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                    [Title] => Teodoro: Countering China aggression requires defense budget of up to 4% of GDP
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Countering Chinese aggression and protecting the country's maritime rights will require the defense budget to be raised as much as 4% of GDP, a move that will force trade-offs in other government sectors, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Friday, July 10. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-10 13:27:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/04/102025-11-2822-04-16_2026-06-04_23-38-04631_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2538383 [Title] => China’s response to DFA opens ‘window to true intentions,’ says DND [Summary] =>

The reply of the Chinese Embassy to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) shows the Chinese Communist Party’s “true intentions” in dealing with the Philippines, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Sunday, June 28. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-28 16:52:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/07/31/china_2024-07-31_22-47-51809_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2535161 [Title] => Lawmakers, military execs hit China sanctions on Teodoro [Summary] =>

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

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Inalmahan ng Department of National Defense ang pahayag ng China Defense Ministry na bahagi ng kanilang soberanya ang Pagasa at Lawak Islands sa pinagtatalunang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea.

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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.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-17 16:58:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/17/teodoro-steel-plant-inspection_2026-05-17_16-30-22420_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2511396 [Title] => Mga Pinoy sa Middle East ililikas na - DND [Summary] =>

Naghahanda na ang Department of National Defense para sa mga Pilipino sa Middle East sa paglilikas at humanitarian missions kaugnay ng posibleng paglala ng tensiyon matapos ang inilunsad na air strike ng Estados Unidos at Israel sa Iran.

[DatePublished] => 2026-03-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/03/01/1_2026-03-01_22-25-03266_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2496687 [Title] => DND on alert for holidays [Summary] =>

The Department of National Defense yesterday gave assurance that despite the holiday break, the DND is ready to respond to any incident nationwide.

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The Department of National Defense lashed out at China yesterday for again trying to spread lies to justify how its forces attacked and injured Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea last week.

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President Marcos ordered yesterday a base pay increase for military and uniformed personnel (MUP), to be implemented in three tranches beginning next year.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804761 [AuthorName] => Helen Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/03/102024-11-3021-45-34_2025-12-03_22-32-28201_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2491413 [Title] => COA flags DND for barely tapping millions of NTF-ELCAC funds [Summary] =>

The Department of National Defense only used roughly a third of the funds it received for programs under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) from 2020 to 2024, leaving most of the money unspent and forcing the return of more than P7.6 million to government coffers. 

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-02 17:51:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/03/06/abolish-ntf-elcac_2024-03-06_21-06-04645_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Teodoro: Countering China aggression requires defense budget of up to 4% of GDP
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Countering Chinese aggression and protecting the country's maritime rights will require the defense budget to be raised as much as 4% of GDP, a move that will force trade-offs in other government sectors, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said Friday, July 10. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-07-10 13:27:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/06/04/102025-11-2822-04-16_2026-06-04_23-38-04631_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2538383 [Title] => China’s response to DFA opens ‘window to true intentions,’ says DND [Summary] =>

The reply of the Chinese Embassy to the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) shows the Chinese Communist Party’s “true intentions” in dealing with the Philippines, Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Sunday, June 28. 

[DatePublished] => 2026-06-28 16:52:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/07/31/china_2024-07-31_22-47-51809_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2535161 [Title] => Lawmakers, military execs hit China sanctions on Teodoro [Summary] =>

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

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Inalmahan ng Department of National Defense ang pahayag ng China Defense Ministry na bahagi ng kanilang soberanya ang Pagasa at Lawak Islands sa pinagtatalunang teritoryo sa West Philippine Sea.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2528610 [Title] => 69 Chinese nationals nabbed at Tony Yang-linked steel plant in Misamis Oriental [Summary] =>

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.

[DatePublished] => 2026-05-17 16:58:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807953 [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/05/17/teodoro-steel-plant-inspection_2026-05-17_16-30-22420_thumbnail.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2511396 [Title] => Mga Pinoy sa Middle East ililikas na - DND [Summary] =>

Naghahanda na ang Department of National Defense para sa mga Pilipino sa Middle East sa paglilikas at humanitarian missions kaugnay ng posibleng paglala ng tensiyon matapos ang inilunsad na air strike ng Estados Unidos at Israel sa Iran.

[DatePublished] => 2026-03-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2026/03/01/1_2026-03-01_22-25-03266_thumbnail.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2496687 [Title] => DND on alert for holidays [Summary] =>

The Department of National Defense yesterday gave assurance that despite the holiday break, the DND is ready to respond to any incident nationwide.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804754 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/24/112023-06-1123-11-17_2025-12-24_18-45-51700_thumbnail.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2495387 [Title] => DND slams China’s lies in West Philippine Sea attack [Summary] =>

The Department of National Defense lashed out at China yesterday for again trying to spread lies to justify how its forces attacked and injured Filipino fishermen in the West Philippine Sea last week.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804754 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/18/1dnd2023-02-1322-40-40_2025-12-18_23-00-02267_thumbnail.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2491746 [Title] => MUP to get salary hike next year [Summary] =>

President Marcos ordered yesterday a base pay increase for military and uniformed personnel (MUP), to be implemented in three tranches beginning next year.

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804761 [AuthorName] => Helen Flores [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/12/03/102024-11-3021-45-34_2025-12-03_22-32-28201_thumbnail.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2491413 [Title] => COA flags DND for barely tapping millions of NTF-ELCAC funds [Summary] =>

The Department of National Defense only used roughly a third of the funds it received for programs under the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) from 2020 to 2024, leaving most of the money unspent and forcing the return of more than P7.6 million to government coffers. 

[DatePublished] => 2025-12-02 17:51:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1807493 [AuthorName] => Cristina Chi [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/03/06/abolish-ntf-elcac_2024-03-06_21-06-04645_thumbnail.jpg ) ) )
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