PH defends purchase of arms from China, Russia

By The Manila Times

Nov 27, 2017 12:47 pm

THE Philippines defended its decision to buy arms from China and Russia because the United States won’t sell them to the government.

Palace spokesman Harry Roque was referring to a plan by President Rodrigo Duterte to buy military equipment from China and Russia, which offered soft loans to the Philippines payable until 2015.

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