Isang Facebook page ang nagbahagi ng mga larawan ng bumagsak na jet fighter, na maling iniuugnay sa nawawalang FA-50 ng Philippine Air Force (PAF) na kalaunan ay natagpuan sa Bukidnon.
Manila does not need an ally that cannot be relied on and changes its mind depending on its interests.
The United States has failed the Philippines. Not only once but many times.
The Philippines could risk huge cuts in annual military aid from the United States if Washington decides to punish Manila for the Mi-171 deal. In the past, US defense and state department officials had warned against Manila harming the alliance by acquiring Russian equipment.
PAF grounded all of its Huey helicopters following a crash last week in Bukidnon, where seven soldiers died.