AFP aims to achieve world-class forceIn an interview aired over The Chiefs on One News channel, Brig. Gen. Edgardo Palma, chief of the Office of Strategic Studies and Strategy Management, said the AFP is currently “not at par” with world-class armed forces. Gen. Edgardo Palma, chief of the Office of Strategic Studies and Strategy Management, said the AFP is currently “not at par” with world-class armed forces. Palma bared that the AFP is eyeing to have a “higher level of minimum capable defense” by 2028. “We are aiming to be a world-class armed forces which is a source of national pride… We are supposed to have a strong and sustainable armed forces that is contributing to the continuing effort to our regional peace,” the official said in a mix of English and Filipino.

Source: Philippine Star December 17, 2021 01:11 UTC