The Department of National Defense (DND) reinforced its defense cooperation with major European allies on the sidelines of ...

The Commission on Appointments confirms the selection of Gilberto "Gibo" Teodoro Jr. as secretary of the Department of ...

PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (center), Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo(right), New Zealand Ambassador to the Philippines Catherine McIntosh (left), New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins ...

The SOVFA between the Philippines and New Zealand was formally signed last April 30. The Philippines has similar defense pacts with the United States and Australia, while another defense deal is ...

MANILA, Philippines — Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. said on Wednesday that the newly signed Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (Sovfa) between the Philippines and New Zealand will help ...

The Status Visiting Forces Agreement (Sovfa) was signed by New Zealand Defense Minister Judith Collins and Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. during the former's courtesy call on President ...

Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and New Zealand Minister of Defense Judith Collins signed the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) in Malacañang Wednesday morning ...

The Philippines and New Zealand have signed the Status of Forces Agreement or SOVFA, a key defense pact that will allow the latter's forces to hold joint military drills and bolster defense ...

and Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro after signing the Status of Visiting Forces Agreement (SOVFA) at the Malacanang Palace in Manila Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (Jam Sta Rosa/Pool ...

The Department of National Defense (DND) will sign a defense cooperation agreement with Germany next month as the national ...

The signing of the SOVFA follows New Zealand's unveiling of a plan to boost defence spending by NZ$9 billion ($5 billion) over the next four years, and an aim to nearly double spending to 2% of ...