Marcos Eyes Bigger Philippine Air Force Amid Territorial Rows
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Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said he plans a “stronger, bigger and effective” air force, as the Southeast Asian nation contends with territorial spats.
“A more modern aerial and surveillance capability is all the more felt given the territorial disputes that we in the Philippines are involved in,” Marcos said in a speech Friday at an Air Force event, among the first he attended as president. It would also help the fight against insurgents and extremists, he said.