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Credible defense posture within Noy's term -Gazmin
By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | July 29, 2014
Members of Naval Special Operations Group and Naval Air Group conduct heliborne training at Sangley Point, Cavite in July 2014. Navy/Danny Pata
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will attain a minimum credible defense posture within the term of President Aquino, which will end in 2016, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said.
In an interview with Philstar.com, Gazmin said that efforts to modernize the military have taken great strides the past years with heavier spending on procurement of assets.
"Kitang kita naman. Maraming nangyari na mula noon hanggang ngayon, napakarami nang nagawa," Gazmin said Monday after Aquino's State of the Nation Address in Batasan.
"By the time matapos ang presidente, maa-attain natin ang minimum defense posture. By his term ends, 2016," he added.
The international community has urged the Philippines to build the defense capabilities enough to effectively respond to border threats amid maritime dispute over the South China Sea with China and disaster situations.
The Armed Forces' internal peace and security plan states that "territorial defense is an inherently platform and resource-intensive activity, which entails substantive costs."
Justin Goldman, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, said that besides physical upgrades, the Philippine government should also address bureaucratic friction between the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy.
"While [the government's Coast Watch South] effort highlighted the lead role of the Philippine Navy, the Navy remained resentful towards the PCG because although the latter is smaller, it is better funded," Goldman said in a Banyan Analytics brief.
The armed forces also begun its pivot from internal security concerns such as the crisis sparked by rebels in Mindanao to external defense buildup, especially in the maritime domain.
Goldman said that the shift contributes to attaining a credible posture but it must require "sustained investment and political will."
"Certainly the country must address shortcomings in its ability for humanitarian response to disasters, but the Aquino Administration’s effort to establish minimum credible defense in contested waters must endure," Goldman added.
In his SONA, Aquino cited developments in security the past year, in acquiring eight Sokol Combat Utility Helicopters, three AgustaWestland-109 helicopters and Philippine-made landing craft utility ship BRP Tagbanua.
The country also placed into service two refurbished Navy cutters and four UH-1 helicopters, while Naval Forces West's command center in Palawan was completed.
Aquino said the Department of National Defense targets to acquire 8 Bell combat utility helicopters, 10 more Power choppers, two light-lift and three medium-lift aircrafts and a radar system in the following years.
Two of the 12 FA-50 lead-in fighter trainer jets, meanwhile, are set to be delivered in 2015.
Credible defense posture within Noy's term -Gazmin | Headlines, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
PRESIDENT AQUINO ADVANCES 2015 BUDGET FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH
July 30, 2014
From the Department of Budget and Management
Abad: Proposed P2.606-trillion 2015 Budget signals brighter development prospects
President Benigno S. Aquino III—through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)—today submitted the government’s proposed P2.606-trillion 2015 National Budget to Congress, in fulfillment of the Administration’s commitment to further facilitate rapid, inclusive, and sustainable growth in the country.
The Administration’s proposed expenditure program for 2015 is 15.1 percent higher from the current year’s P2.265-trillion budget, representing 18.4 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product and reflecting the jump in the Administration’s growth assumption of 7.0-8.0 percent for 2015.
“Our proposed spending program is an expression of the President’s unerring commitment to bring inclusive socio-economic development to the people. In 2011, we started our budget reform agenda from the jump-off point of good governance, with the end goal of lifting more Filipinos out of poverty.
“It has been four years since President Aquino assumed his position, and the 2015 proposed Budget—aptly themed Kaunlaran Para sa Lahat—shows the progression of our priorities. Now that we’ve set many of the critical foundations of good governance, we’re working harder at bringing inclusive growth to the country through transparent, accountable, and participatory budgeting,” Budget and Management Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad said.
According to Abad, the 2015 Budget takes off from the achievements that the Administration has so far recorded over the last four years, including various fiscal reform accomplishments, as well as several groundbreaking investments in social protection and economic services.
“The Philippines was once considered the weak man of Asia, so to speak. By now, however, we’ve earned quite a reputation as one of the region’s most promising economies, given the expansion of our GDP and our unprecedented governance gains.
“This time around, the challenge is for us to make public spending even more efficient and effective, especially in the wake of the previous year’s calamities. Thousands of Filipinos are still recovering from the effects of Super Typhoon Yolanda and other disasters that struck the country in 2013, and this budget—in line with the Administration’s Philippine Development Plan—will carefully account for these communities’ needs. No one should be left behind; this principle is the driving force of our 2015 expenditure program,” Abad said.
President Aquino advances 2015 Budget for inclusive growth | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | July 29, 2014
Members of Naval Special Operations Group and Naval Air Group conduct heliborne training at Sangley Point, Cavite in July 2014. Navy/Danny Pata
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will attain a minimum credible defense posture within the term of President Aquino, which will end in 2016, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said.
In an interview with Philstar.com, Gazmin said that efforts to modernize the military have taken great strides the past years with heavier spending on procurement of assets.
"Kitang kita naman. Maraming nangyari na mula noon hanggang ngayon, napakarami nang nagawa," Gazmin said Monday after Aquino's State of the Nation Address in Batasan.
"By the time matapos ang presidente, maa-attain natin ang minimum defense posture. By his term ends, 2016," he added.
The international community has urged the Philippines to build the defense capabilities enough to effectively respond to border threats amid maritime dispute over the South China Sea with China and disaster situations.
The Armed Forces' internal peace and security plan states that "territorial defense is an inherently platform and resource-intensive activity, which entails substantive costs."
Justin Goldman, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, said that besides physical upgrades, the Philippine government should also address bureaucratic friction between the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy.
"While [the government's Coast Watch South] effort highlighted the lead role of the Philippine Navy, the Navy remained resentful towards the PCG because although the latter is smaller, it is better funded," Goldman said in a Banyan Analytics brief.
The armed forces also begun its pivot from internal security concerns such as the crisis sparked by rebels in Mindanao to external defense buildup, especially in the maritime domain.
Goldman said that the shift contributes to attaining a credible posture but it must require "sustained investment and political will."
"Certainly the country must address shortcomings in its ability for humanitarian response to disasters, but the Aquino Administration’s effort to establish minimum credible defense in contested waters must endure," Goldman added.
In his SONA, Aquino cited developments in security the past year, in acquiring eight Sokol Combat Utility Helicopters, three AgustaWestland-109 helicopters and Philippine-made landing craft utility ship BRP Tagbanua.
The country also placed into service two refurbished Navy cutters and four UH-1 helicopters, while Naval Forces West's command center in Palawan was completed.
Aquino said the Department of National Defense targets to acquire 8 Bell combat utility helicopters, 10 more Power choppers, two light-lift and three medium-lift aircrafts and a radar system in the following years.
Two of the 12 FA-50 lead-in fighter trainer jets, meanwhile, are set to be delivered in 2015.
Credible defense posture within Noy's term -Gazmin | Headlines, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
PRESIDENT AQUINO ADVANCES 2015 BUDGET FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH
July 30, 2014
From the Department of Budget and Management
Abad: Proposed P2.606-trillion 2015 Budget signals brighter development prospects
President Benigno S. Aquino III—through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)—today submitted the government’s proposed P2.606-trillion 2015 National Budget to Congress, in fulfillment of the Administration’s commitment to further facilitate rapid, inclusive, and sustainable growth in the country.
The Administration’s proposed expenditure program for 2015 is 15.1 percent higher from the current year’s P2.265-trillion budget, representing 18.4 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product and reflecting the jump in the Administration’s growth assumption of 7.0-8.0 percent for 2015.
“Our proposed spending program is an expression of the President’s unerring commitment to bring inclusive socio-economic development to the people. In 2011, we started our budget reform agenda from the jump-off point of good governance, with the end goal of lifting more Filipinos out of poverty.
“It has been four years since President Aquino assumed his position, and the 2015 proposed Budget—aptly themed Kaunlaran Para sa Lahat—shows the progression of our priorities. Now that we’ve set many of the critical foundations of good governance, we’re working harder at bringing inclusive growth to the country through transparent, accountable, and participatory budgeting,” Budget and Management Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad said.
According to Abad, the 2015 Budget takes off from the achievements that the Administration has so far recorded over the last four years, including various fiscal reform accomplishments, as well as several groundbreaking investments in social protection and economic services.
“The Philippines was once considered the weak man of Asia, so to speak. By now, however, we’ve earned quite a reputation as one of the region’s most promising economies, given the expansion of our GDP and our unprecedented governance gains.
“This time around, the challenge is for us to make public spending even more efficient and effective, especially in the wake of the previous year’s calamities. Thousands of Filipinos are still recovering from the effects of Super Typhoon Yolanda and other disasters that struck the country in 2013, and this budget—in line with the Administration’s Philippine Development Plan—will carefully account for these communities’ needs. No one should be left behind; this principle is the driving force of our 2015 expenditure program,” Abad said.
President Aquino advances 2015 Budget for inclusive growth | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
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While this was reported back in April 2014, this is the latest news on the supposedly newest line of metro rail transit in Manila
San Miguel eyes 2018 completion of MRT7
If only political bickering was stopped, red-tapes are removed, foreigners are 100% fully allowed to invest here in the Philippines and had Metro Manila transformed into a single entity rather than as a conglomeration of nearly 20 cities, this project would have began around 2013 and ended by 2016-2017.
Since the Philippine Army would prefer more M113s then this modification of the said M113 seem suitable for the Philippine army.
http://www.combatreform.org/FSCV_003.jpg
No Male Tanks: U.S. OUT-GUNNED ON THE NON-LINEAR BATTLEFIELD?
San Miguel eyes 2018 completion of MRT7
If only political bickering was stopped, red-tapes are removed, foreigners are 100% fully allowed to invest here in the Philippines and had Metro Manila transformed into a single entity rather than as a conglomeration of nearly 20 cities, this project would have began around 2013 and ended by 2016-2017.
Credible defense posture within Noy's term -Gazmin
By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | July 29, 2014
Members of Naval Special Operations Group and Naval Air Group conduct heliborne training at Sangley Point, Cavite in July 2014. Navy/Danny Pata
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines will attain a minimum credible defense posture within the term of President Aquino, which will end in 2016, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin said.
In an interview with Philstar.com, Gazmin said that efforts to modernize the military have taken great strides the past years with heavier spending on procurement of assets.
"Kitang kita naman. Maraming nangyari na mula noon hanggang ngayon, napakarami nang nagawa," Gazmin said Monday after Aquino's State of the Nation Address in Batasan.
"By the time matapos ang presidente, maa-attain natin ang minimum defense posture. By his term ends, 2016," he added.
The international community has urged the Philippines to build the defense capabilities enough to effectively respond to border threats amid maritime dispute over the South China Sea with China and disaster situations.
The Armed Forces' internal peace and security plan states that "territorial defense is an inherently platform and resource-intensive activity, which entails substantive costs."
Justin Goldman, a research fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, said that besides physical upgrades, the Philippine government should also address bureaucratic friction between the Philippine Coast Guard and the Philippine Navy.
"While [the government's Coast Watch South] effort highlighted the lead role of the Philippine Navy, the Navy remained resentful towards the PCG because although the latter is smaller, it is better funded," Goldman said in a Banyan Analytics brief.
The armed forces also begun its pivot from internal security concerns such as the crisis sparked by rebels in Mindanao to external defense buildup, especially in the maritime domain.
Goldman said that the shift contributes to attaining a credible posture but it must require "sustained investment and political will."
"Certainly the country must address shortcomings in its ability for humanitarian response to disasters, but the Aquino Administration’s effort to establish minimum credible defense in contested waters must endure," Goldman added.
In his SONA, Aquino cited developments in security the past year, in acquiring eight Sokol Combat Utility Helicopters, three AgustaWestland-109 helicopters and Philippine-made landing craft utility ship BRP Tagbanua.
The country also placed into service two refurbished Navy cutters and four UH-1 helicopters, while Naval Forces West's command center in Palawan was completed.
Aquino said the Department of National Defense targets to acquire 8 Bell combat utility helicopters, 10 more Power choppers, two light-lift and three medium-lift aircrafts and a radar system in the following years.
Two of the 12 FA-50 lead-in fighter trainer jets, meanwhile, are set to be delivered in 2015.
Credible defense posture within Noy's term -Gazmin | Headlines, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
PRESIDENT AQUINO ADVANCES 2015 BUDGET FOR INCLUSIVE GROWTH
July 30, 2014
From the Department of Budget and Management
Abad: Proposed P2.606-trillion 2015 Budget signals brighter development prospects
President Benigno S. Aquino III—through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM)—today submitted the government’s proposed P2.606-trillion 2015 National Budget to Congress, in fulfillment of the Administration’s commitment to further facilitate rapid, inclusive, and sustainable growth in the country.
The Administration’s proposed expenditure program for 2015 is 15.1 percent higher from the current year’s P2.265-trillion budget, representing 18.4 percent of the country’s Gross Domestic Product and reflecting the jump in the Administration’s growth assumption of 7.0-8.0 percent for 2015.
“Our proposed spending program is an expression of the President’s unerring commitment to bring inclusive socio-economic development to the people. In 2011, we started our budget reform agenda from the jump-off point of good governance, with the end goal of lifting more Filipinos out of poverty.
“It has been four years since President Aquino assumed his position, and the 2015 proposed Budget—aptly themed Kaunlaran Para sa Lahat—shows the progression of our priorities. Now that we’ve set many of the critical foundations of good governance, we’re working harder at bringing inclusive growth to the country through transparent, accountable, and participatory budgeting,” Budget and Management Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad said.
According to Abad, the 2015 Budget takes off from the achievements that the Administration has so far recorded over the last four years, including various fiscal reform accomplishments, as well as several groundbreaking investments in social protection and economic services.
“The Philippines was once considered the weak man of Asia, so to speak. By now, however, we’ve earned quite a reputation as one of the region’s most promising economies, given the expansion of our GDP and our unprecedented governance gains.
“This time around, the challenge is for us to make public spending even more efficient and effective, especially in the wake of the previous year’s calamities. Thousands of Filipinos are still recovering from the effects of Super Typhoon Yolanda and other disasters that struck the country in 2013, and this budget—in line with the Administration’s Philippine Development Plan—will carefully account for these communities’ needs. No one should be left behind; this principle is the driving force of our 2015 expenditure program,” Abad said.
President Aquino advances 2015 Budget for inclusive growth | Official Gazette of the Republic of the Philippines
Since the Philippine Army would prefer more M113s then this modification of the said M113 seem suitable for the Philippine army.
http://www.combatreform.org/FSCV_003.jpg
No Male Tanks: U.S. OUT-GUNNED ON THE NON-LINEAR BATTLEFIELD?
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Philippines needs a strong navy with a credible air force, but I don't see how you all can afford it in the next decade or two.
pretty much at the mercy of invading Chinese.
I honestly don't feel no love for the Pinoy for what they did in the 90's, snuffed their noses at us.
pretty much at the mercy of invading Chinese.
I honestly don't feel no love for the Pinoy for what they did in the 90's, snuffed their noses at us.
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Try newly industrial country sir old world my foot
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^Ironically, that question is like asking why other poor countries buy weapons instead of feeding people.
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Nah, we have China to help us during calamities. They would even send their pride hospital ship. Yay!
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Do you even know what happened during that time? The people did not kick you out. One recent poll even says Filipinos like America more than Americans do lol.
True, from my readings, it was the oligarchs in the Philippine Senate that defeated the populists by 1-2 votes in closing the bases. Am i right?
The calamities in Pinatubo was used as pretext.
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Yup, the Senate voted to kick the bases out due to misguided nationalism and because the oligarchs want the country for themselves thus any reforms will be shot down immediately.
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and maoist in congress under the pay roll of you know who
Because you people are threat and we need to defend ourselves two those are different things which money has been properly allocated for and three your a d bag so read the topic before you post and lastly why questin something so obvious are you brain dead or something oh wait your chinese troll of course you are.
Well thats what happens if maost runs congress and morons try to think of themsevles not the country
Because you people are threat and we need to defend ourselves two those are different things which money has been properly allocated for and three your a d bag so read the topic before you post and lastly why questin something so obvious are you brain dead or something oh wait your chinese troll of course you are.
Well thats what happens if maost runs congress and morons try to think of themsevles not the country
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It just shows our heart and generosity even to an enemy.
Threat of what? How can we be a threat when we have not involved in a war for over 30 years? LOL You think a couple aircraft you bought is going to scare us from defending our position in South China Sea?
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The punishments the Japanese war criminals received reflects this statement
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