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I've got friends with family from the Philippines. Its crazy to think what their neighborhood could do with even a fraction of a $500M aid package. Shame it can only be spent on military and never on quality of life improvements.
PH can't put up a fight with China's war tech. Hopefully this budget can be spended wisely and improve military's current situation.
Who is China going to war with? And how many Philippines are going to die from Whooping Cough and fucking Polio long before they do?
You've got a $50B aircraft carrier parked in a harbor where people can't afford shoes.