During the years 1996-2015, the U.S. level of defense spending was at its lowest in 1998 and in 2015.
In both years, the U.S. Defense Budget only amounted to 16% of the Total National Budget.
At only the conservative rate of 16% of the Total National Budget, the Philippine Defense Budget for 2016 should, therefore, be $10 Billion (the Total National Budget of the Philippines for 2016 is $62.5 Billion). And not just $3.8 Billion!
So please tell me again that the Philippine Air Force has no money to buy and operate a 5th Generation MRF like the F-35 Lightning II...
Or that the Philippine Navy has no money to buy Attack Submarines...
Or that the Philippine Army has no money to buy Main Battle Tanks (MBTs)...
The money is there.
What we just need is a National Paradigm Shift...
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