In January 2016, an increase of 10 Billion pesos for the Philippine Air Force was achieved by Senator Juan Ponce Enrile in the Bicameral Conference Committee that shall be used for purchasing the sorely need of multirole combat aircraft of the Philippines.
With a collaboration with Senator Loren Legarda they managed to transfer 1 Billion pesos from the budget of Reproductive Health program, and a sum of 11 Billion pesos was transferred to the budget of Philippine Air Force. P116 Billion was originally allotted to Department of National Defense but rose up to P127 Billion, all thanks to Enrile and his associates.
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