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(Photo courtesy of Secretary Delfin Lorenzana Facebook page) MANILA - Outgoing Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he is honored to have worked with President Rodrigo R. Duterte, whose leadership he described as "people-centered". "Thank you, PRRD (President Rodrigo R. Duterte) Sir! It's both an honor and a privilege to serve the nation under your exceptional and people-centered leadership," he said in his Facebook post on Thursday. In the same post, Lorenzana said he received an award from the Chief Executive for his vital role in the c...

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana (File photo) MANILA - Outgoing Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte has worked hard for the Philippines to attain a credible defense posture to protect its vast maritime territories. "The Department also steadily worked towards achieving a credible defense posture through priority infrastructure development in the Municipality of Kalayaan, construction of maritime domain awareness platforms, heightened deployment of AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) detachments in border ...

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Sahelian militant Islamist groups are threatening border areas of littoral states where grievances held by pastoralist communities may provide an entry point for extremist interests.

Nairobi Governor Hon Ann Kananu has signed into law a bill that will see hawkers given at least two days to sell their products in the Central Business District.