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Even if it had, he said, his department doesn\u2019t know whether it wants them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs far as I\u2019m concerned, there\u2019s nothing on the table for me to consider,\u201d he said in an interview.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April, <a href=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2025\/Apr\/01\/2003680480\/-1\/-1\/0\/PRESS%20RELEASE%20-%20PHILIPPINES%2025-11%20CN.PDF\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/media.defense.gov\/2025\/Apr\/01\/2003680480\/-1\/-1\/0\/PRESS%20RELEASE%20-%20PHILIPPINES%2025-11%20CN.PDF\"><u>the U.S. State Department approved the potential sale of 20 F-16 fighter jets<\/u><\/a> to the Philippines, as part of a package that also included missiles, bombs and other ammunition. The total was valued at just under $5.6 billion, which would have commanded a massive share of the Philippines\u2019 defense budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Manila spends about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sipri.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2025-04\/2504_fs_milex_2024.pdf\" rel=\"\"><u>$6 billion, or 1.3% of its GDP<\/u><\/a>, on its military each year, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, a think tank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Teodoro referred to the purported sale as \u201cmedia hype,\u201d without explaining why the State Department initially approved it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have not even decided, number one, when we will acquire a multi-role fighter and what model,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth visited the Philippines in March as the U.S. upgrades its alliance with the country in an effort to better compete with China. The two met again over the weekend in Singapore, where Hegseth warned that the military threat Beijing poses \u201ccould be imminent\u201d and urged allies to spend more on defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To some Philippine officials, the sale of fighter jets was a sign of long-term U.S. commitment and a show of trust that their military could handle such advanced equipment. But soon after the announcement other officials from the country began to question how they could afford such a large purchase without American assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. sent the Philippines $500 million in long-term security aid last year but would need Congress to pass more in order to continue such support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the Biden administration, the U.S. and Philippines agreed on a \u201croadmap\u201d of weapons to purchase in the years ahead as Manila upgrades its military. 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