A defense official said Wednesday looking towards other countries, such as China and Russia as possible sources of equipment for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) is mandated by the law.
Department of National Defense (DND) public affairs director Arsenio Andolong told PNA in an interview that Republic Act 9184, or the Government Procurement Reform Act, dictates that “we must not limit possible sources of our materiel to only a few countries as this will rob us of the opportunity to acquire what could be the best equipment”.
Department of National Defense (DND) public affairs director Arsenio Andolong told PNA in an interview that Republic Act 9184, or the Government Procurement Reform Act, dictates that “we must not limit possible sources of our materiel to only a few countries as this will rob us of the opportunity to acquire what could be the best equipment”.
Andolong said technical working groups of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines have been conducting market research on new hardware and technologies from many countries, including Russia and China.
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