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Marcos’ 2027 budget boosts AFP Modernization fund to ₱50B as PH ramps up military capability

The revised Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) modernization program receives ₱50 billion in the Marcos administration’s proposed 2027 national budget, up from ₱40 billion in the 2026 General Appropriations Act (GAA), Budget Secretary Kim Robert De Leon said Saturday. Likewise, De Leon said automatic appropriations from the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) is expected to add approximately ₱4 billion more…

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