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Mercado said the Joint Defense Assessment group will have its final meeting this month in the US and is expected to present its final report by mid-December.


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To compound the soldiers' miseries, not a single military transport plane to
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The Philippine Air Force admitted that no C-130 cargo plane could take off
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DEFENSE SECRETARY WILLIAM COHEN

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To compound the soldiers' miseries, not a single military transport plane to
carry ammunition and other supplies was available yesterday, the source
added.

The Philippine Air Force admitted that no C-130 cargo plane could take off
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RP, US panels finalize report on military aid

By Paolo Romero | November 15, 2000 - 12:00am

United States military assistance to the Philippines is expected to go on full-blast early next year as panels of both countries are expected to release soon their recommendations and assessment of the military requirements...

Nation

Air Force flightless, helpless?

March 18, 2000 - 12:00am

Government troops in Mindanao are apparently having a hard time repelling Muslim rebels due to the lack of war planes to bomb and strafe enemy strongholds, a source at Camp Aguinaldo said yesterday. To compound...

Headlines