25 March 2015

News Story: (Philippines) DND to upgrade Gozar Air Station in Mindoro


By Alexis Romero

MANILA, Philippines - The Defense Department will upgrade the Gozar Air Station in Mindoro Occidental in line with its effort to boost the Philippines’s territorial defense capabilities.

Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said the air station would be refitted and equipped with radars through the military’s upgrade program.

“We give primacy to the enhancement of our capability to monitor and secure our territory. Gozar Air Station will play a major role as we shift our focus from internal security operations to territorial defense,” the defense chief said in a statement.

Gazmin visited the facility last March 21 and was welcomed by local officials led by Lubang Island Mayor Juan Sanchez.

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