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MANILA (Reuters) -Global defence contractors put their advanced hardware on display as the Philippines embarks on the latest phase of a multi-billion-dollar effort to modernise its military at a ...
The Philippine Army has embarked on a 3-phase modernization program starting from 2013 to 2028 under the Revised AFP Modernization Program (RAFPMP) covered by Republic Act 10349, while still completing a previous modernization program spanning from 1995 to 2012 under the AFP Modernization Program (AFPMP) covered by Republic Act 7898. [155 ...
July 20 – President Marcos signs into law Republic Acts No. 12009 or the New Government Procurement Act and 12010 or the Anti-Financial Account Scamming Act. [ 194 ] July 21 – The Philippines announces an agreement with China on resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre following the June 17 altercation with the China Coast Guard.
On 8 May 2024, Jose Rizal fired an SSM-700K C-Star anti-ship missile at the decommissioned BRP Lake Caliraya as part of the Balikatan 2024 exercise. [18] Also participating in the exercise was the BRP Lawrence Narag firing a Spike NLOS missile , aircraft from the Philippine Air Force and United States Air Force , and ATMOS 2000 artillery from ...
Gun law in the Philippines is regulated by the Firearms and Explosives Office of the Philippine National Police. In order to possess a firearm in the Philippines , a person must be at a minimum age of 21 years and pass a background check to be issued a License To Own And Possess Firearms (LTOPF).
The Philippines has accused China’s Coast Guard of launching a “brutal assault” with “bladed weapons” during a South China Sea clash earlier this week, a major escalation in a festering ...
The final version was received by President Benigno Aquino III on April 30, 2013 and signed into law on May 29, 2013. On March 4, 2024, the Philippine National Police amended the Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 10591, allowing civilians to own a semi-automatic rifle not more than 7.62 mm caliber. [2]
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The Biden administration has decided to lift a ban on U.S. sales of offensive weapons to Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Friday, reversing a three-year-old policy ...