Recent content by Anjo

Apples to oranges my friend. You need to let go of the notion that that Westerners know best and that what works in the West must be good for everywhere else in the world.

Would it be naive of to say that the DPRK put the cart before the horse on this one?

Sounds like regular bilateral diplomacy between India and Japan to me. China overreacting a bit too much?

Price really is one of the main issues in procurement and I believe the military is currently finalizing deals with the Israelis for a package that includes UAV's. But of course if China offers their own products I'm sure that it would be considered as well.

^^Nice to see it finally done and working but for some reason the delivery of these planes have been delayed for some time now.

True, but then again there are many newer, cheaper platforms built with counter insurgency in mind.

Duterte: PH to buy defense assets from Russia, China Rappler Pia Ranada MANILA, Philippines – President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed Philippine defense officials to go to Russia and China to buy defense assets from those countries. "I would like to ask Defense Secretary Lorenzana to...

Despite beating the team-B's of both China & the Philippines, its still quite an impressive showing from a pretty young lineup. Gone are the days when Indian teams get blown out and at least now they have a stable system that should only improve their level of play in the future. PS. Its...

To begin with, buying from the Russians or the Chinese would have been almost unthinkable just a couple of months ago. It just goes to show that there's a lot going on behind the scenes between nations that's obviously undisclosed to the public. Decreasing defense spending wouldn't do much as...

Way to give up all of China's secrets. Great strategy there bud.

SCS issue aside, I have to disagree with you on this last point of yours and I'll try to give context to the issues Duterte faces internally as much as I can. As much as I love the Philippines, much of it is a frustratingly lawless place. For decades since the Marcos era, Filipinos have seen the...

Impressive!

@anon45 I've actually read a snippet of the Median Dialogue a while back which is why I have a slightly different opinion on the SCS issue compared to the other Filipino posters here. I feel like we need a whole new thread just for discussing the median analogy.

@anon45 I don't mean leverage in the military side of things of course. When it comes to China, what matters most is development and bilateral diplomacy rather than confrontation and deterrence. So by having the Philippines enter negotiations alone rather than having the backing of the US is...

@anon45 Filipinos don't mind being blunt as long as it is backed up by sound logic and judgement. For one, America has a huge influence in the way Philippine culture is shaped right now and its because of this the ordinary Filipino would never be hostile to any American to the extent of what...