Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (File photo) MANILA - Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana reminded all military personnel to remain non-partisan and apolitical in the coming May 9 elections. He made this reminder during his visit to Camp Kibaritan in Kalilangan, Bukidnon where he had a brief talk with the men and women of the Mindanao Training Group of the Philippine Army. "As my term as SND (Secretary of National Defense) is about to end, I thanked each and everyone of them for the solid support that they have accorded me. I also reminded them to stay non-partisan and apolitical during the upcoming national elections and do their best to ensure a smooth transition of national and local leadership," Lorenzana said in a Facebook post Wednesday night. Also, the DND chief said the 42,000-hectares Kibaritan Military Reservation has great potential as a training area for troops. "Being the second-largest military reservation of the AFP (Armed Fo
(Photo courtesy of AFP) MANILA - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Andres Centino urged all military units in Northern Mindanao to exert all possible efforts in defeating the communist insurgency before President Rodrigo R. Duterte ends his term this June. "Give your best. We will make sure you have resources. We want to end this insurgency, to capture its top leaders here. More importantly, we want to honor the heroism of our comrades who made the ultimate sacrifices in this decades-old fighting," he said during his visit to the Cagayan De Oro-based 4th Infantry Division on Wednesday. These resources include the necessary equipment, aside from the enhancement of skills of the soldiers so that they are prepared for the challenges of fighting and neutralizing these threats. Centino also lauded the 4th Infantry Division for its successes against the communist terrorist group (CTG) in the past months. The 4th Infantry Division was responsible for neutralizing high
THE Philippine defence chief signed an 18.9bil peso (RM1.5bil) deal with India to acquire the military’s first shore-based anti-ship missile system that he said would be used to defend the country’s sovereignty.
The Department of National Defense (DND) was not officially informed about the crashed F-35C Lightning II aircraft of the United States Navy reportedly near the Philippine waters in the South China Sea last week.
Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (Photo courtesy of Department of National Defense
MANILA, Philippines: The Philippine defense chief signed an 18.9 billion peso ($378 million) deal Friday with India to acquire the military’s first shore-based anti-ship missile system that he said would be used to defend the country’s sovereignty especially in the disputed South China Sea. Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana signed the contract with BrahMos Aerospace Director