The top security strategists of the Philippines and Japan have agreed to work closely together to address “destabilizing actions” in the South and East China Seas. This, as National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año spoke over the phone with newly designated Japanese National Security...
Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel hold a flag-raising activity onboard BRP Teresa Magbanua in the vicinity of Escoda Shoal in the West Philippine Sea on June 12, 2024 to commemorate the 126th Philippine Independence Day. (Photo by PCG) The National Security Council (NSC) and Armed Forces of...
Five more alleged Chinese spies are presented to the public by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Jan. 30, 2025 following their arrest in separate operations in Palawan, NAIA, and Dumaguete City. (File photo) The National Security Council (NSC)...
(File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año expressed support for the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) planned move to declare a food security emergency by the end of January due to the rising prices of rice. Año said the country’s food security “is a...
A suspected Chinese spy and his two Filipino cohorts were presented by the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Jan. 20, 2025, following their arrest in Makati City. (Photo: Armed Forces of the Philippines) The National Security Council (NSC) called on lawmakers Tuesday, Jan. 21, to...
A Philippine Navy (PN) personnel aboard BRP Jose Rizal (FF-150) observes Japan Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSDF) destroyer JS Sazanami (DD 113) during the first Philippines-Japan maritime cooperative activity in the West Philippine Sea (WPS) on Aug. 2, 2024. (Photo: AFP) The National Security...
The exclusion of former presidents from the National Security Council (NSC) is a huge loss for the government as their “wealth of experience” could give the incumbent administration valuable information in crafting the country’s national security policies, Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa...
Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB) Vice President Sara Duterte's recent removal as a member of the National Security Council (NSC) could be followed by the filing of a fourth impeachment complaint against her. This, after Secretary General...
Vice President Sara Duterte (left), President Marcos (MANILA BULLETIN) Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares said the reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC) exposes the deepening wedge between the Marcos and Duterte...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año (File photo) The reorganization of the National Security Council (NSC) by President Marcos Jr. is meant to “enhance” the capability of the Chief Executive to make policies relating to national security based on prudent recommendations of people he trusts....
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (middle) approves the National Security Strategy (NSS) 2024 following a meeting with key security officials led by National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año (fourth from right) and Department of National Defense (DND) Usec. Ignacio Madriaga (fourth from left) in...
National Security Council (NSC) Asst. Director General Jonathan Malaya (File photo) The Makabayan bloc’s endorsement of an impeachment complaint against Vice President Sara Duterte is nothing but “political opportunism”, the National Security Council (NSC) said. In a press conference Friday,...
