President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr.
has reiterated his support for the modernization of assets, and enhancement of defense capabilities of the Philippine Air Force as tension in the disputed South China Sea is not 'cooling down.'Addressing the troops at the Clark Air Base in Pampanga on Friday, the President said his administration is 'very serious' in upgrading the capabilities of the PAF 'with the situation that we are facing now over the West Philippine Sea.
And unfortunately we cannot say that this situation is cooling down. Perhaps the best that we can hope for is to keep it as it is and hopefully continue to lessen the tension,' Marcos said in his remarks.
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