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BRP Sierra Madre/Ayungin Shoal; News | Discussions | Updates
Topic Started: May 19 2013, 02:22 AM (17,008 Views)
zztopy
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^exactly..the afp should be vigilant and be always wary for whatever dirty tctics...there should be no repeat of the embarrassing blunder under marcos when pugad is. was taken over by the vietnamese communists.
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Red95
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In view of our limited capacity in terms of military option, one of the few effective actions that we can use to protect Ayungin Shoal is to play the PR card game against the Chinese to our advantage. For as long as we can attract the international community’s attention thru media of further Chinese incursion or aggression in Ayungin Shoal, it will at least make it costly to them PR wise in the eye of the international community.

By leaking surveillance photo and videos of actual Chinese incursions/movements in the WPS thru local and international news media, it may deter them in making aggressive move that will picture them as the aggressor and bully in the eye of the international community.

The Chinese also know that such bad publicity will only internationalize this issue which is their greatest Achilles ills. In this chess game, the attention of the international community is the mortal enemy of the Chinese in their grand plan to grab the entire South China Sea.

However, this shall require an efficient surveillance and early detection system by our military in the WPS that will preempt any aggressive action by the PLA against our troops station in Ayungin Shoal. I just hope that the government is wise enough in equipping our troops there with early detection, surveillance and communication equipment 24/7 to detect and preempt any attempt by the Chinese to grab Ayungin Shoal thru timely media publicity of their aggressive behavior.
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Hong Nam
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Esteemed Moderators.

I have noticed that there isn't a single thread pertaining to the BRP Sierra Madre and Ayugin shoal. They seem to be scattered around. To make posting and searching easier. Would it be possible to merge all them into one thread?



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A GAME OF SHARK AND MINNOW

By JEFF HIMMELMAN
Photographs and video by ASHLEY GILBERTSON

Produced by MIKE BOSTOCK, CLINTON CARGILL, SHAN CARTER, NANCY DONALDSON, TOM GIRATIKANON, XAQUÍN G.V., STEVE MAING and DEREK WATKINS


In a remote corner of the South China Sea, 105 nautical miles from the Philippines, lies a submerged reef the Filipinos call Ayungin. In most ways it resembles the hundreds of other reefs, islands, rock clusters and cays that collectively are called the Spratly Islands. But Ayungin is different. In the reef's shallows there sits a forsaken ship, manned by eight Filipino troops whose job is to keep China in check.


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Mischief Reef (right) - areas circled shows the location of the Chinese structures. BRP Sierra Madre's location at Ayugin Shoal is encircled.The large white dots in the inset shows Pagasa Island to the north and Subi Reef to the south and its relative location to Palawan and Pagasa Island.


From afar, the boat hadn't looked much different from the Chinese boats that surrounded it. But at close range, water flowed freely through holes in the hull. With the tropical sun blasting down on it, the ship was ravaged by rust. Whole sections of the deck were riddled with holes. Old doors and metal sheets dotted paths where the men walked, to prevent them from plunging into the cavernous tank space below. It was hard to imagine how such a forsaken place could become a flash point in a geopolitical power struggle.

Video - Navy BN-Islander taking off from Rancudo Airfield (Pagasa Island)

Since the 18th century, navigators have referred to the Spratlys as "Dangerous Ground" - a term that captures not only the treacherous nature of the area but also the mess that is the current political situation in the South China Sea.

Why the fuss over "Dangerous Ground"? Natural resources are a big piece of it. According to current U.S. estimates, the seabed beneath the Spratlys may hold up to 5.4 billion barrels of oil and 55.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. On top of which, about half of the world’s merchant fleet tonnage and nearly one third of its crude oil pass through these waters each year. They also contain some of the richest fisheries in the world.

In 2012, China and the Philippines engaged in a standoff at Scarborough Shoal, after a Philippine warship attempted to expel Chinese fishing boats from the area, which they claimed had been harvesting endangered species within the Philippine EEZ. Although the shoal lies well to the north of the Spratlys, it is in many ways Ayungin's direct precedent.


New York Times


A presentation with videos and photographs worth seeing.
Edited by Hong Nam, Oct 25 2013, 11:52 PM.

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MSantor
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Hong Nam,

If you or others can please message me single posts or threads with the BRP Sierra Madre topic, I will merge them.

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Hong Nam
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MSantor
Oct 25 2013, 11:47 PM
Hong Nam,

If you or others can please message me single posts or threads with the BRP Sierra Madre topic, I will merge them.

MSantor
Message sent. Thanks mate. :armycheers:

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3 older threads merged. Enjoy.

:armycheers:
"If you think you can do a thing or think you can't do a thing, you're right." - Henry Ford

"Courage is going from failure to failure without losing enthusiasm."
- Winston Churchill


"If everyone is thinking alike, someone isn't thinking"- Gen. George S. Patton
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Hong Nam
Oct 25 2013, 11:41 PM

Quote:
 
A GAME OF SHARK AND MINNOW

By JEFF HIMMELMAN
Photographs and video by ASHLEY GILBERTSON

Produced by MIKE BOSTOCK, CLINTON CARGILL, SHAN CARTER, NANCY DONALDSON, TOM GIRATIKANON, XAQUÍN G.V., STEVE MAING and DEREK WATKINS


In a remote corner of the South China Sea, 105 nautical miles from the Philippines, lies a submerged reef the Filipinos call Ayungin. In most ways it resembles the hundreds of other reefs, islands, rock clusters and cays that collectively are called the Spratly Islands. But Ayungin is different. In the reef's shallows there sits a forsaken ship, manned by eight Filipino troops whose job is to keep China in check.


Posted Image<-- Ayugin Shoal
Mischief Reef (right) - areas circled shows the location of the Chinese structures. BRP Sierra Madre's location at Ayugin Shoal is encircled.The large white dots in the inset shows Pagasa Island to the north and Subi Reef to the south and its relative location to Palawan and Pagasa Island.


From afar, the boat hadn't looked much different from the Chinese boats that surrounded it. But at close range, water flowed freely through holes in the hull. With the tropical sun blasting down on it, the ship was ravaged by rust. Whole sections of the deck were riddled with holes. Old doors and metal sheets dotted paths where the men walked, to prevent them from plunging into the cavernous tank space below. It was hard to imagine how such a forsaken place could become a flash point in a geopolitical power struggle.

Video - Navy BN-Islander taking off from Rancudo Airfield (Pagasa Island)

Since the 18th century, navigators have referred to the Spratlys as "Dangerous Ground" - a term that captures not only the treacherous nature of the area but also the mess that is the current political situation in the South China Sea.

Why the fuss over "Dangerous Ground"? Natural resources are a big piece of it. According to current U.S. estimates, the seabed beneath the Spratlys may hold up to 5.4 billion barrels of oil and 55.1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. On top of which, about half of the world’s merchant fleet tonnage and nearly one third of its crude oil pass through these waters each year. They also contain some of the richest fisheries in the world.

In 2012, China and the Philippines engaged in a standoff at Scarborough Shoal, after a Philippine warship attempted to expel Chinese fishing boats from the area, which they claimed had been harvesting endangered species within the Philippine EEZ. Although the shoal lies well to the north of the Spratlys, it is in many ways Ayungin's direct precedent.


New York Times


A presentation with videos and photographs worth seeing.

Guys, the link above is a very good must read with video presentations of Pag-asa Island and inside BRP Sierra Madre. The article itself is an eye-opener of what's been happening behind the media scenes.
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Mckoyzzz
Oct 26 2013, 02:56 PM
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A GAME OF SHARK AND MINNOW

By JEFF HIMMELMAN
Photographs and video by ASHLEY GILBERTSON

Produced by MIKE BOSTOCK, CLINTON CARGILL, SHAN CARTER, NANCY DONALDSON, TOM GIRATIKANON, XAQUÍN G.V., STEVE MAING and DEREK WATKINS


New York Times


Guys, the link above is a very good must read with video presentations of Pag-asa Island and inside BRP Sierra Madre. The article itself is an eye-opener of what's been happening behind the media scenes.

Yes, it's an eye opener. I find it ironic how local news services weren't able to make a presentation as good as this one.


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^ from the same source...

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“What China is doing is putting both hands behind its back and using its big belly to push you out, to dare you to hit first".


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Edited by Ayoshi, Oct 26 2013, 09:43 PM.
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imo, grp should show its resolve by building a proper habitation facility in ayungin. soldiers deserve the proper facilities in that area, esp with the kind of service and sacrifice theyre making :salute:
IDI@T!!! COWARD!!!
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