The Philippines and United States are planning to build five facilities across Luzon to improve both countries’ joint trainings and disaster response capabilities under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA). DND OIC Jose Faustino Jr. (File photo by DND) Department of National Defense...
Japanese military personnel will be able to conduct exercises in the Philippines if a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) being pushed in the Senate materializes. Filipino, American, and Japanese marines kick off this year's iteration of the KAMANDAG exercise at the Philipine Marine Corps headquarters...
Seventeen soldiers who got injured during a recent firefight between the military and Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in Basilan were awarded with medals by Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge (OIC) Jose Faustino Jr. Department of National Defense (DND) OIC Jose Faustino Jr....
BACOLOD CITY – Six wounded soldiers were awarded the Wounded Personnel Medal (WPM) for their bravery and heroism in the series of encounters with New People’s Army (NPA) rebels in Barangay Carabalan, Himamaylan City, Negros Occidental from Oct. 6 to 8. DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND)...
The Philippines is looking to further enhance its defense technology capabilities by collaborating with Poland, one of the most respectable European countries in the industry. Photo by Department of National Defense This was revealed when Polish Embassy in Manila Chargé d' affaires (CDA)...
French Ambassador to the Philippines Michèle Boccoz paid a courtesy call on Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. in Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City on Monday, August 1. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. meets French...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in Charge Jose Faustino Jr. was invited during the 95th founding anniversary of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (CPLA) held at the Shangri-La The Fort, Manila in Taguig City on Friday night, July 29. Department of National Defense (DND) Officer in...
The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) instructed regional DRRM offices in Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR), Ilocos (Region 1), Cagayan Valley (Region 2), Central Luzon (Region 3), and National Capital Region (NCR) to conduct rapid damage assessment in areas...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. met with the incoming and outgoing defense attaches of Japan to the Philippines on Thursday, July 21. (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense) Col. Nakano Yu, outgoing Japanese defense attache, and his successor,...
Amid a fresh wave of Covid-19 infections, Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. presided over the first organizational briefing of the National Task Force (NTF) Against Covid-19 under the new administration to prevent a potential massive outbreak driven by new and...
Department of National Defense (DND) Officer-in-Charge Jose Faustino Jr. issued Monday, July 18, a 10-point agenda which shall serve as his guidelines to align the department’s policies with the present administration’s promise of a “stronger and better Philippines.” Department of National...
The Department of National Defense (DND) under the leadership of Officer in Charge (OIC) Jose Faustino Jr. is conducting a review of procurement contracts made by the past administration but an official bared Thursday, July 14, that it was a “customary” procedure and not held because of...
