United States of America will
again give 2 Lockheed “Hercules” C-130 planes to the Philippine Defense as the government
revealed the appointment of the new AFP Chief of Staff Gen. Pio Catapang.
Catapang previously disclosed the
looming donation of those planes in its visit to first Air Division headquarters located at
Clark Field.
Catapang said on an interview
that he just talked to United States counterparts and the good news was they will
be giving another 2 C-130 planes to our country. The planes will be used as
emergency support for disaster relief concerns and other humanitarian
assistance.
The humanitarian mission was
already deployed by United States to the Visayas Region during the Super
Typhoon Yolanda which this took thousands of Filipino lives and destroyed homes.
The American extends its offer
after they have learned the President’s Plan to purchase brand new cargo
aircrafts to strengthen its military. The Philippine commissioned C-130 planes
were used by the Philippine Air Forces in the transport of heavily relief goods
to the victims of Super Typhoon Yolanda.
"The Philippine Military Authority
is in the process of acquiring 2 more C-130, currently we 3 units of C-130. The
PAF should have a minimum of 9 C-130".
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