APRIL 2019 | International Law Alerts | National Defense

In front of the United States ambassador and hundreds of American troopers, the Philippines’ Department of National Defense (DND) renewed its call for the review of the Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) between the long-allied countries.

 

U.S. Ambassador to the Philippines Sung Y. Kim, Department of National Defense Undersecretary Cardozo M. Luna, and leadership from the U.S. armed forces, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), and Australian Defence Force (ADF) participated in the opening ceremony yesterday of Balikatan 2019 at Tejeros Hall, Camp Aguinaldo Officers Club

 

Department of National Defense (DND) Secretary Delfin Lorenzana visited Japan’s Defense Minister Takeshi Iwaya in Tokyo, Japan, on Wednesday, April 17. In a statement released on Thursday, the DND said Lorenzana “reaffirmed” the defense department’s “commitment” to the partnership between the countries.