MANILA, Philippines - Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. believes that the P5 billion allotted yearly for modernizing the Armed Forces is not enough to buy fighter planes and attack helicopters for the nation’s defense.
Another C-130 cargo plane would be put into operation this month after undergoing repair to fill in the gap left by the one that crashed in the Davao Gulf last week, Philippine Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Pedrito Cadungog said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines - Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. believes that the P5 billion allotted yearly for modernizing the Armed Forces is not enough to buy fighter planes and attack helicopters for the nation’s defense.
Another C-130 cargo plane would be put into operation this month after undergoing repair to fill in the gap left by the one that crashed in the Davao Gulf last week, Philippine Air Force chief Lt. Gen. Pedrito Cadungog said yesterday.
More than two years after a landslide victory in the 2022 elections, the erstwhile tandem of President Marcos and Vice President Sara Duterte will end 2024 with a significant decline in their trust ratings.
An official from a state university was shot dead inside her sports utility vehicle while parked along a highway in Barangay Paco, Kidapawan City, Cotabato province, around noontime on Monday, December 30.
ABAP chairman Ricky Vargas was recently named to join a high-powered Board of the interim Asian Boxing that is affiliated with World Boxing, the international federation seeking to gain IOC recognition for the purpose of retaining the sport in the Olympics.
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