President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has picked former Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to be the chairperson of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) under his administration.
DND backs Duterte remarks on arbitral court ruling vs China
Published May 6, 2021 12:20pm The Department of National Defense on Thursday backed the statement of President Rodrigo Duterte that the Philippines’ arbitral victory against China’s massive claim in the West Philippine Sea is just a paper fit to be thrown in trash. “According to (Defense) Secretary (Delfin) Lorenzana, what Presidente Duterte said last night regarding the PCA ruling is correct. There is no international law enforcement body that can enforce it,” DND spokesperson Arsenio Andolong said in a message to reporters. However, he said, even without the ruling of the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in the Hague, Netherlands, the government will continue to defend “what is rightfully ours.”
Canadian SF Commander Under Fire for Supporting an Officer Convicted of Sexual Assault
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MG Peter Dawe (CBC)
The commander of the Canadian Special Operations Forces Command will be replaced after it came to light that he wrote a letter in support of an officer convicted of sexually assaulting Analise Schamuhn, a fellow officer.
The Department of National Defense on Friday announced that MG Peter Dawe, who commands Canada’s special operations command, will be replaced next week. He was scheduled to rotate out of his command this summer.
“The acting chief of the defense staff Wayne Eyre, as well as Minister of Defense Harjit Sajjan, retain confidence in Dawe’s ability to continue to serve Canada,” a released statement from the department said.