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The prospect of extending the shelf life or recycling ammunition used by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) that is close to expiring or being wasted is being investigated, according to Carlito Galvez Jr., secretary of the Department of National Defense (DND).

He said that there is a permitted level of ammunition stock wastage in an ambush interview with media at Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

He continued by saying that this was because the ammunition’s shelf life had run out, making it unsafe to use it at this time.

Galvez attributed the military’s reduced reliance on ammunition to the use of non-lethal tactics to combat communist militants and other threats.

The utilization of civil-military operations, which have developed into quite effective at neutralizing these threats, is one of these effective non-lethal techniques, he noted.

Another element is the improvement in military personnel’s proficiency and diligence in using munitions provided to them.

“We saw that our ammunition consumption went down because our people have become more expert and diligent in the use of ammo,” Galvez said. “Nakita natin yung ating ammunition consumption bumaba dahil kasi natin naging mga expert na yung mga tao natin and then they really have yung tinatawag na very diligent ang use ng mga ammo.”

He also said that the peace process’ success and the AFP’s ability to maintain it accounts for the minimal ammunition consumption.

He was also happy to learn that there haven’t been any significant clashes or conflicts in Mindanao or elsewhere so far.

And it’s a good sign that our communist insurrection is losing, according to Galvez, who added that “peace-inclined organizations are truly now going with us and also joining us in the administration.”

He claimed that with the ammunition’s shelf life rapidly approaching, the best course of action is always to destroy it to prevent injury to anyone.

While serving as the Duterte administration’s vaccine czar, he indicated they were considering the option of using these as training munitions or prolonging their shelf life, similar to what was done with the Covid-19 vaccinations.

Because of COVID-19, “we saw how very thin in the ground our” resources were. “We would like to encourage yung ating (our) Defense Department together with the AFP na talagang dapat ma-optimize natin yung ating mga resources (on how to really optimize our resources), both yung ating (our) logistics and financial,” he continued.

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