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The Kalayaan, Panatag & other disputed islands; Future conflict zones?
Topic Started: Feb 2 2005, 08:00 PM (156,075 Views)
spearhead
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^^oh yeah intimidated by an incoming missile less hamilton!?! :lollol:
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^^sabagay tatapatan lang nila yung hamilton ng another non-missile ship ng china. :armyLol:
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Talaga!?
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Why not offer South-Korea or some other ally a deal giving them a certain percentage of share in all found oil/gas deposists against $$$ that will be used for the modernization of the AFP?

Before someone says that this will give other nations access to our natural ressources, please consider this: unless we beef up our AFP and are thus able to stop China's further encroachment into Philippine military, the RP will not really even be able to profit from the oil and gas reserves in the area - aside from the Malampaya plant.
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Any News about the Rocket Launchers for PA or PM have they arrived?

I think they should issue some to our PM Soldiers in KIG particularly PAG-ASA Island and (1-2) for each PN Ships patrolling the areas with reasonable no. of Ammos....
Actually make it all of PN Ships should have one at least for additional fire power! :rocketfire: :armywink:
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the sad fact of the matter is, with China now being a regional power on its way of owning a blue water navy and an aircraft carrier, its too late now for the Philippines to counter the threats from China in the contested Spratley islands or KIG. Again and again, its our fault. We have been sitting idly for the past 20 yrs not modernizing our forces, not fortifying and guarding KIG area. and putting up structures there and occupying it by troops. We did nothing and now its much harder to scramble and we cannot even fast tract the upgrading of our forces. If China seize another piece of our islet or island they may deserve it as we are just plain losers and do nothing attitude. and again we just never learn, blunders to another just keep coming unopposed.

And to make it all simple here, if the MILF has their own air force and Navy they would even beat the AFP. because they are more agressive, pro active and less lazy than us. magaling lang tayo sa nakawan, like the pabaon, what a creative way to corruption. whats next with pabaon? something new will come up maybe balato.
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I think China should take the Spratly's. they will then have to bear the hardships of ownership, drilling, navigating in and out etc etc etc...I believe they will find it more cumbersome and costly...while the world watches and laughs....
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With This Tarantul 3 Class Missile corvette maybe the Philippine Navy could have a deterrent force in the Spratleys, If Philippine Navy can afford it and buy 12 of these corvettes.. :fire:
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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/05/10/11...-plans-spratlys

MANILA, Philippines - Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Chief of Staff Eduardo Oban said he is not worried of China’s plans to deploy more Navy ships to the South China Sea.

He said this will not be taken as a form of aggression for as long as “they stay in the internal waters and they do not enter our territory.”

China is supposedly deploying 36 ships in the next 5 years to strengthen claims over the Spratly Islands.

Other countries are also claiming parts of the Spratly Islands, which is situated in the area.

"I think they will be true to their work in abiding by the Code of Conduct of parties in the South China Sea. In so far as we are concerned, we will continuously conduct maritime patrols within our territory," said Oban.

The Code of Conduct discourages claimant countries from building more military structures in occupied islands. Claimants are also encouraged to pursue cases through diplomatic channels.

The AFP maintains only a meager number of assets and troops there. The largest can be found in the Pagasa Island, which is about 285 nautical miles from Puerto Princesa City - home of the military 's Western Command (Wescom).

The Philippine Navy earlier said it is planning to deploy to the Wescom jurisdiction a Hamilton class ship, due for arrival from the United States in August.

President Benigno Aquino III has already earmarked P11.9 billion for the acquisition of military hardware needed in the protection of the country's maritime resources.
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http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/05/10/11...ngs-philippines


President Aquino stressed that Reed Bank located west of Palawan near the Spratlys belongs to the Philippines and that a decision to dispatch Philippine Coast Guard vessels in the area in March was meant to protect the country’s sovereignty.

“Yung atin pong isla na ang tawag ay Reed Bank, 80 kilometers from Palawan—sa UNCLOS po may tinawag na exclusive economic zone na 200 kilometers. Maliwanag po, saklaw natin at atin po itong Reed Bank na ito. Yan po ay nasa may Spratlys,” Aquino said in an adlib during his speech at the 112th anniversary of the Commission on Audit to drive home the point that reforms are underway to rehabilitate the government’s limited resources.

Aquino related an incident in March that when another country sent two of its coast guard vessels to drive away a Philippine vessel that is exploring oil and natural gas in the area, the Philippine Coast Guard dispatched two vessels to secure the Philippine vessel and allowed it to continue its project. But only Philippine Coast Guard vessel made it to the site. Aquino said the country must protect its sovereignty.

“Natural, kailangan natin pangalagaan at paninidigan ang ating sovereignty. Inatasan natin ang Coast Guard [pero] hindi ho armadong sasakyan na tumungo doon at siguraduhin na malayo sa kapahamakan itong sasakyan na nage-explore doon sa banda ng Reed Bank…"

“Awa ng Diyos, nagpadala ang Coast Guard natin ng dalawang sasakyang pandagat, ang umabot doon isa. Problema ho kasi, napakaluma na ng sasakyang pandagat. At ang Coast Guard natin nagtitiis; yung taumbayan, sabi nga, wala na hong justice, just tiis. Yan ho ang binabago natin,” Aquino said.
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