Philippines Defence Forum

[Cossack25A1]

To fully catch-up with our neighbors in ASEAN. Why not make the Defense budget to 10%?


The writngs on the wall clearly shows Aquino wants to extend his term. He is no better than his hated Ferdinand Marcos. But at least Marcos had leadership and vision...

God Bless the Philippines!

Well, if the taxes were used properly, a 10% defense budget would have been possible and there are still left to improve the country and services. Sadly, that is not the case.

From 2010, Noynoy Aquino has shown to be a revanchist president, punishing anyone who conflicts with the interests of the Aquino-Cojuangco clan and his recent talks about charter-change to reduce the Supreme Court's power indicates that Noynoy Aquino is plotting his revenge against SC because his DAP has been judged as illegal. He already mentioned in his SONA that those who are against his policies and slams them.

The only way to talk to this kind of people is through blood, gunfire and molotovs.

 

[Nike]

Well, the damage doesn't seem to be severe and only the tail needs replacing but this means ordering the spare parts if we don't have.

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Not sure but I think the Russian BMPT or Russian BTR-T are suitable for the Army instead of an M113 with remote-operated 25mm autocannon or 12.7mm (.50 caliber) machine gun and M113 APCs as these vehicles have tougher armor compared to the M113s. Also, the BMPT can perform the same purpose as an M113 armed with 25mm autocannon and M113 armed with 76mm gun in one package and the BTR-T can perform the role of the M113 APC and provide better armor protection.

if i am Ph procurement staff, i will trying to recommend second hand Marder 1A3 to my superior. The prices is legit (Indonesia has been offered circa 300.000 US dollar per-unit and surely they will be overhauled and modernized before the shipment), their 20 mm cannon is quite capable weapons, their armor is fairly strong enough to fend off up to 20/30 mm caliber at 400 meter range and they too bring MILAN missile for protection against enemy armored units.

 

[Bob Ong]

So you agree in the the idea of destroying the concept of Separation of Powers? Then we are not going to be much different from the Marcos era, particualrly from 1972 to 1986. Hell, prices on everything went up but they are reluctant in raising wages. Who is his real bosses? The Filipino people, the Fil-Chinese oligarchs or someone inside Hacienda Luisita?

As for your quote directed to the forum-member, "Pinoy"... if there were really "improvements" in the country, why is it that everything went downhill? Why does Noynoy keep playing the blame game from 2010 up to present, that is very evident during his SONA and lastly, why is it that he is against the idea of removing the 60/40 Economic Restriction? Is it because his (Noynoy) fellow Fil-Chinese that are in the business sector who are make up the economic elite in the Philippines (and eventually the richest people in the PH) are afraid to lose money because of foreign competition?

Hell, it is that 60/40 Economic Restriction is the only stumbling block in fully-developing the Philippines, all because of bullcrap reasons such as "Foreign enslavement."

Because you support Noynoy to be president up to 2022, I guess you would also agree that his cousin, Bam Aquino will run to become president in 2022 because he will likely say that he will "continue Noynoy's legacy."

And oh, before you say something, I also DO NOT support that Leprechaun president nor a supporter of anyone in the Opposition and lastly, I am NOT pro-China. Many Noytards and Yellow-zombies would likely accuse of such things... and I am just inches away in mentioning that the true power here in the Philippines are in the hands of the Chinese - the Aquino-Cojuangco clan itself are Chinese, so is the Sy family, the Tan family, Gokongwei family, Caktiong family, hell, the Lopez family who owns ABS-CBN is a Chinese family using a Hispanicized surname...and I bet that you are also a Fil-Chinese living in the USA who watches news in the TFC channel and has no damn idea about the TRUE situation of the Philippines.

The 3 branches have to work together under 1 gov't so that it can deliver its constitutional mandate to the people. The problem is SC doesn't see it that way. Their only goal is to be the Supremes. The SC had been too complacent in its role. Just look at the justice system in the Philippines, it moves at a glacial pace if it moves at all. The Ampatuan massacre is more than 5 years old. PNoy breaks the mould. It's time to usher in change. Why shouldn't we question the Supremes? Their decision vs DAP has endangered the country’s economic gains. Yan ba ang gusto ng Supreme Court? Well it's the job of the president to improve the economy of our nation and in turn that will gradually benefit the poorer of the poor. Those bunch of SC doesn't care anything that's why the poorer becomes more poorer because of them.

And FYI the 60/40 economic restriction NOT a stumbling block in fully-developing the Philippines. The rule is still a good rule to avoid depriving Filipinos of their own resources. Besides not all industries are covered by the 60/40 rule, there are a lot more business where foreigners can own more than 40%. Its not about ownership it's about the present state of our country where there are so many red tapes,corruption, poor infrastructure etc. Poor economy so less income and at the same time our law about labor is better compared to other countries. In our country we have minimum wage laws and unfair Labor Practice law which protects our citizens, this however is despised by investors. They prefer China and other ASEAN countries that do not protect their labor. Do you know that in China, workers are not given enough salary. In short, there are many factors that affect foreign investment, not just the 60/40 rule. Also, if you will give 100% ownership to foreigners, you are literally selling Philippines to them. So its not a stupid law, it was meant to protect Filipino businessmen and it is pursuant to the "Filipino muna" policy.

ALSO, do not kid yourself. There are countless Filipinos of Chinese ancestry (not only me) who love the country as any other true patriotic Filipino. So regardless of the ancestry, I would like to see all Filipinos succeed. Period. Problem is we see things differently because we tend to see them through our own political lenses. And I don't think your even aware that the Philippines is actually improving economically.

Well sad to say some Filipinos here are just really hopeless. They don't seem to know what they want. They keep saying that they want an honest President who will try to make drastic changes to bring the country back to its feet. Now that they finally have one after decades of suffering from corruption and mismanagement, they are now deliberately trying to put roadblocks to prevent this President from fulfilling his task. These people are either those who gained from the corruption, or, they are just plain stupid.

 

[Bob Ong]

To fully catch-up with our neighbors in ASEAN. Why not make the Defense budget to 10%?


The writngs on the wall clearly shows Aquino wants to extend his term. He is no better than his hated Ferdinand Marcos. But at least Marcos had leadership and vision...

God Bless the Philippines!

Well it would be perfect if PNoy will follow Marcos way of controlling the government... with his honest heart and soul. Philippines will progress on a speed of light!

 

[Zero_wing]

if i am Ph procurement staff, i will trying to recommend second hand Marder 1A3 to my superior. The prices is legit (Indonesia has been offered circa 300.000 US dollar per-unit and surely they will be overhauled and modernized before the shipment), their 20 mm cannon is quite capable weapons, their armor is fairly strong enough to fend off up to 20/30 mm caliber at 400 meter range and they too bring MILAN missile for protection against enemy armored units.

Good but not know we still rebuilding our capabilities

 

[Nike]

giving suggestion will do no harm, hihihi

 

[Cossack25A1]

The 3 branches have to work together under 1 gov't so that it can deliver its constitutional mandate to the people. The problem is SC doesn't see it that way. Their only goal is to be the Supremes. The SC had been too complacent in its role. Just look at the justice system in the Philippines, it moves at a glacial pace if it moves at all. The Ampatuan massacre is more than 5 years old. PNoy breaks the mould. It's time to usher in change. Why shouldn't we question the Supremes? Their decision vs DAP has endangered the country’s economic gains. Yan ba ang gusto ng Supreme Court? Well it's the job of the president to improve the economy of our nation and in turn that will gradually benefit the poorer of the poor. Those bunch of SC doesn't care anything that's why the poorer becomes more poorer because of them.

And FYI the 60/40 economic restriction NOT a stumbling block in fully-developing the Philippines. The rule is still a good rule to avoid depriving Filipinos of their own resources. Besides not all industries are covered by the 60/40 rule, there are a lot more business where foreigners can own more than 40%. Its not about ownership it's about the present state of our country where there are so many red tapes,corruption, poor infrastructure etc. Poor economy so less income and at the same time our law about labor is better compared to other countries. In our country we have minimum wage laws and unfair Labor Practice law which protects our citizens, this however is despised by investors. They prefer China and other ASEAN countries that do not protect their labor. Do you know that in China, workers are not given enough salary. In short, there are many factors that affect foreign investment, not just the 60/40 rule. Also, if you will give 100% ownership to foreigners, you are literally selling Philippines to them. So its not a stupid law, it was meant to protect Filipino businessmen and it is pursuant to the "Filipino muna" policy.

ALSO, do not kid yourself. There are countless Filipinos of Chinese ancestry (not only me) who love the country as any other true patriotic Filipino. So regardless of the ancestry, I would like to see all Filipinos succeed. Period. Problem is we see things differently because we tend to see them through our own political lenses. And I don't think your even aware that the Philippines is actually improving economically.

Well sad to say some Filipinos here are just really hopeless. They don't seem to know what they want. They keep saying that they want an honest President who will try to make drastic changes to bring the country back to its feet. Now that they finally have one after decades of suffering from corruption and mismanagement, they are now deliberately trying to put roadblocks to prevent this President from fulfilling his task. These people are either those who gained from the corruption, or, they are just plain stupid.

The president could develop the country without resorting to illegal means? So you are saying two wrongs make right? Does the creation of DAP justifies that it is okay to disrespect the constitution? This shows that you do NOT believe in the idea of "Separation of Powers" and would rather have a Fil-Chinese moron as the president. The SC may be slow and not perfect but but the concept of the Separation of Powers" limits the powers of Executive, Legislative and Judiciary; no one is above anyone. Hell, if you are an American and prefers limiting the SC and give more power to the President, the other Americans would have you lynched or killed.

The way you defend 60/40 Restriction in everything means that you are pro-oligarchy. Thus, you do not want the local Filipinos to succeed and to have social mobility which is restricted to the Fil-Chinese community because the common Filipino has no access to better education and thus forced to leave the country, breaking up families because someone has to work all day just to give their children a better future. Most those job in big foreign firms could have been available here in the Philippines had the restrictions not been in place. And now you are comparing us to the Chinese in Mainland China? They have a different political system than us: we are "democratic" while China is a single-party socialist government. You cannot compare two things that are different. Also, your defense of the 60/40 Economic restriction shows that you believe in a twisted interpretation of "Foreign Ownership," as if you see foreigners will be back to"enslave" the Philippines for the fourth time and will be exploited like its 1571 all over again. Can the 6-7% economic growth could feed the people if there are no jobs being made because the local Fil-Chinese oligarchy keeps lobbying the government and influencing them on NOT to fully open the Philippines to foreign investors?

Do you really love the Philippines or do you love the Chinese enclave here in the Philippines? I am pretty sure that it's the latter, because the Fil-Chinese do not give a DAMN about the locals here and would rather not lose their wealth, prestige and power, thus they are preventing foreign investors to invest here and create better services than the local oligarch companies could provide. You Fil-Chinese always think you know everything what's best for the country...or more like your lot only knows what is best to the Chinese enclave here in the Philippines. Improving economically? Then tell me, why is everything rising up here, all the prices and living standards? Why are there more unemployment with less jobs being created? Why is there an impeding power and water crisis in 2015? If your god-king ABNoy stopped the blame game and stopped being revachist when he took power, then this country would have been able moved forward WITH VISIBLE RESULTS but no, he chose to be a revanchist president and always blame his midget predecessor or a preserved dead man! Your lot are worst than Zionists.

Is he an honest president? I doubt it! But what do I expect from a Fil-Chinese supporting his fellow Fil-Chinese. Hell, I even wonder why is NOT wearing the Philippine flag pin and instead wears that damn Yellow Ribbon pin! Is he ashamed of the flag of the Philippines?! Or is it the flag of the Fil-Chinese community?

 

[Zero_wing]

Am saying sir is we are following a program to slowly but surely get us what we need your suggestion is appreciated heck if it was me i want 200 Gripens 150 F18 10 transport aircraft 10 patrol aircraft 10 AWACS aircraft 10 special misssion aircrafts 100 training aircraft of all types 50 special fighters from acrobatics and missiles systems defense and batteries and radars systems 500 tanks 200 support vechicles 1000 trucks and 500 ships of all kinds and mixture of equipments like majority Israeli and German guns and armor some belgain, korean, Japanese equipments and facilities of support them both civilian and military but am not getting it because we have a budget and plan to follow no offense sir but i have to live with that budget and that god awful bidding which BS if you ask me but still the law of the Country we have to follow it

 

[Aepsilons]

The Philippines , as an archipelagic nation, needs to acquire ASM and AAM platforms as soon as possible.

 

[Zero_wing]

The Philippines , as an archipelagic nation, needs to acquire ASM and AAM platforms as soon as possible.

Yes we are but we have to follow the defense plan currently being follow

 

[Bob Ong]

The president could develop the country without resorting to illegal means? So you are saying two wrongs make right? Does the creation of DAP justifies that it is okay to disrespect the constitution? This shows that you do NOT believe in the idea of "Separation of Powers" and would rather have a Fil-Chinese moron as the president. The SC may be slow and not perfect but but the concept of the Separation of Powers" limits the powers of Executive, Legislative and Judiciary; no one is above anyone. Hell, if you are an American and prefers limiting the SC and give more power to the President, the other Americans would have you lynched or killed.

The way you defend 60/40 Restriction in everything means that you are pro-oligarchy. Thus, you do not want the local Filipinos to succeed and to have social mobility which is restricted to the Fil-Chinese community because the common Filipino has no access to better education and thus forced to leave the country, breaking up families because someone has to work all day just to give their children a better future. Most those job in big foreign firms could have been available here in the Philippines had the restrictions not been in place. And now you are comparing us to the Chinese in Mainland China? They have a different political system than us: we are "democratic" while China is a single-party socialist government. You cannot compare two things that are different. Also, your defense of the 60/40 Economic restriction shows that you believe in a twisted interpretation of "Foreign Ownership," as if you see foreigners will be back to"enslave" the Philippines for the fourth time and will be exploited like its 1571 all over again. Can the 6-7% economic growth could feed the people if there are no jobs being made because the local Fil-Chinese oligarchy keeps lobbying the government and influencing them on NOT to fully open the Philippines to foreign investors?

Do you really love the Philippines or do you love the Chinese enclave here in the Philippines? I am pretty sure that it's the latter, because the Fil-Chinese do not give a DAMN about the locals here and would rather not lose their wealth, prestige and power, thus they are preventing foreign investors to invest here and create better services than the local oligarch companies could provide. You Fil-Chinese always think you know everything what's best for the country...or more like your lot only knows what is best to the Chinese enclave here in the Philippines. Improving economically? Then tell me, why is everything rising up here, all the prices and living standards? Why are there more unemployment with less jobs being created? Why is there an impeding power and water crisis in 2015? If your god-king ABNoy stopped the blame game and stopped being revachist when he took power, then this country would have been able moved forward WITH VISIBLE RESULTS but no, he chose to be a revanchist president and always blame his midget predecessor or a preserved dead man! Your lot are worst than Zionists.

Is he an honest president? I doubt it! But what do I expect from a Fil-Chinese supporting his fellow Fil-Chinese. Hell, I even wonder why is NOT wearing the Philippine flag pin and instead wears that damn Yellow Ribbon pin! Is he ashamed of the flag of the Philippines?! Or is it the flag of the Fil-Chinese community?

The SC is ego tripping. The Executive (President) is a co-equal branch of the judiciary represented by the Supreme Court and as such, the check-and-balance mechanism that is set in place by the Constitution is reciprocal and not one-sided. That’s the reason why nagpa-file ng motion for reconsideration si PNoy. Yung pag-file ng MR on SC's ruling, just a proof PNoy respects the High Court’s authority over judicial and Constitutional matters. He just said we will go through the legal process by filing an MR. The problem with the SC is that it loses its common sense when there are political issues involved.

Anyway the most important thing is PNoy is not pocketing money and he is doing his best to improve the Philippines. Opposition are just speculating and have done nothing to improve the life of the Filipino people, but instead serve themselves and comment not for the best of the country but for their own self-interest. People who is trying to destroy the president only talks like a child fighting, but have done nothing but only good in talking. These eviltards keeps on firing their “pautot” to make everyone know that they are too retarded to understand the implications of the SC ruling. Now to those turds who believe they have more bullets that could hit the President hard, I say fire it. Let us see if your bullet could withstand your airtards and reach the public/courts.

Again putting ALL the blame on the 60-40 rule is just plain wrong. Just look at the reality. I don't care that we are not as fast as other countries in "100% opening up" the economy. Besides opening it up will make us even more vulnerable to economic crises that will and WILL DEFINITELY occur in the long-run.

BTW I am sensing a bitterness and jealousy on your part and I honestly feel sorry for you. Most of us maybe wealthy, are acknowledged to be very good entrepreneur, control most of the economy. So what? at least we also contribute and help improve the lives of the Filipino people. Just live in harmony with people of different ethnic background same as we all with nature. Go work and perhaps, you'll improve yourself! And about that damn Yellow Ribbon pin. Don't be a fool. You know what it means.

 

[Cossack25A1]

The SC is ego tripping. The Executive (President) is a co-equal branch of the judiciary represented by the Supreme Court and as such, the check-and-balance mechanism that is set in place by the Constitution is reciprocal and not one-sided. That’s the reason why nagpa-file ng motion for reconsideration si PNoy. Yung pag-file ng MR on SC's ruling, just a proof PNoy respects the High Court’s authority over judicial and Constitutional matters. He just said we will go through the legal process by filing an MR. The problem with the SC is that it loses its common sense when there are political issues involved.

Anyway the most important thing is PNoy is not pocketing money and he is doing his best to improve the Philippines. Opposition are just speculating and have done nothing to improve the life of the Filipino people, but instead serve themselves and comment not for the best of the country but for their own self-interest. People who is trying to destroy the president only talks like a child fighting, but have done nothing but only good in talking. These eviltards keeps on firing their “pautot” to make everyone know that they are too retarded to understand the implications of the SC ruling. Now to those turds who believe they have more bullets that could hit the President hard, I say fire it. Let us see if your bullet could withstand your airtards and reach the public/courts.

Again putting ALL the blame on the 60-40 rule is just plain wrong. Just look at the reality. I don't care that we are not as fast as other countries in "100% opening up" the economy. Besides opening it up will make us even more vulnerable to economic crises that will and WILL DEFINITELY occur in the long-run.

BTW I am sensing a bitterness and jealousy on your part and I honestly feel sorry for you. Most of us maybe wealthy, are acknowledged to be very good entrepreneur, control most of the economy. So what? at least we also contribute and help improve the lives of the Filipino people. Just live in harmony with people of different ethnic background same as we all with nature. Go work and perhaps, you'll improve yourself! And about that damn Yellow Ribbon pin. Don't be a fool. You know what it means.

Whatever the reasons, DAP is illegal and limiting the SC's power borders into a dictatorship.

Doing to improve the Philippines or to further accelerate the agenda of the Aquino-Cojuangco clan? So it is in self-interest to criticize the president now? I bet you support criminalizing criticism against the president.

If you are afraid of opening the country because the PH will be vulnerable to economic crisis indicate that you see the country as stupid because you indirectly states that once an economic crisis hits, no one in the Philippines will work for a solution. So you prefer Filipinos to be OFWs and leave their family behind? If the restrictions are removed, it means that more investors will come in and more jobs will be created.

How do you feel if I tell you that it is your own kin that wreck my family now huh? A damned Fil-Chinese young woman, whose father works as a franchiser at a certain cola company seduced my father and have ruined my family?! FYI I have previously worked at the Dept. Of Tourism under a contractual job and lasted for two years but my contract ended because I got hospitalized and that damned family issue. I am now waiting for my applications to be processed in other govt. agencies.

And for the yellow ribbon? I am not a fool! In the PH, it is the sign of the Aquino-Cojuangco clan! So, the Aquino-Cojuangco clan now represent the Philippines now? Is the red-white-blue flag now obsolete?

 

[Zero_wing]

No again the Philippines is a republic and democratic republic has both problems and possibility we all have to do the possibility of success wala tutulong sa pilipinas kung hindi tayo mga pilipino its our job to help the country its not just on the Foriegn invests or the President or any clan its the People all of us or none.

 

[JayMandan]

The current administration is the best we have for many years but we need someone who is 100x more aggressive in dealing with the corrupt officials pocketing our tax money. I can only think of one person. Any suggestion my kababayans? Please don't say Binay.

 

[Zero_wing]

Kung ako no binay yes i agree but how about Sen Defensor Santiago yes she run the last time maybe this year she get luckly or Grace poe am willing to give her a chance no more traditional politicians please those people need to go no more of them