March 15,  2015

"The Philippines will buy three new transport planes from Spain to strengthen its poorly equipped military in handling external threats and natural disasters, the military spokesman said Sunday.

The first of the three C295 planes will be delivered this month in a deal costing a total of 5.29 billion pesos ($119 million), said Brigadier General Joselito Kakilala.

"One will be delivered by the end of this month... for HADR (humanitarian assistance and disaster relief), military transport and other (uses)," he said."

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