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It is responsible for the defense of these areas against external aggression, as well as combating terrorism and insurgency. It was formerly known as the Central Command (CENTCOM) before being effectively renamed on 11 August 2021 based on the approved memorandum from the Department of National Defense.
The Department of National Defense or DND was formally organised on November 1, 1939, pursuant to Executive Order No. 230 [3] of President Manuel L. Quezon to implement Commonwealth Act No. 1 or the National Defense Act of 1935 passed by the National Assembly on December 31, 1935, [4] and Commonwealth Act No. 340 creating the department.
The Philippine secretary of national defense (Filipino: Kalihim ng Tanggulang Pambansa) is the head of the Philippine Department of National Defense and a member of the president's Cabinet. [1] The current secretary is former Philippine House representative of the Tarlac's 1st congressional district Gilbert Teodoro. He assumed office on June 5 ...
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro said on Saturday his department was "not aware of, nor is it a party to, any internal agreement with China" since President Ferdinand Marcos Jr took ...
MANILA (Reuters) -The Philippines' national security adviser called on Friday for Chinese diplomats to be expelled over an alleged leak of a phone conversation with a Filipino admiral in a ...
Agency/Department Date Replaced by Jose Faustino Jr. Secretary: Department of National Defense: January 9, 2023 Carlito Galvez Jr. Clarita Carlos: National Security Adviser National Security Council: January 14, 2023 Eduardo Año: Eduardo Punay (OIC) Secretary Department of Social Welfare and Development: January 31, 2023 Rex Gatchalian
Department of National Defense: Kagawaran ng Tanggulang Pambansa: November 1, 1939; 85 years ago () Secretary of National Defense: Gilbert Teodoro: Department of Public Works and Highways: Kagawaran ng mga Pagawain at Lansangang Bayan: June 23, 1898; 126 years ago () Secretary of Public Works and Highways: Manuel Bonoan
Rodrigo Duterte assumed office as President of the Philippines on June 30, 2016, and his term ended on June 30, 2022. On May 31, 2016, a few weeks before his presidential inauguration, Duterte named his Cabinet members, [8] which comprised a diverse selection of former military generals, childhood friends, classmates, and leftists. [9]