To ensure that the country will be protected against all
forms of threats, the Philippine Army (PA) is looking at the possibility of
deploying and maintaining 189 tactical battalions in 2016.
A battalion is equivalent to 500 enlisted personnel and
officers.
This is two battalions higher than the 187 tactical
battalions activated in 2015.
This does not include 81 tactical battalion as reserves.
Aside from this, the PA is also eyeing a 90 percent
capability to deploy these forces within one hour, Department of National
Defense (DND) Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said during the House Appropriations
Committee hearing on DND's proposed 2016 budget at the House of Representatives
in Quezon City
The DND is seeking a PhP158.8 billion budget for next year. This is
broken down into PhP63.5 billion for territorial defense, security and
stability; PhP1.5 billion for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief;
PhP667 million for international engagements and peace support missions; and
PhP93.1 billion for force level support and training.
The latter amount is also inclusive of pensions.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=802056
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