Duterte promised to acquire another squadron of a fighter jet and more brand new military equipment HD

President Rodrigo Duterte promised to acquire another squadron of a fighter jet and more brand new military equipment for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). Duterte made his announcement during his speech to the soldiers from the 102nd Infantry Brigade in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, that his administration would not accept second-hand equipment “Kung buhayin pa ako ng Panginoon Diyos, you will have about 24 jet planes. Mag-acquire pa ako ng 12. Subukan ko. You have the best equipment, ‘yung — ang sources natin sa baril ninyo is just two nations. I will not mention the names,” he said. “During my time, wala na akong second-hand mga barko, barko. It has to be brand new. Hindi na ako tatanggap ng mga equipment ng military na second-hand. Iyong ibinibigay ng Amerikano, ayaw ko na ‘yan. Even I have to spend double the money,” the President added The Philippines is allocating a budget of more than 100 billion pesos (around Rp26.7 trillion) to modernize military equipment under the five-year spending plan. In the Philippines this year spent 25 billion pesos for a takeover from South Korea and Israel. Manila has ordered two multifunctional warships from Indonesia and 12 FA-50 light fighter aircraft from South Korea.