Puntirya ng Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) na makakukuha ng dalawang submarines sa ilalim ng administrasyong Marcos para protektahan ang bansa.
Ayon kay AFP chief General Romeo Brawner Jr., “We are considering that we will have submarines in our inventory in the future because we are an archipelago. We need really all types of assets that could protect the archipelago and submarines are one of them,”
Dagdag pa niya,“Hopefully, we can achieve that within the specified time. Remember, what we need is really funds in order for us to achieve the objectives that we set for the Horizon 3 of the modernization program.”
Gayunman, naghahanap aniya ang AFP ng iba pang paghuhugutan ng pondo lalo pa’t limitado ang pondo ng gobyerno.
“So we are looking into local and foreign financing. That is why we’re getting in touch with the Bankers Association of the Philippines. Sabi naman nila kaya nilang pondohan.”
“And then we’re looking also at the foreign financing. In fact, we have had some offers already,” dagdag na pahayag nito.
Ayon pa kay Brawner, patuloy na pinag-aralan ng military organization ang legalidad ng pagre-resort sa external sources para sa modernization program.
