IF WE’RE to go by the provisions of the 1987 Constitution, it is the Armed Forces of the Philippines that is the protector of the people and the State, and its goal is to secure the sovereignty of the State and the integrity of our national territory.
He mentioned this in his recent remarks before members of the Management Association of the Philippines, well aware that trillions of pesos are needed to fund the continuing modernization of the AFP even as the government must also spend for infrastructure, social services, education, and other priorities.
The updated acquisition plan calls for the purchase of multi-role fighters, radars, frigates, missile systems, and rescue helicopters needed for the “Comprehensive Archipelagic Defense Concept.”