Philippine Navy Force Focus

摘要

With the ongoing South China Sea territorial claims issue in mind, the Philippine government is looking at the possibility of using the so-called progressive payment scheme for the Department of National Defence's (DND) $402 million frigate programme. This was confirmed by Commodore Roland Mercado, navy technical working group head, in a text message to the Philippines News Agency. "The issue that has to be resolved is the progressive payment scheme because this will affect proponents' financial proposals," he said Aug 22. Mercado also stressed that the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) must also give its go-ahead for this setup to speed up the frigate programme.