Lacson flags DND golf course losses: 'Sara na lang natin kung lugi pa tayo sa pandilig'

Lacson to DND: Improvise, bridge defense gaps

SEN. Panfilo Lacson said the Department of National Defense (DND) should develop cost-effective defense capabilities because the Philippines cannot match the military spending of China.​“There seems to be a glaring disparity in our defense spending compared to our regional peers, particularly China. Their defense expenditure is 52 times that of ours — about $335 billion or P21 trillion. How do we compensate? How do we do a David against a Goliat…

Lacson flags DND golf course losses: 'Sara na lang natin kung lugi pa tayo sa pandilig'

Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson has questioned the financial viability of the Department of National Defense's (DND) golf course operations, saying the department

DND TOLD: HAVE ‘COST EFFECTIVE PROGRAM’ VS CHINA

The Department of National Defense (DND) needs to develop a “less costly but effective” program to address external threats as the Philippines faces a glaring disparity in defense spending with regional peers like China, Senator Ping Lacson said. Lacson also urged DND Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. to look into a possible link between sleeper agents […]