The House of Representatives has increased this year’s budget for the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization program by P6 billion, raising the total new appropriations to P45 billion, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said Sunday. READ:
The House of Representatives has increased this year’s budget for the Armed Forces of the Philippines modernization program by P6 billion, raising the total new appropriations to P45 billion, Surigao del Sur Rep. Johnny Pimentel said Sunday.
Programmed appropriations have ready funding sources, whereas unprogrammed ones provide standby authority for the Department of National Defense to sign additional contracts for modernization projects, depending on available government funds, including borrowed money. “Secretary Año will undoubtedly render his decisive, informed, and pragmatic guidance. The former Armed Forces of the Philippines chief-of-staff and Secretary of the DILG has also been a stalwart advocate of ourwhole-of-nation approach on national security, especially in addressing the armed conflict brought by insurgency and terrorism,” Galvez said.
The 61-year-old Año was a member of the Philippine Military Academy Class of 1983. Galvez, 60, graduated two years later.
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