Defense Sec. Teodoro said that the US will give Philippines Usd 500 million in Military Aid PER YEAR

Defense Secretary Teodoro said that the US will give the Philippines Usd 500 million in Military Aid PER YEAR until 2029

Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro recently revealed during an Interview that the United States (US) will provide Usd 500 million per Year in Military Aid to the Philippines until the Year 2029. The Revelation came after the Visit of the US' Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Country.

Teodoro said that the funding will be used to buy Military and Surveillance Equipment, which may include the Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) which he said was an Option.

MY NOTES:
The announcement came as a surprise for me, I had to double check it with other News Reports also, and they all said the same Thing, that's Usd 500 million ANNUALLY. Teodoro didn't say when the funding will start, but assuming it will be this Year of 2025 then that will be a total of around Usd 2.5 billion until 2029.

With such Military Aid though, certain Strings will be attached, like first and foremost, the US will get to have a say on WHERE the Money will be spent, and of course that will be thru US Defense Companies. But US Military Equipment and Weapons are notoriously expensive, just look at that F-16C/D Fighting Falcon Block 70/72 Aircraft offer they made recently.

It was worth Usd 5.6 billion for 20 Aircraft, so even if we spend all that Usd 2.5 billion on it, we will still have to pay around Usd 3.1 billion out of our own Money. For me, that Usd 2.5 billion would be best spent getting the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) instead.

The Typhon would be too much, but I suspect the America Boys (Amboys) will get it nevertheless simply because it "thrills" them to have Missiles that can hit China when fired from the Philippines. Aside from the ones I mentioned above, I think they should also get some Surface to Air Missile (SAM) Systems with that Money.

But again, when it comes to the US, it is just War, War and more WAR!!! Imagine if they gave that Usd 2.5 billion for our Infrastructure Development instead. The US and their Pinoy Doggies will say, "but the US also gives other Money for Philippine Infrastructure". But not anywhere that big a Figure, Doggies and your Masters.

You can read the Article at the “Taipei Times” Website here: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/world/archives/2025/04/12/2003835068

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