Statements

Press Statement of Department of National Defense Spokesperson Director Arsenio R. Andolong on the reported incident involving an ABS-CBN team in the WPS

We are concerned for the safety of anyone — unarmed civilians — at sea. As such, we view the report with concern. The Defense Department has directed the AFP through its...

Araw ng Kagitingan Message of Sen. Bong Go

Isang makabuluhang Araw ng Kagitingan sa lahat ng mga Pilipino sa bansa at sa buong mundo. Ngayong araw, muli nating balikan ang katapangan ng mga sundalong Pilipino na nakipaglaban para sa dangal...

Statement of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque

The President’s critics are asking why President Rodrigo Duterte has no public event to commemorate Araw ng Kagitingan. Lest they forget, we are under community quarantine, where gatherings are not encouraged. In...

Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque on the April 8, 2021 Zoom Meeting

Yesterday’s meeting was not a Cabinet meeting. As mentioned, it was a Zoom meeting attended by some Department Secretaries. It was presided by the Executive Secretary to discuss COVID-19 and other related matters,...

Statement on the Telephone Call between Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. and U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken

MANILA, 09 April 2021 - Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin Jr. spoke today with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken. Both sides reaffirmed the importance of working closely to...

Statement of Senator Richard J. Gordon on Araw ng Kagitingan

I find it significant, very reassuring and timely today’s statement of the US State Department reiterating the provision of the US-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty that “an armed attack against the Philippines’...

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