QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 10349)
RA No. 10349 is an act amending Republic Act No. 7898, which is the Revised AFP Modernization Program.
Acquisitions must be made according to the need to develop AFP capabilities under modernization objectives; synchronized with the phase-out of uneconomical and obsolete major equipment; and subject to additional procurement limitations provided in the law.
No major equipment or weapons system shall be purchased if it is not used by the armed forces in the country of origin or used by the armed forces of at least two countries.
Only offers from suppliers who are themselves the manufacturers shall be entertained.
No supply contract shall be entered into unless it provides, in clear and unambiguous terms, for after-sales services and the availability of spare parts.
To develop and transform the AFP into a multi-mission oriented force capable of effectively addressing internal and external security threats.
They are responsible for generation, evaluation, consolidation, formalization of doctrines; periodic review and validation through field application, testing, and exercises; and dissemination of approved doctrines at all levels of command.
The Secretary of National Defense shall formulate guidelines to implement the doctrines provision in accordance with the objectives of the modernization program enumerated in the preceding section.
Fifteen (15) years effective upon the date of approval of the Act.
Yes. Payments for amortization of outstanding multi-year contracts and obligations incurred under the Act may extend beyond the 15-year period.
Within sixty (60) days.
It must indicate: (1) the size and shape of the AFP in terms of personnel, equipment, and facilities per modernization phase; (2) the modernization projects including major acquisitions/infrastructure and the objectives/components under Sections 3 and 4 to which they belong; and (3) priorities, schedules, and estimated average cost of each project or upgrading.
It requires that acquisitions or upgrading be directed toward developing the AFP with shifting capability to meet internal and external threats.
Annual appropriations are distinct and separate from the regular DND and AFP appropriations; they are administered by the Secretary of National Defense.
At least Seventy-five billion pesos (P75,000,000,000.00) for the first five (5) years.
A Congressional Oversight Committee is created to monitor and oversee implementation. It has six (6) members from the Senate and six (6) from the House; both Chairpersons of National Defense and Security committees serve as Joint Chairpersons; and the Minority has at least two (2) representatives from both Chambers.