Philippines’ Teodoro holds briefing as ASEAN defense meeting in Cebu ends

Philippines Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro delivers opening remarks during the 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Defence Ministers' Meeting (ADMM) at the Mactan Expo in Cebu, Philippines 28 October 2026. Reuters The meeting is backdropped by what Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. has called a 'fragmenting world' CEBU, Philippines — Philippine Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. holds a press conference in Cebu province on Thursday, October 29, 2026, the second and final day of the 20th ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting and 13th ADMM-Plus. The ADMM and ADMM-Plus precede the largest event under Manila’s chairmanship — the 49th ASEAN Summit in November 2026. It also takes place in what many, including Teodoro himself, has described as a “fragmenting world.” – Rappler.com How does this make you feel? Loading