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The new armed forces chief Gilbert Gapay tells lawmakers the Philippines is still ‘really dependent on the US’ to maintain the ‘bulk of our equipment’ His words contrast starkly to those of President Duterte, who vowed to Chinese officials in 2016 he would ‘separate’ from the US, which had ‘lost’ Words of new armed forces chief Gilbert Gapay contrast to those of Duterte who vowed to China in 2016 he would ‘separate’ from the US, which had ‘lost’. The Philippine military will maintain close ties with the United States and train with its forces even as it gets closer to...
