Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri says it is time to develop and support the Philippines’s very own weapon manufacturing technology by turning his priority bill—Philippine Defense Industry Development Act—into a law this year. Know more:
BOULDER CITY, Nevada—Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri says it is time to develop and support the Philippines’s very own weapon manufacturing technology by turning his priority bill—Philippine Defense Industry Development Act—into a law this year.
“Maybe within this year we hope to pass it on the committee level by this quarter or maybe the second quarter; hopefully before the break we [can] pass it,” he added. “It’s moving also in the [House of Representatives] as well with Speaker Martin Romualdez also in favor of this.” The DIDA bill would amend procurement laws; support the local weapons manufacturing technology back home; and encourage some international companies to build factories or plants here in the Philippines and hire Filipinos.
And, he stressed, a “minimum credible defense program” is not acceptable for the Philippines, noting that most of our Southeast Asian neighbors like Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam have been preparing for many years to establish a self-reliant and strong defense force.
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