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MANILA — The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) expressed full support for the call of Defense Secretary Gilberto Jr. to speed up the implementation of the military’s modernization program due to ...

THE Department of National Defense (DND) may need to borrow from various sources to proceed with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization after its proposed budget was reduced in the ...

MANILA, Philippines — Senator Jinggoy Ejercito Estrada has filed a resolution urging the Senate to direct the appropriate committees to exercise their oversight functions in examining the ...

MANILA, Philippines – Senator JV Ejercito vowed his full support in securing sufficient and sustained funding for the Armed Forces of the Philippines’ (AFP) modernization program amid persistent ...

The modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is vital to achieving the country’s credible defense posture, the Palace said on Monday. In a press briefing in Malacañang, ...

The defense sector has received a total of P430.87 billion in the proposed 2026 national budget, almost 14% higher than its P378.89 billion actual budget in 2025, the Department of Budget and ...

WITH tensions continuing and escalating in the West Philippine Sea, and persistent acts of harassment against Filipino fishermen and maritime personnel as well as emerging cyber threats, Sen. Jinggoy ...