MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Thursday directed the Philippine Army (PA) to accelerate its transition from internal security operations to external defense, citing evolving ...

The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Tuesday expressed support for the proposal to cut the share of unprogrammed appropriations in the national budget to the lowest level of 2%. During a ...

Adequate funding is needed to acquire a “minimum impact” fleet of multi-role fighter jets (MRF) under the Armed Forces of the Philippines' ...

An F-16 fighter jet from the 2024 US-Philippine joint military exercises at Basa Air Base, Pampanga. — PHILIPPINE STAR/WALTER BOLLOZOS THE Philippines’ Department of National Defense (DND) is pushing ...

THE offshore patrol vessel BRP Rajah Sulayman is docked at the Naval Operating Base in Subic, Zambales for its christening and commissioning ceremony on February 24. NAVAL OPERATING BASE, Subic — The ...

Sen. Loren Legarda during one of the Senate proceedings. MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Loren Legarda, the first woman to chair the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification, ...

A new GAO report found that the tax agency lacks a strategic workforce plan following major staff reductions last year. Some IT projects have carried on, while others have suffered.

FOR decades, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) survived on a year-to-year allowance while potential adversaries planned in decades. Fighter jets were debated, not bought. Submarines were ...

The Department of National Defense (DND) and its South Korean counterpart formalized two major agreements to honor the legacy of Filipino veterans of the ...

MANILA, Philippines — The alleged espionage activities targeting the the Philippines are part of a global trend by the ...

The U.S. Digital Service alum is exiting the Department of Veterans Affairs after leading its artificial intelligence and digital modernization initiatives.