MANILA, Philippines — Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel Zubiri on Tuesday appealed to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to find the necessary funding to restore the “aging fleet” of the Philippine Air Force (PAF).
This comes after PAF’s C-130 aircraft crashed in Patikul, Sulu on Sunday, July 4, claiming the lives of dozens of soldiers and civilians.
“This is one of the worst air disasters for the Air Force and the AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines). We really need to fast-track our aircraft modernization so we can stop ruining lives like this, and ensure that no other accident surpasses this one in the future,” Zubiri said in a statement.
The senator noted …
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