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(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Wednesday, Dec. 4, said he has recommended no further extension of martial law in Mindanao to President Rodrigo Duterte. Lorenzana said the recommendation was based on the assessment of the military and the police. Mindanao was placed under martial law in May 2017, after Maute terrorists overran Marawi in a supposed bid to establish an Islamic caliphate in Southeast Asia. Martial law in the island group was extended three […]
(Eagle News)-Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea has ordered Secretary Delfin Lorenzana to lead all relief efforts in the quake-stricken areas in Mindanao. Medialdea said Lorenzana, as martial law administrator, shall also ensure the safety and security of the public there. The public, he said, should directly coordinate with the Department of National Defense and the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council for an efficient distribution of relief efforts. On Thursday, a 6.5-magnitude earthquake hit Mindanao, […]
Lorenzana attends in his place (Eagle News)–President Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday, Sept. 24, skipped the change of command ceremony for the new chief of staff of the Armed Forces of Philippines. Duterte was instead represented by Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana at the event in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. During the ceremony, General Benjamin Madrigal Jr. was replaced by Lieutenant General Noel Clement at the helm of the AFP. Earlier, President Duterte ordered Clement to […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Monday, Aug. 26, emphasized the importance of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program to instill patriotism in the youth. “The highest tribute we can give our heroes is to perpetuate their legacy by ensuring that their good deeds are not forgotten but instead perpetuated and emulated,” Lorenzana said in his National Heroes Day message. He said ROTC “can teach our youths leadership, discipline, respect for authority and service to […]
(Eagle News)–Senator Leila de Lima has urged the government to heed Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana’s warning about the proximity of Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators to military facilities, warning of the possible start of a “creeping Chinese invasion.” “It’s better to err on the side of caution. It’s even beyond caution, a cause for serious concern,” De Lima said. According to De Lima, “we cannot set aside the possibility that these POGO hubs could be used […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana is in a hospital due to “stress-related fatigue.” Lorenzana, 70, himself confirmed he was at the Veterans Memorial Medical Center as he denied reports he had been hospitalized due to cardiac arrest. He called the reports an “exaggeration.” “The doctors are just forcing me to rest. rest,” he said, noting that he was “undergoing executive checkup.” “I will be out in a day or two,” he said. “Thanks for your […]
(Eagle News)–Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has ordered the military to validate a report Filipino fishermen were harassed by Chinese vessels near Pag-Asa Island in the West Philippine Sea. In a statement, Lorenzana said that while there has been “no substantiated report” on the supposed incident reported by Kalayaan, Palawan Mayor Roberto del Mundo from the Western Command, the Armed Forces of the Philippines, “through the Naval Forces West under WESCOM, will nonetheless continuously validate and report […]
(Eagle News)– The Palace on Friday, March 1, said it still wants a review of the Mutual Defense Treaty. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo made the statement even after US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo gave the assurance his country would come to the Philippines’ aid should it be attacked in the disputed West Philippine Sea, based on the treaty. According to Panelo, although the Palace was “pleased to note that the US has made a […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Friday, Feb. 1, said he was convinced the Jolo, Sulu cathedral attack that left several dead was a case of suicide bombing. Lorenzana said his statement on who was behind the attack on the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral on Sunday, Jan. 27, was based on the “evidence at hand,” mainly the body parts that were found inside and outside the cathedral. “According to the forensic […]
(Eagle News)—The armchair general. This was how Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana described on Friday, Dec. 28, Communist Party of the Philippines founder Jose Maria Sison, who he said has been giving out directions to Communist rebels in the country even while in exile in The Netherlands. According to Lorenzana, he had “more respect” for the Communist rebels on the ground “kahit nakakalaban namin sila” because they were the ones at the forefront. “Hindi na siya […]
(Eagle News) — Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Thursday, Dec. 20, vowed to continue military operations against Communist rebels, even as they currently hold hostage 14 people, including two soldiers. “I have read in the newspapers (the rebels) want us to stop operations in their areas. But we will not stop,” Lorenzana said. According to Lorenzana, they were committed to ending the Communist insurgency, which spans over 50 years, during the term of President Rodrigo […]
(Eagle News) — Senator Koko Pimentel on Friday, Nov. 23, hailed the government’s decision to call off the deployment of the Philippine Navy to Panatag Shoal in 2016, after the international tribunal ruling that invalidated China’s excessive claims in the West Philippine Sea. “For me it was a good call,” Pimentel said, after Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana revealed the aborted plan prompted by President Rodrigo Duterte’s insistence the country employ a soft approach instead. According to […]
