Delfin Lorenzana – Thinking Port

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 12:25:16 +0000

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana on Tuesday proposed the postponement of the annual alumni homecoming of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) in view of the 2019 novel coronavirus acute respiratory disease (2019-nCoV ARD) outbreak. In a statement issued late Monday night, Lorenzana also backed the decision of Vice Admiral Allan Ferdinand Cusi, PMA superintendent, to temporarily close […]

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Lorenzana, Sison lock horns over preconditions to peace talks

December 11, 2019 admin Delfin Lorenzana, Jose Ma. Sison, latest stories, Peace Talks, Today's Breaking News

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 10:57:02 +0000

THE reopening of the peace talks remained in limbo as officials from both sides locked horns over conditions before the negotiations. In a statement on Wednesday, Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) founder Jose Maria “Joma” Sison insisted that the talks should be held in a “foreign neutral venue,” saying that the National Democratic Front […]

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Lorenzana on NPA ‘kill list’: Why wasn’t I included

December 5, 2019 admin allen capuyan, Delfin Lorenzana, Eduardo Año, Hermogenes Esperon Jr, latest stories, NPA, npa kill list, Today's Breaking News

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:34:25 +0000

AS authorities expressed alarm over the alleged “kill list” by the Communist Party of the Philippines, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana asked why he was not included. In a chance interview on Thursday at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Lorenzana said the list may have been retrieved by intelligence operatives of the Philippine National Police (PNP), but […]

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Lorenzana recommends lifting of martial law in Mindanao

December 4, 2019 admin Delfin Lorenzana, latest stories, Martial law, Mindanao, Today's Breaking News

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2019 09:15:35 +0000

Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana recommended on Wednesday the lifting of martial law in Mindanao, after it was extended three times. Lorenzana disclosed in a forum in Makati City that he submitted the recommendation to President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday morning, based on the endorsement by ground commanders in Mindanao. “I just sent my recommendation today […]

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PH, US agree to review defense pact

November 19, 2019 admin Delfin Lorenzana, latest stories, mark esper, mutual defense treaty, Today's Breaking News

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:45:09 +0000

THE Philippines and the US have agreed to revisit the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) to be based on the current security environment in the region. Philippine and Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana and his US counterpart Mark Esper made the announcement at a joint news conference at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City. “I was actually the one […]

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Lorenzana warns of arrival of IS terrorists in PH from Middle East

November 12, 2019 admin Delfin Lorenzana, IS, latest stories, Terrorists, Today's Breaking News

Credit to Author: THE MANILA TIMES| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 11:19:26 +0000

A FILIPINO is among the list of IS terrorists expected to arrive in the Philippines from the Middle East after the group’s known territories in the war-torn region have dwindled, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Tuesday. Lorenzana said the list, which foreign intelligence sources gave him, contained the names of terrorists with Southeast Asian […]

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Duterte unfazed by Pogo hubs near military camps

August 18, 2019 admin Defense, Delfin Lorenzana, Global Nation, intelligence-gathering, Latest News Stories, military camps, Nation, national security, news, philippine offshore gaming operators, Philippines, pogo hubs, President, Rodrigo Duterte, Salvador Panelo, spy, updates, worried

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 19 Aug 2019 02:09:23 +0000

President: Cory popular for losing Ninoy ‘in hands of Marcos’

MANILA, Philippines – The presence of Philippine offshore gaming operators (Pogo) hubs manned by Chinese nationals near military camps is not something to worry about, President Rodrigo Duterte said, even as Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana has raised concerns on the country’s national security. Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said the location of the Pogo hubs does […]

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FACES OF THE NEWS: Aug. 11, 2019

August 10, 2019 admin Delfin Lorenzana, emil javier, Faces of the News, Headlines, Latest News Stories, metro manila commuters, Nation, wendel avisado, william dar

Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 21:35:45 +0000

After a brief stint as acting agriculture secretary during the Estrada administration, distinguished horticulturist Dr. William Dar is back at the helm of the Department of Agriculture.

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