Manila, April 14 -- Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Romeo Brawner Jr. on Monday expressed confidence that the acquisition for the additional 12 FA-50 fighter jets will proceed as planned.

"Yung pagdagdag natin ng mga FA-50s, (yun) 12 na FA-50s na jet fighters ay medyo mas posible na yun dahil nasa pipeline na po (the additional FA-50s, the other 12 FA-50 fighter jets, it's acquisition is more possible as it is now on the pipeline)," he said when asked for update on the ongoing AFP modernization during a chance interview with reporters.

Earlier, the Philippine Air Force said it has submitted a recommendation to the Department of National Defense to acquire 12 more FA-50s as part of the AFP's Rehorizon 3, which seeks to b...