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Philippine infrastructure spending dropped 17% in 2025 amid corruption probe

Philippine infrastructure spending and other capital outlays fell 17.3 percent to P1.097 trillion in 2025 as the government intensified a probe into a flood...

Simulated Flight

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) inaugurates its first 2-in-1 ‘Full Motion Flight Simulator’ in its training facility at the Brig. Gen. Benito Ebuen Air...

New Black Hawk

The Philippine Air Force accepts five new S-70i Black Hawk helicopters during the Acceptance, Turnover, and Blessing Ceremony at the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing...

Outdated projects dropped as DND recalibrates priorities

The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday presented its proposed ₱295.18-billion budget for 2026 before the Senate Finance Subcommittee E, highlighting a strategic...

Legislator eyes reconditioning military air assets

A legislator on Saturday proposed the recommissioning of retired military aircraft to be used as force multipliers during natural calamities as well as for...

BCDA remits P5.21b to national gov’t

The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) said it remitted P5.21 billion to the national government as of mid-May 2025, including remittances to the...

US Defense chief visit aims to bolster AFP modernization

Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez announced on Sunday that the upcoming visit of US Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to...

AFP modernization should be ramped up

“We definitely need to modernize the Armed Forces to respond to heightened tensions from China’s incursions and aggressive actions against our Coast Guard and...

Philippine Army modernization ‘on track’—Galido

The Philippine Army is making significant progress in its modernization program, which aims to strengthen territorial and land-based defense capabilities under the Comprehensive Archipelagic...

US vows to increase support for AFP in security, defense meet

The United States has promised to increase its support for the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) modernization in the inaugural 3+3 ministerial meeting...

Broader trade, defense pacts with Czech seen

PRAGUE—President Marcos on Thursday expressed hope that the Czech Republic would assist the Philippines in modernizing the Armed Forces of the Philippines amid the...

AFP modernization

How much would it take to modernize the Armed Forces of the Philippines so the country can achieve what’s often referred to as a...

Teodoro says AFP can modernize with 2024 budget

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. expressed hope that the modernization of the Armed of the Philippines (AFP) would be intensified...

AFP modernization on sked

The Philippines will pursue the modernization of its armed forces to “address present dangers.” That was the latest pronouncement of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on...
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