A lawmaker over the weekend said he would continue to keep an eye on the equipment procurement of the Department of National Defense (DND) and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to help ensure that they would purchase only brand-new instead of refurbished or second-hand equipment.

Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito explained that he does not want a repeat of the controversial P1.2-billion helicopter deal entered into by the DND and the joint venture of Rice Aircraft Services Inc. (RASI) and Eagle Copters Ltd.

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