Post-SONA Updates on the AFP Modernization Programs under RA 10349 and RA 7898

Philippine President Benigno Aquino III confirmed during his last State of the Nation Address (SONA) early this month that 30 projects for the modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) were signed and funding will be allocated soon. So far, the approval was...

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Revisiting the Government-to-Government Process - The Better Acquisition Alternative for the Armed Forces of the Philippines

MaxDefense has been in up online since May 2013, and for the past 2 years, it believes that the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) has been improved a little better now compared to then. A good sign, after a long time of almost no improvements for close to 2 decades. MaxDefense...

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On Japan's entry into the West PH Sea disputes, China's apprehensions, and what it meant for the Philippines

MaxDefense is again pleased to have a good friend, eminent defense analyst and historian Prof. Jose Antonio A. Custodio, share his piece here in our blog pages, this time discussing historical background of Japan's militaristic past, its past conflicts with China and the rest...

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