Question: Who is current president of Philippines ?
a) Rodrigo Duterte
b) Scott Morrison
c) Justin Trudeau
d) None of these
Ans : a
Related Facts :
- The Philippines confirmed on Friday ( january 14,2022) it will acquire three batteries of the BrahMos cruise missile jointly developed by India and Russia in a deal worth almost $375 million.
- Philippine defence secretary Delfin Lorenzana said he had recently signed the “notice of award” – or the acceptance of India’s proposal for supplying the missile – for the Philippine Navy’s shore-based anti-ship missile acquisition project.
- The deal for the BrahMos was conceptualised as early as 2017 .
- The notice of award signed by Lorenzana on December 31 put the value of the BrahMos deal at $374.962 million.
- According to the government, policy changes have resulted in defence exports increasing by more than 325% over the last five years.
- India has set an ambitious target of achieving defence exports of $5 billion by 2024.
- The country exported defence gear worth ₹8,434.84 crore during 2020-21.
By Pawan Mishra