Tags: Security
Tags: Security
Tags: Security
In 2023, the military had planned to spend ₱40 billion a year for the next eight years under its modernization program. But that would be short of the ₱332 billion needed to complete the first two phases of the military modernization program.
Tags: Security
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the defense department’s revised third-phase military modernization plan to strengthen the country’s external defense posture.
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The Philippines is amping up its military capabilities with the help of Germany and the Czech Republic as it continues its Maritime Cooperative Activity with the United States. In Leyte, soldiers kill two NPA rebels.
Security officials share expectations for this year’s Balikatan exercises, and new statements on the West Philippine Sea.
In Mindanao, army commandos kill nine Islamist militants in a chance encounter, including two primary suspects in the December Catholic mass bombing.
When Beijing reminded Manila to honor its promise to tow away a rusting naval transport vessel that ran aground on a shoal in the disputed South China Sea, Ferdinand Marcos Jr courageously said BRP Sierra Madre would remain on Ayungin Shoal.
Malaysia welcomes its new king, who has also reduced the jail term of former prime minister Nab Razab by six years. Military junta leaders in Myanmar, meanwhile, extend its emergency rule for another six months.
Over to Indonesia, President Jokowi faces criticism for supporting a candidate in the upcoming elections but maintains he has done nothing wrong.
MANILA — Japan has promised to transfer technology and equipment to boost the Philippines’ maritime security, a defense official said on Friday as tensions rise in the South China Sea due to China’s growing presence and activities.
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National Security Adviser Eduardo M. Año and Minister To Lam met at the sidelines of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr.’s State Visit to Hanoi, Vietnam last 29 January 2024 to deepen security cooperation between the two (2) countries amidst the continuing evolution of the regional security environment.
We respectfully disagree with UN Special Rapporteur Irene Khan’s recommendation made this morning to abolish the NTF ELCAC.
Tags: Security , Statements
China’s repeated sovereignty claims over Bajo de Masinloc have no basis in international law or fact.
International law is clear.
Any attempt to secede any part of the Philippines will be met by the government with resolute force, as it remains steadfast in securing the sovereignty and integrity of the national territory.
