Rappler's latest stories on frigates acquisition project
Navy frigates: Rejected Dutch supplier writes to Alejano
Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano says the letter also confirms how Hyundai Heavy Industries employed the 'bait and switch' stratey to win the bid. It offered known and top caliber systems – including Tacticos – but later switched to cheaper systems.
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
Lorenzana: Frigates mess former Navy chief Mercado's fault
The defense chief pins the blame on the Navy officer he sacked, insisting that Mercado did not follow the law, usurped powers, and failed to follow commands
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.
Rappler statement on Bong Go's 'fake news' accusation
Is 'fake news' the new defense of public officials against public scrutiny?
DOCUMENTS: How Bong Go is linked thrice to frigates deal
The big-ticket modernization project of the Armed Forces of the Philippines is embroiled in controversy following the ouster of former Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Ronald Mercado in December 2017
TIMELINE: PH Navy's P15.7-B frigates acquisition project
The problem begins during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, after the P15.7-billion deal was signed in October 2016
Ousted PH Navy chief welcomes transparent frigates probe
'The hearing will shed answers and more information on the Frigates Acquisition Project,' says former Philippine Navy chief Vice Admiral Ronald Mercado
Combat Management System not the only issue in frigates deal – ousted Navy chief
Vice Admiral Ronald Mercado maintains that Thales is the technology preferred by many navies around the world
Cancel P15.5-B project to acquire warships for PH Navy – Alejano
'By all means, we should cancel the frigate project contract before it is too late,' says Magdalo Representative Gary Alejano
