PHILIPPINE Army (PA) commander Lt. Gen. Roy Galido on Monday said they already have the appropriations to acquire short-range air defense missile systems.

"It is already in our appropriations, meaning in the budget of the PA, which was listed last year, that the army will acquire short-range air defense systems. And this is now in operation, meaning the mechanism to acquire it is being undertaken," he said in an interview.

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