Australia unveils defense, ODA packages for PH

LIGHT MOMENT. Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong shares a light moment with Philippine Coast Guard commandant Admiral Artemio Abu, who thanked Canberra for all its assistance – from vessel acquisition to maritime domain awareness capability development programs.

By Rey Requejo

AUSTRALIA on Thursday disclosed a package of new maritime cooperation initiatives for the Philippines, including the turnover of drone equipment and other technology to strengthen the country’s maritime domain awareness, as Canberra sees Manila as a "vital security partner" in maintaining a "peaceful, stable and prosperous" IndoPacific region.

This came after Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong held a meeting

By Rey E. Requejo

of Investigation (NBI).

“A certain high-ranking official of the Department of Justice before with the rank of Usec (undersecretary) is working with some jail guards at the NBI detention facility to offer money to the detainees so that they won’t cooperate with the government,” Baligod said in an interview with CNN Philippines.

Baligod did not name the former DOJ undersecretary, the jail guards or the suspects under NBI detention.

with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on how to elevate both countries' partnership from "comprehensive" to "strategic."

“We discussed today ways in