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The squadron of FA50 fighter jets acquired by the government at P18.9 billion will have little use under a Mayor Rodrigo Duterte presidency in which national defense will be a lesser concern compared to education, health, and agriculture programs.

Duterte, the PDP-Laban standard bearer, made this clear as he described the first two FA50s delivered to the country as a “waste of money.” He said those jets and the 10 others still pending delivery may have little or no use at all in addressing the insurgency problem.

Duterte said allocating government’s meager financial resources to prepare for war against China is just illogical since the 12 FA50 fighter jets will be confronted by at least 3,000 units of state-of-the-art Chinese airpower.

“You know we cannot go to war.  We cannot join a force that is being planned by America,” the Davao City mayor told students of the University of the Philippines in Los Baños City, Laguna.

“There is posturing right now.  It would be for the best interest of the country just to avoid participating in it,” he said.

In his earlier discussions about the Philippines and China’s quarrel over the West Philippine Sea areas, Duterte said that he is open to joint exploration of the contested territories in a bid to settle the dispute.

He said military defense should be used to address local insurgency.


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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #1 on: March 15, 2016, 02:48:06 am »
Tama nga naman sya. Siguro kung sya yung presidente, yung 18.9b ibibigay na lang nya sa NPA at mnlf pambili nila nang mga armas  ::laffman

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #2 on: March 15, 2016, 02:51:22 am »
It seems the Mayor was not aware and was not briefed about the capabilities of the F/A-50..

Totaly useless in adressing the insurgecy problem? Given the right weapons those jets can level an entire rebel camp in a single pass may it be day or night.




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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #3 on: March 15, 2016, 02:53:25 am »
Yup and yun naman talaga yung purpose nya hindi yung ipanglaban sa China. E kaya nya ayaw kasi nga mga bata nya yung mga rebelde. NPA? check MNLF? check MILF? check

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2016, 03:28:45 am »
Tuwing bumubuka ang bibig, nababawasan ang supporters.

Sige, banat pa more.  ::laffman

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2016, 07:04:07 am »
komunista nga eh....

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2016, 07:26:30 am »
Mahirap pag si digong ang nagsalita kailangan to read between the lines. Masyadong technical compared sa mga drafted speech nila Poe, Binay at Mar na mga catchy at masarap sa pandinig. Hirap sa aming mga tagalog makahanap lang ng literal na interpretation yun na yun.

Budget on National defense will be lesser compared to education, health and agriculture programs because this is the real threat in our civilization. Philippines is full of capable resources but majority lacks good education and health benefits. Philippines is an agricultural country yet we fall behind in technology to those countries na previously tayo lang ang nagtuturo. Madaming trabaho sa pilipinas pero mismatch naman sa pangangailangan ng bansa.

F/A-50 to be used in killing your own countrymen? Isn't it useless kung maari namang hanapan ng maayos at mapayapang paraan para matigil na ang insurgencies? Ano ba ang mga rebelde sa pilipinas? Wala ba silang pinaglalaban? Ano to trip trip lang? Hindi ba sila pilipino?

F/A-50 to be used in war against china... well... lahat na yata made in china. Kaya ba natin sila sa sindakan ng armas? kung arbitration mismo di nila i-honor, ano na? kung amerika mismo ay walang magawa sa pangbubully ng china sino ka para magpalipad ng eroplano para sindakin sila? uubusin natin pera natin sa pakikidigma? Saan naman pupulutin si juan dela cruz pagkatapos? Kung ayaw nyong maging powerful ang china wag nyong tangkilikin ang produkto nila ng sa ganun pag humina na ekonomiya nila at tayo naman ang umasenso, gawa na tayo ng nuke natin.

Joint exploration means giving peace a chance specially if we are going to get the bigger piece of the bargain. China may have the technology but we can have the manpower. Ang Joint exploration ay di nangangahulugang binibitawan mo ang karapatan mo sa iyong teritoryo. Isa lamang itong paraan ng global partnership upang mapakinabangan ang yaman ng hindi hahantong sa karahasan. Mabibigyan ng karapatan ang ating mga mangingisda na galugarin ang kanilang kinalakihang pinagkakakitaan, hindi tulad sa ngayon na may eroplano ka nga pero gutom naman mamamayan mo.

sabagay, nandyan naman ang amerika kapag kailangan ng pilipinas. Si mc arthur nga tumakas sa pilipinas ng malulupig na ng hapon. kahit saang bansa naman nandyan ang amerika para isulong ang self interest nila. Langis sa middle east, economical control sa asia. pag may digmaan na sila sila din naman ang supplier ng armas.

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2016, 08:11:25 am »
Mahirap pag si digong ang nagsalita kailangan to read between the lines. Masyadong technical compared sa mga drafted speech nila Poe, Binay at Mar na mga catchy at masarap sa pandinig. Hirap sa aming mga tagalog makahanap lang ng literal na interpretation yun na yun.

Budget on National defense will be lesser compared to education, health and agriculture programs because this is the real threat in our civilization. Philippines is full of capable resources but majority lacks good education and health benefits. Philippines is an agricultural country yet we fall behind in technology to those countries na previously tayo lang ang nagtuturo. Madaming trabaho sa pilipinas pero mismatch naman sa pangangailangan ng bansa.

F/A-50 to be used in killing your own countrymen? Isn't it useless kung maari namang hanapan ng maayos at mapayapang paraan para matigil na ang insurgencies? Ano ba ang mga rebelde sa pilipinas? Wala ba silang pinaglalaban? Ano to trip trip lang? Hindi ba sila pilipino?

F/A-50 to be used in war against china... well... lahat na yata made in china. Kaya ba natin sila sa sindakan ng armas? kung arbitration mismo di nila i-honor, ano na? kung amerika mismo ay walang magawa sa pangbubully ng china sino ka para magpalipad ng eroplano para sindakin sila? uubusin natin pera natin sa pakikidigma? Saan naman pupulutin si juan dela cruz pagkatapos? Kung ayaw nyong maging powerful ang china wag nyong tangkilikin ang produkto nila ng sa ganun pag humina na ekonomiya nila at tayo naman ang umasenso, gawa na tayo ng nuke natin.

Joint exploration means giving peace a chance specially if we are going to get the bigger piece of the bargain. China may have the technology but we can have the manpower. Ang Joint exploration ay di nangangahulugang binibitawan mo ang karapatan mo sa iyong teritoryo. Isa lamang itong paraan ng global partnership upang mapakinabangan ang yaman ng hindi hahantong sa karahasan. Mabibigyan ng karapatan ang ating mga mangingisda na galugarin ang kanilang kinalakihang pinagkakakitaan, hindi tulad sa ngayon na may eroplano ka nga pero gutom naman mamamayan mo.

sabagay, nandyan naman ang amerika kapag kailangan ng pilipinas. Si mc arthur nga tumakas sa pilipinas ng malulupig na ng hapon. kahit saang bansa naman nandyan ang amerika para isulong ang self interest nila. Langis sa middle east, economical control sa asia. pag may digmaan na sila sila din naman ang supplier ng armas.

Matanong ko lang. Alam mo ba kung anung purpose ng Fa-50? Alam mo ba na isa yung Lead-in fighter TRAINER at hindi naman talaga yun binili para pang tapat sa china? Bakit nyo ba pinipilit na pang laban sa china yun? At sino ba ang nag sabi sa inyo na gusto ng pilipinas makipag gera at makipag tapatan sa china? Hindi mo ba alam kung ano ang concepto ng "minimum credible defense"?

At yung issue ng insugency pano? Pag usapan nalang? Ibigay na natin sa MILF yung Bamgsamoro para happy na sila then gawin natin comunist country ang pinas para tahimik na din mga NPA. And while where at it, ibigay na din natin sa china ang wps kasi hindi naman natin kaya protektahan yun. At since ayaw mo gumamit ng dahas sa kapwa pilipino, bayaran nalang natin kung ano mang ransom ang hingin ng abu sayaf pag may dinukot sila at i-welcone na din natin with open arms ang ISIS. Para lahat tayo payapa, lahat yan madadaan sa usapan.. ::laffman ::laffman

Joint exploration? Malinaw at very explicit ang china, paulit ulit na nilang sinabi na bago mag karoon ng negosasyon, kailangan munang tangapin ng ibang bansa na pagaari ng china ang wps. Ang siste eh ganito. Tangapin muna natin na kanila yun, issurender muna natin yung claim natin then tska pag uusapan kung ano ang pwede natin makuha. Malinaw ang china na pag hindi tinangap ng ibang bansa ang kundisyon na yan, walang pag uusapan. So paki paliwanag nga kung paano tayo mag kakaroon ng 'bigger piece of the bargain" sa ganyang kundisyon? Ano tingin mo sa mga intsik tanga? mag papalamang sa mga pinoy ngayong sila nga ang may advantage.


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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #8 on: March 15, 2016, 08:29:23 am »
oo nga, lead in fighter trainer jets but sabi mo given the right weapons bagsak agad ang mga rebelde.

It seems the Mayor was not aware and was not briefed about the capabilities of the F/A-50..

Totaly useless in adressing the insurgecy problem? Given the right weapons those jets can level an entire rebel camp in a single pass may it be day or night.





So patayin na lang ang mga insurgents? tapos wala ng dapat pagusapan?

we should also not allocate more budget on education, health and agriculture?

Oo hindi tanga ang tsina, pero hindi rin naman tanga ang pilipino. In this world, except for change and taxes, there is no such thing as absolute. Opening up discussion on joint exploration does not mean we will kiss the asses of china on whatever demands they have. In every dispute, amicable discussion is still the most cost efficient way to resolve an issue.

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #9 on: March 15, 2016, 08:47:12 am »
oo nga, lead in fighter trainer jets but sabi mo given the right weapons bagsak agad ang mga rebelde.

So patayin na lang ang mga insurgents? tapos wala ng dapat pagusapan?

we should also not allocate more budget on education, health and agriculture?

Oo hindi tanga ang tsina, pero hindi rin naman tanga ang pilipino. In this world, except for change and taxes, there is no such thing as absolute. Opening up discussion on joint exploration does not mean we will kiss the asses of china on whatever demands they have. In every dispute, amicable discussion is still the most cost efficient way to resolve an issue.

Tama, its not for china. Its a LIFT! Main purpose really is training. But it can very well be used against internal threats.. But according to duterte its useless in fighting insurgents. It appears he doesnt know much about the fa-50. ::laffman ::laffman

Again please orient your self about the concept of minimun credible defense posture..

Who said we shouldnt alocate more on education, agriculture etc? Those have their own departments and their own budgets. Just because we spend for our defense doesnt mean we compromise on other things. The key is to balance things out..

Ang what of china then? How sure are you that they are willing to compromise? They have made clear their stand time and time again. They want other countries to kiss their ass! Thats their stand, What makes you think they will change it just because of duterte?

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #10 on: March 15, 2016, 09:03:28 am »
Tama, its not for china. Its a LIFT! Main purpose really is training. But it can very well be used against internal threats.. But according to duterte its useless in fighting insurgents. It appears he doesnt know much about the fa-50. ::laffman ::laffman

Again please orient your self about the concept of minimun credible defense posture..

Who said we shouldnt alocate more on education, agriculture etc? Those have their own departments and their own budgets. Just because we spend for our defense doesnt mean we compromise on other things. The key is to balance things out..

Ang what of china then? How sure are you that they are willing to compromise? They have made clear their stand time and time again. They want other countries to kiss their ass! Thats their stand, What makes you think they will change it just because of duterte?

So your point would be,

1. kill the insurgent for whatever reasons we have,
2. balance the budget even if we really lacks support on education, and
3. china will not change their mind.

It may seem hard to swallow but I have run through some of your previous post, turns out duterte hater ka pala. I am for Miriam by the way, though there would be no chance of her winning this coming election. Sayo na thread na to. Nga pala, I would like to learn a thing or two about minimun credible defense posture. Maybe you can share more of it for the sake of just bragging. enhenyero lang kasi ako at wala akong alam sa national defense.

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #11 on: March 15, 2016, 09:37:36 am »
So your point would be,

1. kill the insurgent for whatever reasons we have,
2. balance the budget even if we really lacks support on education, and
3. china will not change their mind.

It may seem hard to swallow but I have run through some of your previous post, turns out duterte hater ka pala. I am for Miriam by the way, though there would be no chance of her winning this coming election. Sayo na thread na to. Nga pala, I would like to learn a thing or two about minimun credible defense posture. Maybe you can share more of it for the sake of just bragging. enhenyero lang kasi ako at wala akong alam sa national defense.

1. If anyone threaten to use force and armed conflict then I expect them to be met with even greater force. To the point that they will think twice or trice before making the decission to take up arms.

2. As ive said, education has its own budget. So does defense.. Just because we spend 18.9 billuon on figther jet doesnt mean we took the 18.9b from education. Want more fund for education? Lobby in congress..

3. Pretty much that. They made their stand very clear time and time again.


As for Digong. If you read my previous post the you might have read that I used to like the guy.

As for minimun credible defense. Its very simple. It simply aims to have the capability to fight back. It doesnt aim to win by having a more potent force, it doesnt even aim to achieve parity. It simply aims to have the capability to "hurt" so that agressors will think twice. This is in fact the aim of every ASEAN nation. None can hope to chalenge china but atleast have the means to hurt them and make them bleed. And here the philippines is very very very far behind. 

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #12 on: March 15, 2016, 10:26:03 am »


F/A-50 to be used in killing your own countrymen? Isn't it useless kung maari namang hanapan ng maayos at mapayapang paraan para matigil na ang insurgencies? Ano ba ang mga rebelde sa pilipinas? Wala ba silang pinaglalaban? Ano to trip trip lang? Hindi ba sila pilipino?


Hindi sila rebelde. Terorista sila. Siguro nung panahon ni Marcos may pinaglalaban sila. Pero for the last 20 years pakisabi nga kung ano pinaglalaban nila sa paggawa ng Kidnapping, murder, arson, robbery, extortion etc? Kita mo yung latest exploit nang npa yung kinawatan yung relief goods? E yung pangingidnap nung mga mnlf sa mga inosente? Pagusapan? Alam mo ba kung ilang beses nang lumabag sa ceasefire at peacetalks ang mga teroristang yan? I'd rather have all of them dead and sleep soundly at night than look over my shoulder for the rest of my life .

Joint exploration means giving peace a chance specially if we are going to get the bigger piece of the bargain. China may have the technology but we can have the manpower. Ang Joint exploration ay di nangangahulugang binibitawan mo ang karapatan mo sa iyong teritoryo. Isa lamang itong paraan ng global partnership upang mapakinabangan ang yaman ng hindi hahantong sa karahasan. Mabibigyan ng karapatan ang ating mga mangingisda na galugarin ang kanilang kinalakihang pinagkakakitaan, hindi tulad sa ngayon na may eroplano ka nga pero gutom naman mamamayan mo.

Ang problema nga kasi ayaw nang China nang joint exploration. Gusto nila kanila lang. Kahit nung ilang years pa na hindi pa mainit ang south china sea at wala pa sa eksena ang US e binabarakidahan na nang China yung mga isla at ayaw makipagusap sa mga SEA countries.


BTW I actually agree that education should be one of the top priorities since yan ang ugat nang kahirapan/kasamaan etc. But that doesn't mean you should not give the AFP the minimum requirements to combat our local pests.

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #13 on: March 15, 2016, 11:19:57 am »
agree,,, before, before we have a joint exploration talk with china, let them agree first and honor whatever be the result of the UN resolution regarding the WPS... if they won't agree and follow the resolution, do you think they would also be fair with us... china is a big bully... accept that...

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« Reply #14 on: March 15, 2016, 11:47:14 am »
agree,,, before, before we have a joint exploration talk with china, let them agree first and honor whatever be the result of the UN resolution regarding the WPS... if they won't agree and follow the resolution, do you think they would also be fair with us... china is a big bully... accept that...

And how to repel a big bully? Either:

1. Go to the principals office (ITLOS), complain and hope the bully heeds their call.

2. Have an even bigger bully (USA) back you up.

Or...

3. Grow some balls, learn some basic self-defense and let the bully know you can actually give him a bloody nose..


But to simply ask him to talk about it and negotiate? I doubt that will work..
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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #15 on: March 15, 2016, 12:00:39 pm »

BTW I actually agree that education should be one of the top priorities since yan ang ugat nang kahirapan/kasamaan etc. But that doesn't mean you should not give the AFP the minimum requirements to combat our local pests.

Education is really the top priority. It always has been. In fact the Phillipine constitution mandates that Defense expenditure should never go higher than education. To alot more funds in defense than education is to violate the constitution..

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« Reply #16 on: March 15, 2016, 12:39:51 pm »
And how to repel a big bully? Either:

1. Go to the principals office (ITLOS), complain and hope the bully heeds their call.

2. Have an even bigger bully (USA) back you up.

Or...

3. Grow some balls, learn some basic self-defense and let the bully know you can actually give him a bloody nose..


But to simply ask him to talk about it and negotiate? I doubt that will work..

china had already said it that they won't honor the UN resolution regarding the WPS... they rather would want to talk with the SE nations which are claiming portions of it... we all know why they want that...

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« Reply #17 on: March 15, 2016, 01:21:59 pm »
F/A-50 to be used in killing your own countrymen? Isn't it useless kung maari namang hanapan ng maayos at mapayapang paraan para matigil na ang insurgencies? Ano ba ang mga rebelde sa pilipinas? Wala ba silang pinaglalaban? Ano to trip trip lang? Hindi ba sila pilipino?
At walang pinaglalaban ang mga nagugutom na magnanakaw?
"it will be bloody" He will kill criminals. That's according to him and to his followers.

TIL insurgency is not a crime.
Duterte will end crimes, but first he will redefine "Crime". It will just be "durugista, holdaper, kidnaper"
FFS they prey on those poor farmers. They're basically the mafia on rice paddies and banana and coconut farms.
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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #18 on: March 15, 2016, 01:58:18 pm »
Very well said Du30 waste of money nga yong mga fighter jets na yan, dagdag utang lang yan at dagdag kurakot nila yan hahays... at yong iba natuwa pa na may fighter jets tayo kitid talaga ng utak whahahaahah :D Imbis unahin problema sa loob ng bansa gaya ng education, agriculture at iba pa abay inuna pa talaga mga fighter jets na yan ha wahhhaahahahah :D magkano na kaya utang natin ngayon? ma pa mura ka talaga !

Kaya Duterte for the win na tayo para mabawasan mga tao dito sa espiya wahhahahahahah :D kasi alam na eh wahhahahahaha :D


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« Reply #19 on: March 15, 2016, 02:00:44 pm »
china had already said it that they won't honor the UN resolution regarding the WPS... they rather would want to talk with the SE nations which are claiming portions of it... we all know why they want that...

Malabo kasi ang claim ng China.  All they have are "historical" records na sila lang ang nakakaalam, kaya ayaw nila ng arbitration, lalo na at signatory rin sila sa ITLOS.  At least if we "win" the arbitration, we have the moral high ground, and therefore, the support of the family of nations.

Tama, credible defense does not mean we aim to win a war against China.  Kahit Taiwan and Japan could not hope to win against China, but the Chinese know it would be a costly victory if they do choose to fight those countries.   Apparently, hindi naiintindihan ni Duterte ito.

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #20 on: March 17, 2016, 09:35:37 am »
It seems the Mayor was not aware and was not briefed about the capabilities of the F/A-50..

Totaly useless in adressing the insurgecy problem? Given the right weapons those jets can level an entire rebel camp in a single pass may it be day or night.





What about the 3,000 units of state-of-the-art Chinese airpower?

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #21 on: March 17, 2016, 01:28:04 pm »
Malabo kasi ang claim ng China.  All they have are "historical" records na sila lang ang nakakaalam, kaya ayaw nila ng arbitration, lalo na at signatory rin sila sa ITLOS.  At least if we "win" the arbitration, we have the moral high ground, and therefore, the support of the family of nations.

Tama, credible defense does not mean we aim to win a war against China.  Kahit Taiwan and Japan could not hope to win against China, but the Chinese know it would be a costly victory if they do choose to fight those countries.   Apparently, hindi naiintindihan ni Duterte ito.

agree... china will not honor that decision... so what now after that? do we just turn a blind eye and pretend that nothing has happened in the wps... yes, we can't win against china's superior firepower but it doesn't mean that we just have to stand by and watch china claim all the islands there without doing anything... let's face reality that threat is not just internal but also external and i hope if duterte wins, he will recognize the fact that we have to do something out there also...

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #22 on: March 17, 2016, 07:43:37 pm »
What about the 3,000 units of state-of-the-art Chinese airpower?

Again, fa-50 was not purchases to fight china. Please understand the purpose of a LIFT aircraft.

Also, please understand the concept of "minimum credible defense".. Hindi porket hindi natin sila kayang tapatan eh pababayaan nalang at wag na i-modernize ang AFP.


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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #23 on: March 20, 2016, 01:04:54 am »
Again, fa-50 was not purchases to fight china. Please understand the purpose of a LIFT aircraft.

Also, please understand the concept of "minimum credible defense".. Hindi porket hindi natin sila kayang tapatan eh pababayaan nalang at wag na i-modernize ang AFP.

According to this article, they were purchased to counter China:

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/11/29/1527087/philippines-gets-fighter-jets-korea

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Re: Duterte calls new fighter jets ‘waste of money’
« Reply #24 on: March 20, 2016, 04:15:21 am »
According to this article, they were purchased to counter China:

http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2015/11/29/1527087/philippines-gets-fighter-jets-korea

Lol! Acording to this article its an "interim" fighter.

http://www.mb.com.ph/newly-acquired-fa-50phs-equipped-with-airborne-radar/

"It will act as the country’s interim fighter until the Philippines get enough experience on operating fast jet assets and money to fund the acquisition of more capable fighter aircraft."

Again, fa-50 is first and foremost, a LIFT (lead-in fighter TRAINER). Please read more about this kind of aircraft so you could better understand its true purpose.. Dont rely too much on local mainstream meeja. Often they cant even tell the difference between an APC and a Tank.