US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson revealed Monday that the US State Department already notified the US Congress of its intent to make available a substantial grant “in foreign military financing (FMF) to be used for defense moderniz-- READ:
US Ambassador to the Philippines MaryKay Carlson revealed Monday that the US State Department already notified the US Congress of its intent to make available a substantial grant “in foreign military financing to be used for defense modernization according to the needs” of the Philippine Department of National Defense .
Interviewed by reporters at her residence in Makati City, the envoy stressed the grant offer came after the Philippines scrapped its deal to purchase military choppers from Russia, which was also part of the country’s military modernization efforts, in consideration of the United States’ position. With more military cooperation expected under the new administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., Carlson hoped for safe waters as well as safe overflight in the South China Sea “so that the economic recovery is not constrained and so that our people can live in safety in security.”
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