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| An example of an Airbus H125 Helicopter, Photo from the official Airbus Website |
The Philippine National Police (PNP) just provided an update on the Aerial Assets that they have acquired or are acquiring, and it goes as follows:
* Three Airbus H125 Helicopters worth Php 205 million (Usd 4.19 million at the Exchange Rate of Usd 1 = Php 49) each have been delivered and currently undergoing Field Testing and Evaluation prior to Acceptance.
The Commission on Audit (COA) said that the Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) has been ineffective in facilitating the procurement of Weapons and Equipment for the Philippine National Police (PNP).
Of the Php 1.3 billion worth of Procurement facilitated by the PICT for the PNP, only Php 300 million has been delivered, with the majority or Php 1 billion worth of Items still undelivered up to now.
The undelivered Weapons and Equipment include Utility Trucks, Automatic Grenade Launchers and Light Personnel Carriers. COA said that the low delivery rate defeats the purpose of having PICT facilitate the Procurement in the first place.
