Armor vests intended for troops deployed to the combat zone in Zamboanga in September 2013 remain locked in a warehouse inside Camp Aguinaldo because of defects. A Serbian company UM-Merkata was supposed to deliver 3,480 units of armor vests worth P120 million ($2.7 million) but it failed to deliver on time. The delivery finally came in January 2014 but tests showed they were not thick enough to prevent internal injuries that could be fatal. Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin has ordered the termination of the contract with UM-Merkata but the Serbian company is appealing it.
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