Turnover ceremony
Philippine Navy personnel stand in formation on board the Indonesian-made naval warship for the Philippine Navy BRV Davao del Sur ...
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DND proposes OCD as separate dept
DEFENSE Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has disclosed a proposal to make the Office of Civil Defense a separate department from the ...
Read moreBayan to AFP: Disclose contents of new Oplan
THE Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Department of National Defense should disclose the actual contents of their new ...
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Cite Marcoses in contempt, SC told
A GROUP has asked the Supreme Court to cite the heirs of strongman Ferdinand Marcos and the Duterte administration in ...
Read morePH contracts Hyundai to build P15.7-b frigate
THE Department of National Defense has signed a contract with Hyundai of South Korea to build two brand new frigate ...
Read morePemberton jail probe sought
AN opposition lawmaker on Thursday filed a resolution calling on the Department of Foreign Affairs, Department of National Defense and ...
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Defense: Pact allows trans-border pursuit
INDONESIAN security forces are allowed to enter Philippine territory to pursue abductors of Indonesian nationals in accordance with a 41-year-old ...
Read moreLosing bidders buck P18-b Navy deal
Participants in the bidding for the P18-billion acquisition of two Navy frigates for the Armed Forces’ modernization program have asked ...
Read moreDND: AFP capability upgrade cost P60b
Outgoing Department of National Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said on Friday that the six-year administration of outgoing President Benigno Aquino III ...
Read moreGazmin has no reason to seek meeting with Duterte
We write in reference to the article published in The Standard on 19 May 2016, entitled “Defense chief seeks meeting ...
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