The Philippine National Police will push through with the purchase of more than 27,000 assault rifles from the United States, following an about-face by President Duterte, who last week said the deal would be scrapped. PNP Director General Ronald dela Rosa said on Monday that Mr. Duterte had given the green light for the purchase of 27,394 SIG Sauer M4 assault rifles worth P1.7 billion. Digong, Donald ‘friends’But Dela Rosa said Mr. Duterte revoked that decision, apparently after Republican Donald Trump’s surprise win in the US presidential election. He said it was possible Mr. Duterte would scrap the gun deal if there were an intervention in Washington. Mr. Duterte belittled the US state department’s halting of the M4 deal, saying the PNP could buy firearms fromChina or Russia.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer November 14, 2016 16:49 UTC