to smear Beijing and allow "external forces" to undermine peace and stability in the region.Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi leaves a press conference on the sideline of the National People's...
The Philippines and the United States have both underscored the need to restore deterrence in the South China Sea as China continues its aggressive claims in a region of global trade importance. Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. and US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth (AP,...
Amid already tensed relations with China, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. asked Beijing to stop its spying activities that target Philippine officials and infrastructure. Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. (left) delivers his speech at the Waitangi Day...
The Chinese Embassy in Manila slammed Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro for his supposedly "unprofessional and ludicrous" remarks against China, which they perceive to contradict the Marcos administration's policy of deescalating tension between the two...
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro defended on Tuesday, Dec. 24, the decision of the Philippine government to acquire mid-range missile assets as part of the territorial defense plan for the country.In a statement, Teodoro also emphasized that any deployment of U.S. mid-range missile assets to...
4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan (PPAB) House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan commended the Department of National Defense (DND) under Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr. for helping maintain peace across three provinces in his...
Not once but six times that President Marcos uttered "fake news" to belie the rumored resignation of Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro, which, he said, was an attempt to sow disunity within the administration."Unang-una, sagutin ko yung tanong mo: Fake, fake, fake, fake,...
Malacañang has debunked claims that Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert Teodoro has resigned. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and DND Secretary Gilbert Teodoro (Photo courtesy of PPA/KJ Rosales)In a statement on Thursday, Sept. 12, Presidential Communications...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. (PPAB) Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilbert "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. is urging Congress to address the limited coverage of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) in...
Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said that the recent Ayungin (Second Thomas) Shoal incident was a "deliberate aggressive action" and not a misunderstanding or accident. Department of National Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro on Tuesday, June 25, 2024,...