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| AZKALS | Apr 9 2016, 01:30 AM Post #21 |
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Naval Forces Northern Luzon Reactivated as Military Shifts Focus on Scarborough Shoal http://www.businessmirror.com.ph/navy-unit-reactivated-as-military-shifts-focus-on-scarborough-shoal/ by Rene Acosta - April 8, 2016 THE Armed Forces on Friday reactivated Naval Forces Northern Luzon (NavForNL) that will focus on the Scarborough Shoal that has been effectively occupied by China.Naval Forces Northern Luzon was returned to its former status as another naval unit more than two years after it was merged with the Naval Forces West (NavForWest) based in Palawan.NavForNL will be under the Armed Forces Northern Luzon Command that is based in President Aquino’s home province of Tarlac.“With the demands of our present maritime situation and the need to have focus on naval operations in these areas of responsibility, the Navy leadership deemed to reconstitute these two organizations [NavForNL and NavForWest],” Navy Acting Spokesman LCdr. Marineth Domingo said.Vice Adm. Caesar Taccad, Navy flag officer in command, presided over on Friday the reactivation of the two naval forces as separate units, installing Commo. Danilo Rodelas as commander of the NavForWest and Capt. Albert Mogol as acting commander of NavForNL. Domingo said the two units were reconstituted to their former status so that they could take on their original maritime security concerns, other than having “distinct naval components.“Kasi dati when it was merged into one, parang naguguluhan iyong Northern Luzon. Ngayon naging distinct na siya, may kanya-kanya na sila ngayong operational command,” she said.Last month Lt. Gen. Romeo Tanalgo, a Marine, assumed as command of the Nolcom, swapping his position as Armed Forces vice chief of staff with then Nolcom chief Lt. Gen. Glorioso Miranda upon the orders of Aquino.Miranda and Tanalgo are both members of Philippine Military Academy Class of 1983.The Armed Forces Public Affairs Office chief, Col. Noel Detoyato, said the appointment of Tanalgo as Nolcom chief was made out of maritime consideration, apparently referring to problem involving Scarborough Shoal. Edited by AZKALS, Apr 9 2016, 09:45 AM.
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| Andres Boning | Apr 10 2016, 02:50 PM Post #22 |
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^Why only now? They should have done this back then when it all started..
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| AZKALS | Apr 14 2016, 09:33 AM Post #23 |
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Website Reveals Future Warship Deployment by China to Philippines Annexed Scarborough Shoal BY: Bill Gertz | April 13, 2016 5:00 am http://freebeacon.com/national-security/china-plan-for-military-buildup-disputed-island/ China’s plan for a new military buildup on a disputed island near the Philippines shows the future deployment of Chinese warships close to where U.S. naval forces will be stationed in the future.Details of the militarization plan for Scarborough Shoal in the Spratly Islands were obtained by U.S. intelligence agencies over the last several months, according to defense officials.The plans were confirmed last month when a website for Chinese military enthusiasts posted a detailed dredging plan for Scarborough Shoal, including a runway, power systems, residences, and harbor capable of supporting Chinese navy warships.The shoal is located about 150 miles from the Philippines’ coast. It is claimed by Manila but has been under Beijing’s control since 2012. ![]() (FUTURE SCARBOROUGH SHOAL) Defense officials said the disclosure of the development plan that appeared on a Chinese military enthusiast website in March are bolstering worries.China is calling the construction project for Scarborough Shoal its plan for Huangyan—“Yellow Rock”—Island, where a settlement will be set up.The shoal is located about 168 miles from Subic Bay in the Philippines, where U.S. warships will be regularly deployed in the future as part of the enhanced defense agreement recently concluded between Washington and Manila.The website included satellite photographs purportedly based on a construction bid proposed by the “Huangyan Island Township,” a municipality created under what China claims is its regional authority on Sansha Island, located near China’s Hainan Island.A graphic with one photo outlined the development plan, with three Chinese guided-missile frigates at a wharf at the southern opening of the shoal. Edited by AZKALS, Apr 14 2016, 12:10 PM.
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| raider1011 | Apr 22 2016, 04:05 PM Post #24 |
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Model Maritime Militia: Tanmen’s Leading Role in the April 2012 Scarborough Shoal Incident CIMSEC
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God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless. || Chester W. Nimitz Loyalty to the Nation ALL the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it. || Mark Twain | |
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| MSantor | Apr 23 2016, 11:18 AM Post #25 |
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Edited by MSantor, Apr 24 2016, 12:06 PM.
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"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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| raider1011 | Apr 24 2016, 10:35 AM Post #26 |
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Air patrol near Panatag part of US-Philippines pact Philippine Star
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God grant me the courage not to give up what I think is right even though I think it is hopeless. || Chester W. Nimitz Loyalty to the Nation ALL the time, loyalty to the Government when it deserves it. || Mark Twain | |
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| AZKALS | Apr 24 2016, 12:06 PM Post #27 |
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Edited by MSantor, Apr 24 2016, 12:07 PM.
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| AZKALS | Apr 26 2016, 09:11 AM Post #28 |
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China to Build on Disputed Scarborough Shoal this Year http://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2016/04/25/china-to-build-on-disputed-scarborough-shoal-this-year/ April 25, 2016 BEIJING: Beijing will start construction on a South China Sea islet within the Philippines’ claimed exclusive economic zone this year, as it seeks to project its power in the disputed waters, Hong Kong media reported Monday.China will establish an outpost on Scarborough Shoal, 230 kilometres (143 miles) off the Philippine coast, the South China Morning Post newspaper cited an unnamed source close to the People’s Liberation Army as saying.Beijing claims nearly all of the strategically vital sea, despite completing claims from several Southeast Asian neighbours, and in recent months has built contested reefs into artificial islands, some topped with airstrips.Manila claims Scarborough Shoal, but says China took effective control of it in 2012, stationing patrol vessels in the area and shooing away Filipino fishermen, after a two-month stand-off with the Philippine Navy.The SCMP cited the source as saying the outpost would allow Beijing to “further perfect” its air coverage across the South China Sea, suggesting it plans to build an airstrip.The report comes ahead of an international tribunal ruling, expected within months, on a case brought by the Philippines over the South China Sea. |
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| MSantor | Jun 2 2016, 11:34 PM Post #29 |
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"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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| pachador | Jun 3 2016, 02:13 AM Post #30 |
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thank you MSantor for reporting both the bad and the good of Duterte. Even though I support him, it is an excellent idea to show the bad and the good of him just as we have done for the past presidents specially when it concerns national security. duterte might just surprise us just as Aquino surprised me and turned out much better than I thought(I supported Gibo in the 2010 elections). Edited by pachador, Jun 3 2016, 02:17 AM.
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