MANILA, Philippines — Senator Risa Hontiveros on Tuesday urged the Department of National Defense (DND) to look into a proposal that seeks to restructure the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the hopes of increasing the Philippine’s maritime defense.
Citing Dr. Clarita Carlos, University of the Philippines professor and former National Defense College of the Philippines President, Hontiveros said that our current armed forces is configured for a continental rather than an archipelagic country.
Carlos proposed to alter the structure of the AFP to serve our national interests in the maritime domain, noting that the current AFP consists of 71 percent from the Army, 18 per…
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