On May 14, 2025, the Secretary of National Defense of the Republic of the Philippines, H.E. Gilberto Teodoro Jr., and German Federal Minister of Defense Boris Pistorius signed the Philippine ...

The U.S. could be drawn into a conflict between China and the Philippines that's been roiling the South China Sea.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth says Washington and Manila should stand "shoulder to shoulder" against the regional threat posed by China. Hegseth has met with Philippine President ...

announced the NMESIS deployment at a press conference Friday with Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro. “We agreed that the United States will deploy additional advanced ...

The Philippines and Germany have formalized a new defense cooperation arrangement, signed in Berlin on Wednesday, the Department of National Defense (DND) ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reaffirmed the United States’ “ironclad commitment” to the Mutual Defense Treaty with the Philippines, saying in Manila on Friday that deterrence was needed ...

US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth reaffirmed Washington's strong commitment to its alliance with the Philippines during his official visit to the South-East Asian country.

President Bongbong Marcos Jr., his secretary of national defense and senior leaders in the Philippines are demonstrating courage in standing up for Philippine sovereignty and committing to ...

Singapore – Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and Philippine Secretary of National Defense Gilberto Teodoro on Sunday agreed to further strengthen cooperation between Japan's Self-Defense Forces ...