PH starts talks on US ammunition hub in Subic: ambassador
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PH starts talks on US ammunition hub in Subic: ambassador
Residents take a stroll along the banks of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone with a view of container ships docked on the horizon on Tipo, Subic, North of Manila on May 30, 2019. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Residents take a stroll along the banks of the Subic Bay Freeport Zone with a view of container ships docked on the horizon on Tipo, Subic, North of Manila on May 30, 2019. Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN NewsWASHINGTON DC — Filipino diplomats and economic teams have begun discussions on the United States’ plan to construct an ammunitions hub in Subic, an ambassdor said on Sunday, noting that the project is deemed “beneficial” for the Philippines.
WASHINGTON DC — Filipino diplomats and economic teams have begun discussions on the United States’ plan to construct an ammunitions hub in Subic, an ambassdor said on Sunday, noting that the project is deemed “beneficial” for the Philippines.
The US House Committee on Appropriations earlier directed the US Department of Defense to study the feasibility of establishing a joint ammunition manufacturing and storage facility in Subic to address the “lack of forward stage ammunition manufacturing facility in the Indo-Pacific.”
The US House Committee on Appropriations earlier directed the US Department of Defense to study the feasibility of establishing a joint ammunition manufacturing and storage facility in Subic to address the “lack of forward stage ammunition manufacturing facility in the Indo-Pacific.”
“Setting up a production facility in the Philippines would obviously be beneficial for us economically also. It will be able to create jobs and it will obviously be a good hub for them to be able to produce what is required for US defense,” Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez told reporters here.
“Setting up a production facility in the Philippines would obviously be beneficial for us economically also. It will be able to create jobs and it will obviously be a good hub for them to be able to produce what is required for US defense,” Philippine Ambassador to the United States Jose Manuel Romualdez told reporters here.
“These are talks that we are pursuing together with our economic team on how we can continue to have this type of cooperation, especially with the US defense part,” he said.
“These are talks that we are pursuing together with our economic team on how we can continue to have this type of cooperation, especially with the US defense part,” he said.
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“We are still in the process of seeing how this will be built… We are preparing for it [because] we have a number of companies in the Philippines that are interested in joining that potential consortium,” he said.
“We are still in the process of seeing how this will be built… We are preparing for it [because] we have a number of companies in the Philippines that are interested in joining that potential consortium,” he said.
Romualdez did not say what types of ammunition are expected to be developed in the planned Subic facility, but the a US congressional report noted that nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin and acid are among the materials expected to be stored in the facility.
Romualdez did not say what types of ammunition are expected to be developed in the planned Subic facility, but the a US congressional report noted that nitrocellulose, nitroglycerin and acid are among the materials expected to be stored in the facility.
The US has yet to submit a formal proposal for the project, the ambassador said.
The US has yet to submit a formal proposal for the project, the ambassador said.
“I think the first step that was taken was that the US Congress has approved the production of ammunition in the Philippines,” he said.
“I think the first step that was taken was that the US Congress has approved the production of ammunition in the Philippines,” he said.
“We are open to that one because it’s a good way of being able to have a combination of both defense and economic cooperation between the Philippines and the United States,” he said.
“We are open to that one because it’s a good way of being able to have a combination of both defense and economic cooperation between the Philippines and the United States,” he said.
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday met with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and credited the Philippines and the United States’ alliance for helping in the preservation of peace and stability in the South China Sea.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday met with US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and credited the Philippines and the United States’ alliance for helping in the preservation of peace and stability in the South China Sea.
The meeting came a day before Marcos meets US President Donald Trump at the White House.
The meeting came a day before Marcos meets US President Donald Trump at the White House.
“Essentially, it’s really the reaffirmation of all these agreements that we have with the United States specifically surrounding the Mutual Defense Treaty,” Romualdez said when asked about the expected talking points between the two presidents.
“Essentially, it’s really the reaffirmation of all these agreements that we have with the United States specifically surrounding the Mutual Defense Treaty,” Romualdez said when asked about the expected talking points between the two presidents.
“At the same time, I think President Marcos would like to see how we can work with the United States and other countries that have the same mindset as far as the West Philippine Sea is concerned so it will be on those general subjects of discussion,” he said.
“At the same time, I think President Marcos would like to see how we can work with the United States and other countries that have the same mindset as far as the West Philippine Sea is concerned so it will be on those general subjects of discussion,” he said.
Talks of procuring multi-role fighter jets have yet to be finalized as the “Philippines’ priority is really more on the defense side,” the ambassador said.
Talks of procuring multi-role fighter jets have yet to be finalized as the “Philippines’ priority is really more on the defense side,” the ambassador said.
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