Once approved, the SOVFA will reinforce the 2017 Memorandum of Arrangement between the DND and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) with the Ministry of Defense (MoD) of New Zealand.

The Philippines and New Zealand have officially started negotiations for the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA), the Department of National Defense (DND) announced Wednesday. In a statement, ...

“A SOVFA will reinforce the Memorandum of Arrangement between the DND and the Armed Forces of the Philippines with the MoD of New Zealand concerning Defense Cooperation, which was signed in 2017 ...

MANILA (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN): The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Saturday reiterated its pledge of loyalty to flag and country amid speculations of a rift within its ranks ...

Newsweek reached out to the Philippine armed forces and China's Foreign Ministry with emailed requests for comment. The Filipino ships had been en route to Sandy Cay, a collection of three ...