Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 10:19:25 +0000
THE Philippines will be sending a Navy ship to the fleet review, which China will host in April, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said in a text message to reporters on…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 17 Jan 2019 09:36:38 +0000
Some members of the Cabinet led by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana trooped to Sulu on Thursday to throw support behind the historic plebiscite of the Bangsamoro Organic Law.
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Read moreCredit to Author: lalos| Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2019 09:42:09 +0000
The ongoing radar spat between South Korea and Japan is deepening, with the two sides clashing over the matter of sharing the frequency of the radar that Tokyo claims to have detected.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 08:33:52 +0000
ABOUT 10,000 soldiers were deployed in Cotabato City to secure the upcoming plebiscite of the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL) on January 21, with Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and the Armed…READ
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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2019 05:51:05 +0000
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday announced a new three-year deadline to finish off communist insurgency.
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Read moreCredit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 02 Jan 2019 03:49:58 +0000
THE military will have to “double” its defense against terrorism, its chief, Lt. Gen. Benjamin Madrigal Jr., said on Wednesday. “We advise our troops to double their efforts to prevent…READ
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sun, 23 Dec 2018 23:11:49 +0000
Donald Trump on Sunday announced he will replace Defense Secretary Jim Mattis with his deputy Patrick Shanahan, speeding up the Pentagon chief’s planned exit days after he quit.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2018 00:39:28 +0000
Former Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Galileo Gerard Kintanar Jr. on Friday detailed the list of the upcoming defense acquisitions and expected signed deals for the Philippine Air Force in 2019.
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Read moreCredit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2018 22:50:46 +0000
The extraordinary resignation letter that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis handed to a surprised President Donald Trump was not just a product of two years of accumulating frustration with an impulsive boss, but an outline of the strategic hazards facing the next Pentagon chief.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Dennis Maliwanag| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 22:55:42 +0000
President Donald Trump has announced that Defense Secretary Jim Mattis will retire at the end of February.
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