The Armed Forces of the Philippines
(AFP) as whole got a shot in the arm because of the donation of the much sought
modern weapons/munitions from the United States of America (USA).
The defense articles were received by
Secretary of Foreign Affairs Teodoro L. Locsin, Jr. in a ceremonial turn over
attended by National Security Adviser Hermogenes Esperon, Jr., Ambassador
Elizabeth P. Buensuceso, Officer-in-Charge of the Office of the Undersecretary
for Policy, and National Defense Assistant Secretary Teodoro Cirilo T. Torralba
III.
“On behalf of President Trump – I am
pleased to transfer package of precision guided munitions including 100 TOW 2A
missiles, 12 ITAS, 24 Mk 82,” O’Brien said during the ceremony.
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“The delivery of the defense articles
is in fulfilment of President Donald J. Trump’s commitment to President Rodrigo
Roa Duterte during a phone call in April 2020 in support of the Philippines’
counterterrorism efforts,”DFA said.
The Department of Foreign Affairs
received from US National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien a precision-guided
munition package to the Philippines worth US$18 million (around PHP868
million).
Some of the weapons handed over
include 100 “tube-launched optically tracked, wire-guided” TOW-2A missiles, 12
improved target acquisition systems (ITAS), and 24 Mark-82 bombs and associated
guidance kits to convert these into smart bombs.
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