The Department of National Defense is putting on hold over a dozen military projects under its modernization program as it cuts spending to help government fund the response to the coronavirus pandemic
The Department of National Defense is putting on hold over a dozen military projects under its modernization program as it cuts spending to help government fund the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
With this, Lorenzana pointed out, there will be a"reprogramming of the budget from some projects toward the COVID fund." Lorenzana, however, explained that most of the projects that will be delayed for a few years"are not very critical to the mission" of the Armed Forces of the Philippines .
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