THE Philippines is looking to other countries that can supply helicopters similar to Bell, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said on Sunday, after President Rodrigo Duterte ordered the cancellation of a P12-billion contract with Canada.

In a text message, Lorenzana said that Russia, China, South Korea, Turkey and India could be the new sources for helicopters with similar capabilities of the Bell 412 EPI helicopters.

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