AFP's joint exercise to boost PH external defense capabilities

THIS YEAR'S Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Joint Exercise (AJEX) “DAGITPA” (Dagat-Langit-Lupa) will focus on beefing up external defense capabilities, military chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. said on Monday.

DND chief wants tougher PH espionage law

DEPARTMENT OF National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday called on lawmakers to amend the country's espionage laws to allow the government to punish those who engage in these acts during peacetime.

PH must brace for China's heightened aggression in WPS: officials

THE PHILIPPINES must brace for China's increasingly aggressive actions as it asserts its presence in the West Philippine Sea, ranking defense and military officials said Monday.

DND chief seeks private sector support for AFP modernization

DEPARTMENT OF National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has called on enterprise executives and managers to help the national government in crafting "creative financing solutions" to help ease the financial burden of the Armed Forces of the Philippines' (AFP) ongoing modernization program.

PH, Japan seal defense pact in Malacañang

THE PHILIPPINES and Japan on Monday signed the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) that would facilitate mutual visits between Filipino and Japanese armed forces for training and joint exercises.

AFP demands P60-M from China over damage, losses in Ayungin clash

THE ARMED Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Thursday said it has demanded PHP60 million from China as payment for the equipment damage and losses incurred from the China Coast Guard's (CCG) harassment of Manila's rotation and resupply mission for Filipino troops in the Ayungin Shoal on June 17.

Teodoro warns hoarders, price manipulators ahead of La Niña

WITH THE country soon to transition to the La Niña weather phenomenon, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto C. Teodoro Jr. on Sunday said the government will crack down hard on hoarders and price manipulators out to victimize the public.

NTF-WPS: Ayungin proposal ‘a lie’ meant to confuse Filipinos

THE ALLEGED new arrangement of the Philippine government with China to manage the situation in Ayungin Shoal is a lie fabricated by China to confuse the Filipinos, an official of the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) said Tuesday.

Over P541-M worth of aid given to 10 El Niño-affected regions

TEN EL Niño-affected regions received about PHP541 million worth of aid, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said Thursday.

Japanese mobile radar to enhance PH's 'domain awareness' capability

DEPARTMENT OF National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. on Monday said the country's newly-acquired TPS-P14ME Mobile Air Surveillance Radar System from Japan will expand the country's "domain awareness" capabilities.

Aurora naval facility to secure PH Rise, boost archipelagic defense

THE NAVAL detachment in the province of Aurora will greatly enhance the country's capability to protect its maritime interests in the Philippine Rise (formerly Benham Rise) and improve its defense posture.

DND eyes collab with S. Africa for PH's self-reliant defense program

THE DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND) is looking at a possible logistics and defense collaboration with South Africa to support the country's self-reliant defense posture (SRDP) initiative.

AFP shrugs off China's warning vs. hiked military presence in Batanes

THE PHILIPPINES has every right to boost its defense capabilities within its territories, a military official said Tuesday.

DND to work with JICA in identifying maritime security projects

THE DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND) has committed to working with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in identifying maritime security cooperation projects in the country.

Gov't won't stop fight vs. NPA, terrorist groups -- Defense chief

DEPARTMENT OF National Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. vowed the government would continue to pursue and eradicOFate terrorist groups, following the killing of a soldier in a clash with New People's Army (NPA) rebels in Batangas over the weekend.

DND: ‘Hypocritical’ Chinese propaganda won’t reverse maritime damage

THE DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND) chided China on Saturday over its “propaganda lines” accusing the Philippines and the BRP Sierra Madre, Manila’s outpost in the Ayungin Shoal, of marine damage.

PH Navy to commission 2 ex-US patrol vessels Sept. 11

BOOSTING THE FLEET. The Philippine Navy's BRP General Mariano Alvarez (PS-38), formerly known as the USS Cyclone (PC-1), docked at Navy headquarters in Naval Station Jose Andrada, Roxas Boulevard, Manila in May 2012. The Philippine Navy (PN) on Tuesday (Sept. 5, 2023) said it would christen and commission into service two US-donated Cyclone-class patrol vessels on Sept. 11. (PNA file photo by Priam Nepomuceno)

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THE PHILIPPINE Navy (PN) on Tuesday said it would christen and commission into service two US-donated Cyclone-class patrol vessels on Sept. 11.

DND eyes tapping 'non-traditional sources' for AFP modernization

THE DEPARTMENT of National Defense (DND) said it is also looking at "non-traditional sources" of weapon systems and platforms to support the ongoing modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

PH, Italy keen on further enhancing defense ties

THE PHILIPPINES and Italy are both interested in further enhancing their defense relations in the interest of global peace and freedom.