At the end of February, the Philippines could no longer bear it and once again requested support from Australasia.
Of course, what they could not bear was not the military, but the lack of weapons and ammunition.
The Philippines did not have much of a military industrial sector and naturally could not manufacture bullets for Australasian weapons.
The only way they could use these weapons was to purchase a large amount of weapons and ammunition from Australasia.
Although Australasia's consecutive two batches of aid to the Philippines included a considerable amount of weapons and ammunition, the consumption in war was incalculable, especially for such poorly trained combat forces as the Philippines.
This time, Arthur did not provide aid for free but requested the Philippines to offer an equivalent value of resources or directly provide labor.
