The Department of National Defense (DND) on Tuesday admitted that it has received P665.6 million worth "Disbursement Acceleration Program" (DAP) funds during fiscal year 2011-2012.
"The DAP fund was released to the DND for the different programs of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), particularly for the procurement of equipment and spare parts, on-base housing, and repair, renovation and rehabilitation of different facilities. Majority of the amount released to the DND was allotted to the Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the Presidential Security Group (PSG)," it said in a statement.
The PAF received a total of P397.3 million from the 2011-2012 DAP fund.
This amount was used for on-base housing facilities, procurement of communication equipment and the implementation of the PAF’s various projects.
The projects include allocation of resources for search and rescue requirements, base facilities and equipment, and the repair, renovation and rehabilitation of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) facilities in Lipa, Batangas.
The AETC is the principal training institution of the PAF and is responsible for the education of soldiers, officers, and pilots of the Air Force.
While the PSG also received P248.3 million which was used for the PSG’s communication enhancement project.
This includes the laying-out of the necessary backbone for the communications systems to be used, the repair of building and barracks, the installation of closed circuit television (CCTV) equipment at the Malacañang Complex, and the upgrade of the PSG’s communications equipment from analogue to digital with a secured encryption capability.
The PSG’s communication enhancement project was approved and funded by the Department of Budget and Management in December 2011.
The PSG enhancement project commenced in January 2012.
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