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Philippines-China WPS Dispute
Topic Started: Jul 15 2012, 02:28 PM (105,200 Views)
AZKALS
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AFP-WESCOM, Bumisita sa 9 na Islang Sakop ng PHL sa West PHL Sea
Date posted: Nov 26, 2012 8:22am

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/141986/unangbalita/afp-wescom-bumisita-sa-9-na-islang-sakop-ng-phl-sa-west-phl-sea?ref=featuredsel







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Nov 26 2012, 12:34 PM
AFP-WESCOM, Bumisita sa 9 na Islang Sakop ng PHL sa West PHL Sea
Date posted: Nov 26, 2012 8:22am

http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/video/141986/unangbalita/afp-wescom-bumisita-sa-9-na-islang-sakop-ng-phl-sa-west-phl-sea?ref=featuredsel





LAST OUTPOST | Soldiers endure loneliness, spartan living to guard remote islands in Spratlys
By: TEXT AND PHOTOS BY ABIGAIL KWOK, INTERAKSYON.COM
November 25, 2012 9:45 PM


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AYUNGIN REEF, Kalayaan Island Group, Philippines – This place is probably the loneliest place a soldier can be assigned to. There is no land, only limitless water, like living in your very own water world.

The seven-man team stationed here on one of the Philippine-occupied areas in what is more popularly known as the Spratlys face a unique set-up: their entire military detachment is a broken warship.

Back in the 1990s, the Armed Forces of the Philippines intentionally ran its Landing Transport Ship 57 (BRP Sierra Madre) aground on this reef, located 176 nautical miles from mainland Palawan, so the country can claim it as its own territory.

Now, the ship is rusty, full of holes and is a very dangerous place for anyone to live in.


Full Article Here - There is also a slideshow with 31 interesting photographs. It is a must see.

God Bless those loyal brave men and women stationed in that lonely place. A soldiers life isn't easy and they deserve more. :salute:

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Kawawa naman mga sundalo ng AFP sa KIG, hope they improve the conditions soon on the 9 islets ... :armysad:

P.S. Looks like One of the Jacinto Class on Patrol Around the KIG on the Photo Above ...
Edited by AZKALS, Nov 26 2012, 04:20 PM.


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Wescom Visits Kalayaan Group of Islands in West Phl Sea

By Rene V. Carbayas
Wednesday 28th of November 2012

http://www.pia.gov.ph/news/index.php?article=1421354002675

ISABELA CITY, Basilan, Nov 28 (PIA) -- Commander of Western Command (Wescom) LtGen Juancho M Sabban, AFP and party visited military troops deployed to the nine Philippine-held islands in the Kalayaan Group of Islands at the West Philippine Sea.

In a press statement, the Public Affairs Office of Wescom disclosed that the visit was to assess the area of operations, particularly on the aspect of readiness as well as the morale and welfare of troops.


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Wescom Visits Kalayaan Group of Islands in West Phl Sea

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Photos courtesy of Palawan CRSAFP Facebook page.
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Nice Photos, Thanks for Taking the Time to Post it Here ...


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Thank you Mac. I've been searching for photos like these as I wanted to see how difficult life is for the men stationed there. Much gratitude mate. :armycheers:

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I really like what Loida Lewis said about china. And that China should not grow like a big bully in asia but a big brother. Otherwise if the next chinese leadership followed what the japanese empire did in the 1930's, likewise what Hitler did in the same era, China will then bound to fail, because they cannot just grow and work alone without any harmony among their asian neighbors. So they got no other choice but to grow as our big brother, somebody who will help us as their smaller asian neighbors, somebody who will protect us and not work against us.
"Men of War must learn the art of numbers or he will not know how to array his troops." - Plato

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