PH Air Force 'scrambles' fighter jets vs. unknown aircraft The Philippine Air Force (PAF) on Saturday announced that two of its FA-50PH fighter jets were "scrambled" to intercept an unidentified…
DND, DPWH inaugurate 2 buildings for army engineers The Department of National Defense (DND) and the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) inaugurated Tuesday two buildings worth P48 million…
US official hopeful for ‘satisfactory’ VFA pact The United States is hoping for a "satisfactory arrangement" with the Philippines for the continuation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA). Velasco vows…
PH, Japan to enhance defense cooperation The defense chiefs of the Philippines and Japan have agreed to further strengthen cooperation in all areas. PH would have inked submarine deal sans…
PN prefers US Cyclone patrol boats over Hamilton-class cutter The Philippine Navy (PN) would rather acquire the newly-decommissioned Cyclone-class patrol vessels than obtain another Hamilton-class cutter from the United…
PH, US start 36th 'Balikatan' exercises The 36th iteration of the annual "Balikatan" exercises between the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and the US military formally started on…
US support to AFP modernization continuous: PH envoy While the future of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) is still uncertain, the United States will continue to support the modernization…
PRRD approves acquisition of 15 Black Hawk helicopters President Rodrigo Duterte has approved the acquisition of 15 Black Hawk helicopters to address the growing heli-lift deficiency of the Philippine…
DND scoffs at communist rebels’ plan to deploy urban hit squads The Department of Defense (DND) on Sunday scoffed at communist rebels’ threat to again deploy liquidation squads, with Defense…
Downward trend: Southeast Asian countries cut defense spending A study says Southeast Asian countries are cutting defense spending as a result of the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus…
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New US-Philippines defense pact ‘in the works’ The United States and the Philippines are crafting a new defense pact that could replace the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) that was proposed…
Review VFA first before ending it, Duterte told Senators urged President Rodrigo R. Duterte to reconsider a plan before to end an agreement with the US on the deployment of…
The Administration’s reluctant partner in appeasing China The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is the administration’s reluctant partner in its appeasement policy on China. The Philippine military has been…
Philippines, France eye enhanced maritime defense pact Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and French Defense Minister Florence Parly recently signed the Letter of Intent on Enhancing Defense Cooperation in the Maritime…
Defense budget needs 2% of GDP to be at par with Asean – military The Philippine government should increase its defense spending to at least 2 percent of the country’s…
First Defense Attaché Highlights Russia-Philippines Defense Relations A look at the significance of the move for the wider defense relationship. PH Ambassador receives PH defense secretary Secretary Lorenzana and his…
Defense seeks Congress approval of P258 billion budget The Department of National Defense (DND) is asking Congress to approve its proposed P258 billion budget for 2020, which also covers the…
8th Philippine-United States Bilateral Strategic Dialogue (BSD) Joint Statement The Republic of the Philippines and the United States of America held the Eighth Bilateral Strategic Dialogue from 15 to 16…
Duterte OK of defense deals with US to hasten AFP upgrade Department of National Defense (DND) said President Duterte’s decision to reconsider his earlier order for the Armed Forces of…
Lorenzana: 2 new frigates add to navy’s capability Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the acquisition of two frigates for the Philippine Navy will further boost the country’s ability to defend…
DND, AFP renew calls for defense treaty review in Balikatan 2019 In front of the United States ambassador and hundreds of American troopers, the Philippines’ Department of National Defense (DND)…
Lorenzana: Ambiguity in US-PH defense treaty will bring chaos during a crisis Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said ambiguities in the decades-old Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) will only create confusion or…
PH to honor defense cooperation accord with the US In a meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) leaders meeting here, Foreign Secretary Perfecto Yasay said he…