Does the U.S. Embassy monitor the assistance it provides to the Armed Forces of the Philippines?
Yes. The Joint U.S. Military Assistance Group Philippines (JUSMAG-P) has primary responsibility for this oversight, in addition to its task of conducting security assistance operations to improve the capabilities of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and to enhance interoperability between the AFP and the armed forces of the United States. Question: What types of monitoring does JUSMAG undertake? Answer: There are several different programs operated by JUSMAG. A. End Use Monitoring (EUM): JUSMAG-P manages this program to ensure that all military articles and services provided by the U.S. Government to the Government of the Philippines are utilized for their intended purpose and are not transferred to a third party or disposed of without Department of State (DoS) approval. JUSMAG-P observes and reports the end use of U.S. origin defense articles and services. JUSMAG-P works with the AFP to ensure accountability, including an annual inventory requirement by the AFP. B. Enhanced En
