By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter ANALYSTS on Sunday said the appointment of an ex-military general and former Duterte Cabinet member to the National Security Council under President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. showed a strong military lobby in the government. “The military bloc obviously is really interested to keep its hold or control over important […]
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More militarist approach to security policy seen with Año’s appointment
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter ANALYSTS expect a shift towards a more militarist approach in the Marcos administration’s national security policy after the appointment of a former military general to the National Security Council (NSC). Malacañang on Saturday announced that Eduardo M. Año, a retired general of the Philippine Army, has been appointed as […]
More Philippine Defense officials quit
MORE senior officials of the Defense department have quit after Jose Faustino, Jr. resigned as secretary. At least seven more officials who held undersecretary and assistant secretary positions submitted their resignation letters to newly installed Defense Secretary Carlito G. Galvez, Jr., agency spokesman Arsenio R. Andolong told reporters on Tuesday. It is customary for coterminous […]
Taiwan reports China’s largest incursion yet to air defense zone
TAIPEI — Seventy-one Chinese air force aircraft including fighter jets and drones entered Taiwan’s air defense identification zone in the past 24 hours, the island’s government said on Monday, the largest reported incursion to date. Of the aircraft, 43 also crossed the Taiwan Strait’s median line, an unofficial buffer between the two sides that lies […]
PHL partners with two EU countries on defense
PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. has sought support from the Czech Republic and the Netherlands to enhance the technological capacity of the Philippines’ defense sector, according to statements released by the press secretary’s office on Wednesday. “It’s something that has been very helpful to the program of modernization that we are undergoing for defense forces […]
Japan, United Kingdom and Italy Formally Announce Joint Development of a Next-Generation Fighter
TOKYO, Dec 9, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The Government of Japan today announced the joint development of the country’s next-generation fighter together with partners in the U.K. and Italy. In recent years, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed cutting-edge technologies for fighter through diverse research initiatives, including the “X-2,” an advanced […]
Vitor eyes KO in title defense
WORLD Boxing Organization (WBO) Oriental super featherweight king Virgel Vitor is looking for an impressive win in his first title defense against challenger Dong Kwan Lee on Dec. 8 at the Calape Coliseum in Calape, Bohol. “I’m excited because this is my first title defense. Whatever he brings to this fight, I’ll do it better,” […]
Marcos says no need to rush in appointing Health, Defense chiefs
PRESIDENT Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos, Jr. on Thursday said he is not rushing to appoint secretaries for health and defense, noting that he is satisfied with the performance of the temporary heads of the two departments. “We just go to the process,” he told reporters when asked for updates on completing his Cabinet members. Aside from […]
Harris: US to defend Philippines if attacked at sea
US Vice President Kamala Harris on Monday said an armed attack on Philippine vessels in the South China Sea would trigger a mutual defense treaty between the two countries. “We stand with you in defense of international rules and norms as it relates to the South China Sea,” she told President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. […]
Marcos says PHL needs to boost defense capability amid geopolitical tensions
SCREENGRAB FROM PAF AVP PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. on Tuesday said the government will continue to boost its defense capability against a backdrop of geopolitical tensions in the Asia Pacific region. “With terrorism and external security threats brought by geopolitical tensions looming around us, around the Asia Pacific region, and around the world, it […]
Lawmakers confirm appointment of country’s top envoy
THE PHILIPPINES’ top envoy on Wednesday said he would seek updates to the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the United States to keep up with the times, as the Commission on Appointments approved his nomination. The treaty, which binds both countries to help each other in case of external attacks, is “being reviewed continuously at […]
Japan warns of rising security threats in annual defense report
TOKYO — Japan warned on Friday of escalating national security threats, including repercussions from Russia’s war with Ukraine, Chinese intimidation of Taiwan, and vulnerable technology supply chains, in its annual defense white paper. The report sets out the government’s security concerns as it prepares the defense ministry budget request due next month, aiming to build […]
Continuity as Marcos gives key posts to pro-admin people
By Kyle Aristophere T. Atienza, Reporter Philippine President-elect Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr., has named more Cabinet members, including a former defense chief who helped organize a mutiny that ousted Mr. Marcos’s father, the late dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos, in 1986. Former senate president Juan Ponce F. Enrile, 98, will serve as Mr. Marcos’ presidential legal […]
2022 NBA Finals predictions: Historic matchup awaits
THE Boston Celtics and the Golden State (then-Philadelphia) Warriors were two of the eight pioneering teams when the NBA began in 1946. Seventy five years later, as the NBA celebrates its milestone season, these two teams will battle it out for the NBA championship.Will the Warriors’ sure-fire offense dominate? Or will the Celtics’ league-best defense […]
CSB battles SSC-R for berth in play-in phase
By Joey Villar COLLEGE of St. Benilde (CSB) and San Sebastian battle each other on Friday for a spot in the play-in phase of the 97th National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) basketball tournament at the La Salle Greenhills Gym. The Blazers are out to erase the stigma of a stinging 84-65 defeat at the hands […]
Indonesia to award PHL Defense chief for rescue of 8 kidnapped fishermen
INDONESIA is conferring a peace medal to the Philippine’s head of national defense for the rescue of eight Indonesian fishermen kidnapped by the Islamic State-linked Abu Sayyaf group in 2019. Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana will be the first Filipino to receive the Medali Perdamaian or Medal of Peace, to be given by Indonesian President […]
DBM sees on-time submission of P5-T 2022 nat’l budget proposal to Congress
THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) expects to transmit to Congress the proposed P5.024-trillion National Expenditure Program for 2022 by the deadline of Aug. 23. In a Viber message Monday, DBM Officer-in-Charge and Undersecretary Tina Rose Marie L. Canda said President Rodrigo R. Duterte approved the proposed spending plan before Budget Secretary Wendel E. […]