Security risks of EDCA under Marcos Jr. administration (Part 1)
"There are high expectations in Manila that EDCA can also contribute to the modernization of the Armed Forces of the ...
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Galvez to DND execs: Stay put
Defense officials to heed call for unity, no loyalty check among ranks Newly appointed Defense Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr. ordered ...
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Galvez named Defense chief
Succeeds Faustino who quits post following leadership change in AFP President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday named Carlito Galvez Jr. ...
Read moreSecurity risks of EDCA under the Marcos Jr. administration
By Rommel C. Banlaoi, PhD "Beijing…expresses tremendous security anxieties that EDCA sites hosting US military facilities in the Philippines are ...
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PH, US execs discuss defense pact
United States Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin III and Philippine counterpart Jose Faustino Jr. on Thursday discussed strengthening their commitments to ...
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DND: Expand defense ties with Israel
The Philippines and Israel are planning to further expand bilateral defense and military relations. This after Department of National Defense ...
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Tough act to follow
"With a new defense team under Secretary Jose Faustino Jr, we hope that he will reinvigorate the programs started by ...
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PH-US mulling bigger military joint exercises in 2023 — Army
The Philippines and the United States are looking at a larger joint training exercises next year, meanwhile, former Armed Forces ...
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