You should consider planning a day or two's worth of activities in this town east of Puerto Plata, where you'll find the best kitesurfing and windsurfing beaches, not to mention a smattering of ...

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Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has expressed confidence that the US will honor its commitments to the Philippines regarding defense cooperation even after the US State Department issued a stop ...

In a readout Wednesday (US time), Pentagon spokesperson John Ullyot said Philippine Defense chief Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and US Defense chief Pete Hegseth had an introductory call to discuss defense ...

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Teodoro affirmed the importance of deepening defense cooperation between the two countries to strengthen deterrence against coercive and destabilizing actions in the West Philippine Sea (WPS). Teodoro ...