Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 7) — Senate President Migz Zubiri said he would like the Senate to study amending the National Defense Act to exempt the country’s armed forces from some provisions of the procurement law to buy “modern” equipment faster.
In a Senate hearing on Monday, Zubiri noted that under the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Modernization Act, in compliance with the Procurement Act, only \”brand new\” military equipment can be bought, but they are usually not affordable.
\”We’d like to make a motion to the Committee to review the AFP modernization program and the National Defense Act that we put a certain provision where instead of using the word ‘brand new,’ [it says] ‘modern equipment,’\” he added.
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Sen. Zubiri on procuring modern military equipment: Even the critics will agree, in the AFP we should give priority to the best equipment but not necessarily cheapest; modern but not necessarily brand new.
— CNN Philippines (@cnnphilippines) August 7, 2023
