Malacañang has welcomed the donation of two surveillance planes by the United States to the Philippines, saying it reaffirmed the “strong military alliance” between the two countries.

The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) received two brand new Cessna–208B Grand Caravan aircraft from the US, which are expected to aid the Philippine government’s counter-terrorism efforts, internal security operations, law enforcement, and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations.

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