The Philippines and New Zealand are set to sign their visiting forces deal in April, Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Monday. “We have finalized discussions ...

MANILA (Bernama-PNA): Philippine Department of National Defence (DND) Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr is scheduled to meet with United States (US) Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth on March 28 at ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of National Defense (DND) and the military had nothing to do with the arrest of former president Rodrigo Duterte, Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr ...

Department of National Defense ... on the positive outcomes of his meeting with Japan Defense Minister Nakatani Gen in February. "The SND (Secretary of National Defense) welcomed the visit to the ...

United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth will visit the Philippines next week as part of ongoing ... Hegseth will be in Manila on March 28-29 to meet with Department of National Defense (DND) ...

DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. (right) and US Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (left) (Photos courtesy of DND and US DOD) MANILA – Department of National Defense ... DOD said Hegseth ...

The Philippine defense chief has called China's expansive claims in the South China Sea as "the biggest fiction and lie" that ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP ... Teodoro underscored the need for a “stronger national defense posture” and continued security engagement with allied countries to address the threat posed ...

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine defense ... Teodoro underscored the need for a “stronger national defense posture” and continued security engagement with allied countries to address ...