May 2021 | International Law Alerts | National Defense

 

The Philippine Navy (PN) would rather acquire the newly-decommissioned Cyclone-class patrol vessels than obtain another Hamilton-class cutter from the United States, its chief said Monday

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Wednesday formally recognized the Ateneo School of Government (ASoG) for its continuous support to improve military training and education.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana led the inauguration of a desalination plant system in the country’s northernmost outpost, Mavulis Island in Batanes province yesterday, 26 May 2021.

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana inspects the explosion site at the Government Arsenal and met with some of the victims and their families to express his deepest sympathies and assurances of support.

Marikina congresswoman Stella Quimbo, co-author of the bill, says the budget department asked for the allotment to restore the pension budget that was slashed during budget deliberations in 2020

Military and uniformed officials also raise issues on increasing the retirement age and the year when pension can be received

The acquisition of six offshore patrol vessels (OPV) for the Philippine Navy (PN) has been included in the Horizon 2 of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Program.

The country is now on the brink of victory against long-time security threats, the new chief of the Philippine Army (PA) said on Tuesday

The congressional bicameral conference committee on Monday approved its report on a measure seeking to strengthen and modernize the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP).