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Several lawyers have filed a complaint against Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro, asking prosecutors to investigate his alleged continued use of his Maltese passport.

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Several lawmakers and military officials have condemned China for its move to ban Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr.

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"That is truly what they do to those who speak the truth."

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Authorities raided a steel manufacturing plant in Tagoloan, Misamis Oriental, on Friday, May 15, resulting in the arrest of 69 Chinese nationals and one Filipino.

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Countries that rely on Filipino workers to staff their hospitals, man their ships, and care for their elderly have a duty to help protect them, Defense Secretary Gibo Teodoro Jr. told a gathering of European defense leaders on Wednesday, March 25, as the war in the Middle East continues to affect over two million Filipino workers.

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The Philippines is expanding its defense outreach, engaging NATO and European partners.

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The Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines have reassured the public that the ongoing Middle East conflict poses "no direct" threat to the country.

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The Department of National Defense met with Brazil's newly-designated defense attaché on Thursday, February 5, to discuss expanding military cooperation between the two countries.

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The Department of Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines will have to live by this phrase: transforming while performing. Among their mandates on many fronts: defending our sovereign rights against incursion, campaigning against remnants of the communist movement, maintaining fragile peace in the Bangsamoro, supporting the people’s outcry against systemic corruption and thwarting destabilization attempts.

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The Philippines has acquired 12 FA-50 Block 70 light combat aircraft worth over $700 million from South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), boosting the country’s air defense capabilities under its ongoing military modernization program.

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Several lawmakers and military officials have condemned China for its move to ban Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro Jr.

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"That is truly what they do to those who speak the truth."

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The Philippines is expanding its defense outreach, engaging NATO and European partners.

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The Department of National Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines have reassured the public that the ongoing Middle East conflict poses "no direct" threat to the country.

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The Department of National Defense met with Brazil's newly-designated defense attaché on Thursday, February 5, to discuss expanding military cooperation between the two countries.

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The Department of Defense and the Armed Forces of the Philippines will have to live by this phrase: transforming while performing. Among their mandates on many fronts: defending our sovereign rights against incursion, campaigning against remnants of the communist movement, maintaining fragile peace in the Bangsamoro, supporting the people’s outcry against systemic corruption and thwarting destabilization attempts.

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The Philippines has acquired 12 FA-50 Block 70 light combat aircraft worth over $700 million from South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries Ltd. (KAI), boosting the country’s air defense capabilities under its ongoing military modernization program.

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