AFP Modernization in Full Swing

[ongkal]

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Subic military base buildup vital to DND, US | Inquirer Global Nation

good or bad?

yes! screw you china. bahala mura tag weak magsalig ni kuya basta di ta mabully sa mga komunista.

[KlaytoN]

well if she really wanted to stay she could have done something instead of giving up on the demands of senators...

Like what? extra constitutiotnal means? please don't try to rewrite history and spread misinfo just because of your eternal hate to one family.

Review your history basin nakilomot naka. The Aquino family are semi-puppets of the american government. Did you know that during those time pag deliberate and votation, si Cory she really wanted to go out and joined the rally to retain the U.S. bases? Pero she was prevented not only by the PSG (for obvious reasons) but many sectors nag warn niya not to go out kay basin ma assassinate sya.

IMO and POV, during that time, the bases became a symbol of the U.S. continued dominance and intervention in our country. Naging null and void na yung original mission nila dito coz the Cold War was already over. KICKING OUT THE BASES GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US FILIPINOS THE CHANCE TO STAND ON OUR OWN FEET AND DEVELOP OUR MILITARY BY OURSELVES. Basing on statistics, mas daku pa ang income sa mga US bases that were converted to economic zones (ie.. Clark, Subic, etc..) as compared sa kadtong nag rent pa ang mga kano dinhi.. But what have we done for the last 20 years? What did we do to our AFP budget and modernization? Pabaon? Conversion? Incompetence? Have you remembered for the past couple of years during the time of Erap and GMA when the Senate tackles on defense issues? What do the stupid senators say, "THERE'S NO NEED TO ACQUIRE SUPERSONIC FIGHTER JETS BECAUSE OUR ENEMIES DON'T EVEN HAVE AIRPLANES!" So with this kind of attitude asa kaha puniton atoang nasud especially atoang military? So who is to blame? nobody except all of us!

[salbahis]

Like what? extra constitutiotnal means? please don't try to rewrite history and spread misinfo just because of your eternal hate to one family.

Review your history basin nakilomot naka. The Aquino family are semi-puppets of the american government. Did you know that during those time pag deliberate and votation, si Cory she really wanted to go out and joined the rally to retain the U.S. bases? Pero she was prevented not only by the PSG (for obvious reasons) but many sectors nag warn niya not to go out kay basin ma assassinate sya.

IMO and POV, during that time, the bases became a symbol of the U.S. continued dominance and intervention in our country. Naging null and void na yung original mission nila dito coz the Cold War was already over. KICKING OUT THE BASES GAVE US THE OPPORTUNITY FOR US FILIPINOS THE CHANCE TO STAND ON OUR OWN FEET AND DEVELOP OUR MILITARY BY OURSELVES. Basing on statistics, mas daku pa ang income sa mga US bases that were converted to economic zones (ie.. Clark, Subic, etc..) as compared sa kadtong nag rent pa ang mga kano dinhi.. But what have we done for the last 20 years? What did we do to our AFP budget and modernization? Pabaon? Conversion? Incompetence? Have you remembered for the past couple of years during the time of Erap and GMA when the Senate tackles on defense issues? What do the stupid senators say, "THERE'S NO NEED TO ACQUIRE SUPERSONIC FIGHTER JETS BECAUSE OUR ENEMIES DON'T EVEN HAVE AIRPLANES!" So with this kind of attitude asa kaha puniton atoang nasud especially atoang military? So who is to blame? nobody except all of us!

im not trying spread misinfo on the issue... its black and white obviously.... a good leader look far beyond... now look what happen to afp after they left.... she didnt if nag support jud siya iya tana gibarugan... nag paila lang na... nag sunod ra uban...

stand on our feet? when cory-stupid-aquino cancelled afp modernization just because it was initiated by marcos..... now asa naman ang stand on our feet?, ang modernization wala naka abante until after ni ramos...

yes i hate them and along other stupid yellow retard out there... nuff said we no more discussion on this for it will never end..

a lot of stuff got wasted tungod niya... a lot of oppurtunities passed tungod niya...

[whiteKelso]

if china never bullied us, AFP modernization will not exists. look how stupid our govt is!

[ganjaman4978]

whats so modern with AFP nowadays? a new submarine?

[balipseyev]

BRP Gregorio Del Pilar anchored at El Nido Palawan...

Now seeing 6-10 ships like this in our coastline would bolster National Pride... I am always in awe seeing warships at Sea or Anchored near the coastline...

[nathanjohn]

Suck this up then... when you say ALLY with other nation(s)
are you suggesting that we should just ENTRUST our nations defense to someone
else?? Seriously??

FYI
Education under the current Philippine law for budget allocations always has the big chunk
Source: 2013 Budget Message of President Aquino | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines

Now do yourself a favor and read..

@cris i see your point and understand your view
figure wise its showing the biggest chunk
but have you thought of it with regards to the distribution
population against budget
this is where the facts matter
try to see the state of some of our public schools, hospitals
perhaps you could try looking my way too

i am not saying entrust our defense on other countries
what i am saying is we cannot outright join the arms race
and it doesn't hurt so much to ally with someone

either way i can say we are both looking at the betterment of our country
we just happen to have different priorities

plus 1 more thing I hate bout the process that our govt have is...RED TAPE
fine its a go on modernization
from proposal
paperwoks
approval
payment
to delivery

this takes a lot of time
by which, when the equipment gets here
its already obsolete and overpriced by our own doing

[balipseyev]

PH gets guns for US-supplied ships

WASHINGTON D.C. - The Philippine Navy will get newer and more powerful guns that could augment weapons for two patrol ships acquired recently from the United States.

The Pentagon recently awarded a $24 million contract to Kentucky-based BAE Systems Land and Armaments for 21 Mark 38 Mod 2 chain guns for the US and Philippines navies.

The Philippines is procuring the guns under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, a US Navy statement revealed.

The Philippine Navy acquired the 1st of two Hamilton-class all-weather patrol ships from the US Coast Guard last year. She was re-christened the BRP Gregorio del Pilar and is the spearhead of the country’s presence in the disputed Spratly Islands and Scarborough Shoal.

The US had stripped the ship of her more sophisticated weapons before turning her over. The Mk 38 Mod 2 gun is an improved version of the 25mm Bushmaster that was taken off the BRP Del Pilar.

A 2nd Hamilton-class cutter was turned over to the Philippine Navy last May (re-christened as the BRP Ramon Alcaraz). She is being refurbished and her scheduled arrival in Manila has been delayed to sometime early next year.

Another Hamilton-class cutter was retired in San Diego, California this month. A reliable source said the Philippines was seeing if it could get her as well.

The Mk 38 Mod 2 fires 180 rounds of 25mm projectiles per minute. Its 4-axis stabilized electro-optical sensor provides round-the-clock surveillance capability.

BAE Systems developed the gun with Rafael Armaments of Israel which manufactures the “Typhoon” stabilized marine gun system. The US Navy intensified procurement after the attack on the destroyer USS Cole. They plan to have the remote-controlled guns installed on most of its warships by 2015.

Navy officials say the guns provide improved protection against small threats close aboard and even help crews with more mundane tasks, such as finding channel buoys.

The brochure boasts that “Line-of-fire stabilization enables the crew to effectively engage target in great precision from safe stand-off distance and rough sea conditions.” Operators can follow and fire at a target automatically using electro-optical and infrared sensors and a computer-integrated laser range finder.

If the sensors are disabled, gunner’s mates can manually aim and fire the gun. It has built-in batteries that allow it to operate for 2 hours even after the whole ship loses power.

PH gets guns for US-supplied ships | ABS-CBN News

[balipseyev]

USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725)

Namesake: Captain David H. Jarvis, US Revenue Cutter Service
Builder: Avondale Shipyards
Laid down: 9 September 1970
Launched: 24 April 1971
Commissioned: 4 August 1972
Recommissioned: December 1992
Decommissioned: 2 October 2012
Homeport: Honolulu, Hawaii

[dbalagosa]

taga agi nako ug "Politics and Current Events" muhapit jud ko ani nga thread para kakita lang ug pictures sa mga unsa-unsa gipang acquire pilipinas