After the U.S. State Department disclosed that they won’t be selling rifles to the Philippines anymore due to the war against drugs, a huge group of Filipino-Chinese investors claims that they are willing to invest in the manufacturing of Philippine-made assault rifles.
November 2, Wednesday, PNP (Philippine National Police) chief Director General Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa said that the reason why they can’t buy rifles is because the government wasn’t able to make an advance payment for the rifles. However, the country can still purchase rifles from Germany, Israel, Belgium, Russia or China.
President Rodrigo Duterte said that he is not worried if the US stops on selling firearms to the country. He also said that Russia made a promise that once he visits the said country, they will assist him if he needs anything.
Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson reiterated the statements of the President and slammed the US. Being the former PNP Chief, he said that resources are not that hard to find.
On the other hand, the Association of Filipino-Chinese Businessmen (AFCB) made it public that they are willing to invest on Philippine-made rifles. The chairman of AFCB Rafael Tan claims that now is the time for the country to produce its own firearms. He added that gun-making will open jobs in the country.
“We fully support the Duterte administration. We understand that our plan cannot be achieved overnight, but could benefit the Philippines in the long run,” Tan said. He also stressed that they’ll be giving out a feasibility study soon to the government and they consider Bocaue, Bulacan to manufacture guns there.
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