PH envoy warns Filipino patience has its limits over WPS issue
The country’s envoy to the United States warned Wednesday there will be a time that the Philippines “will rise up” ...
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Security risks of EDCA under the Marcos Jr. administration
By Rommel C. Banlaoi, PhD "Beijing…expresses tremendous security anxieties that EDCA sites hosting US military facilities in the Philippines are ...
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DND admits PH military capability ‘among weakest’ in Asian region
The military capability of the Philippines is among the weakest in the region, Department of National Defense officer-in-charge Jose Faustino ...
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Defense eyeing new jets under AFP modernization plan
The Department of National Defense (DND) is still looking at the possibility of acquiring multirole fighters (MRFs) under Horizon 3 ...
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Are the days of the NPA numbered?
"The days of the NPA may be numbered, but ‘strategic victory’ for the government may not really translate into lasting ...
Read moreDND to discuss formal closing of chopper deal with Russia
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday said a body that will discuss further the formal termination of the ...
Read moreDND: Purchase of submarines not a priority
The Department of National Defense (DND) on Wednesday clarified that the purchase of submarines for the Philippine Navy (PN) is ...
Read morePH trying to recoup P1.9b deposit in failed heli deal with Russia
The Philippine government is trying to recover P1.9 billion in deposit for the purchase of 17 Russian-made helicopters, but was ...
Read moreDND: Expand defense ties with Israel
The Philippines and Israel are planning to further expand bilateral defense and military relations. This after Department of National Defense ...
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Courtesy call
Department of National Defense officer-in-charge and retired Lt. Gen. Jose Faustino Jr. (left) and Armed Forces of the Philippines chief ...
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