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Sereno impeachment, Mercado on frigates deal, UNCHR chief slams Duterte | Midday wRap
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Empedrad OK'd controversial provision in frigates deal
New Philippine Navy chief Rear Admiral Robert Empedrad says it was a collegial decision of the Technical Working Group to give the shipbuilder 'sole right' to choose makers of the subsystems of the frigates
Mercado: Navy did not approve Hanwha Systems as 'substitute'
Ousted Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Ronald Mercado said it was the joint venture company Hanwha Thales that was subjected to post-qualification assessment before the contract was awarded to Hyundai Heavy Industries
Frigates deal pushing through; 1st delivery by 2020 – Lorenzana
'There wasn’t a problem in the first place… it is continuing now [and] it will be delivered in 2020 and the next one, in 2021,' says Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana
Senate probe exposes root of frigates deal mess
(UPDATED) Senators fail to probe deeper into why the defense department and the Navy did not come to a compromise
5 nagging questions after the Senate frigates probe
If the innocence of Bong Go depended on a vote among the warm bodies inside the Senate compound, he would have won hands down. But the probe failed to pursue questions that would have given more light on the frigates issue.
Duterte on PH-China, New Mindanao regional party, Extra budget for frigate deal | Midday wRap
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#ThewRap: Things you need to know, February 20, 2018
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Lorenzana, Mercado support call to pay extra for preferred frigate system
It would cost an additional $14 million to install the Combat Management System of Tacticos Thales in the two warships the Philippines is acquiring
Navy chief still wants proven technology over Korean system for warships
'I'm still preferring Tacticos. However, the contract says it is the supplier (HHI) that will have sole decision on what system to put in our frigate,' says Philippine Navy Vice Admiral Robert Empedrad
Ousted Navy chief denies favoring supplier in frigates deal
'HHI offered Thales Tacticos to the Philippine Navy during bidding process,' says Vice Admiral Ronald Mercado
Malacañang welcomes probe into Navy frigate supplier
Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque says it was the Aquino administration that selected Hyundai Heavy Industries to build two warships for the Philippine Navy
Bong Go intervenes in P15.5-B project to acquire PH warships
Special Assistant to the President Bong Go issues a blanket denial, saying someone might be using his name. But documents show otherwise.
