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The Philippine secretary of national defense (Filipino: Kalihim ng Tanggulang Pambansa) is the head of the Philippine Department of National Defense and a member of the president's Cabinet. [1] The current secretary is former Philippine House representative of the Tarlac's 1st congressional district Gilbert Teodoro. He assumed office on June 5 ...
Defense Secretary Teodoro (right) and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, June 1, 2024. As a Defense Secretary, Teodoro Jr. took a strong stance against Chinese incursions into Philippine waters.
Lorenzana and Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro Locsin Jr. with Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kishida in April 2022 Lorenzana with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin in April 2022. After Rodrigo Duterte won the 2016 presidential election, Lorenzana was named as the incoming Secretary of National Defense. [7]
Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. spoke at an international military conference organized in Manila by the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command amid a spike in clashes between China and the Philippine ...
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines is looking to forge reciprocal troops access agreements with Canada, France, New Zealand, and other countries, the defence minister said on Monday.
The Department of National Defense or DND was formally organised on November 1, 1939, pursuant to Executive Order No. 230 [3] of President Manuel L. Quezon to implement Commonwealth Act No. 1 or the National Defense Act of 1935 passed by the National Assembly on December 31, 1935, [4] and Commonwealth Act No. 340 creating the department.
The situation in the Taiwan Strait, where China has carried out military exercises, is an "internal matter," Philippine Defence Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Friday, declining to comment on ...
Framework of the Philippine Defense Reform Program. In October 1999, the Joint Defense Assessment (JDA) began as a policy level discussion between the Philippine Secretary of National Defense and the US Secretary of Defense. An initial JDA report in 2001 provided an objective evaluation of Philippine defense capability.