FOR P2.8 billion, the Defense department could have bought attack helicopters that have night-flying capability and advanced weaponry but what was delivered were eight choppers that could hardly fit a machine gun on each side.

Because of this, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said they would call for an investigation on the purchase of eight Sokol combat utility helicopters that were criticized by President Benigno Aquino 3rd during his State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday.

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