Philippine Defense Forces

[simply_me]

now it's cool here..buti naman..

@Lili: si bunso ba ang tinitira nung mga military at post #65? (sorry off topic) hehehe

[Lili]

@simply_me. That was the desired effect kaya lang hindi ako marunong mag-edit nung pics, eh. O, tapos na yan ha? baka ma-revive pa yung issue.

[renell]

lol, for one sec i thought those ships were BRP's. In my dreams.

But if I was PN admiral, i'd rather than 20 smaller but swifter boats w/missiles than one useless aircraft carrier.

[Skyblade]

Originally Posted by renell

But if I was PN admiral, i'd rather than 20 smaller but swifter boats w/missiles than one useless aircraft carrier.

Indeed right now more capable boats are needed to patrol the seas, especially around and in the Southern Philippines. Also the PN must at least have an adequate battle group adequate enough to defend a carrier if it's going to get one or else you'd have one large expensive target for submarines, ASMs, and all that fun stuff.

For now this is what the PN and PMC has in their wishlist:



The Endurance Class LST which is made in Singapore. It'd be a excellent ship to augment/replace the current LST fleet not to mention it has a large helicopter deck in which the PN could utilize well esp. since it has one of the LSTs in inventory converted as a floating helicopter deck.

[Skyblade]

45-hectare Navy property in Fort Boni up for development
Posted: 2:07 AM | May 09, 2005

http://money.inq7.net/breakingnews/v...5&dd=09&file=1

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THE PHILIPPINE Navy has said that it is set to transform its 44.7-hectare property in Fort Bonifacio into a mixed-use residential-commercial area.

The project, which is estimated to cost 9.5 billion pesos, is aimed at providing housing for the Navy personnel and, at the same, generating revenue for the Armed Forces Modernization Program.



Navy chief Vice Admiral Ernesto de Leon said the Navy was talking to various financial institutions and major property developers for advice and assistance in the preparation of the project's masterplan.

The project is slated for ground-breaking this year, he added.

De Leon said the project would create some 4,000 housing units, of which 3,000 were for enlisted men and 1,000 for officers who have at least three remaining years of active Naval service.

The project will reduce the housing backlog within the Navy, De Leon said. At least 12 hectares would be set aside for the Navy housing.

De Leon said that under the proposed development scheme, the prospective developer could be given 32 hectares for commercial development under a 99-year usufruct arrangement. The developer, in turn, will construct the housing component of the project. The property would revert to the Navy after the usufruct period, he said.

De Leon said the Navy envisions the rise of virtually self-contained communities within the housing portion of the proposed project. He said the housing clusters would have appropriate open spaces, playgrounds and other vital common facilities.

The prospective developer will be given a free hand to choose the development concept for the commercial component of the project, he said.

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Meh hopefully the revenue generated would ACTUALLY go to the modernization project unlike the last time the AFP earned when the last sold land off Fort Bonifacio.

[bustero]

do you guys know what happened to the forum at timawa.net?

Just in case it wasnt' posted, Manokski's site is very good hueybravo.net

[Sou-jiro]

ahhhh...more info.............great stuff guys..

[Skyblade]

Originally Posted by bustero

do you guys know what happened to the forum at timawa.net?

Just in case it wasnt' posted, Manokski's site is very good hueybravo.net

Well the entire website is supposed to be undergoing a server switch which may take a bit. Indeed Manokski's OrBat is excellent.

[Skyblade]

Pics from the Independence Day parade:

[renell]

Cool. Did they show off some of their moving equipment?

[Lili]

Hey, those are great photos of the soldiers of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Ang galing ng shots.

[Skyblade]

Originally Posted by renell

Cool. Did they show off some of their moving equipment?

Haven't seen any pics of it or hear if they did deploy it in the parade but who knows.

[Sou-jiro]

another chopper crashed a few days ago....no fatalities but 3 military personels have serious injuries...lucky the chopper wasnt at a high altitude....quite low actually...i forgot where the location is....but it was featured on both dzbb & dzrh.

[Skyblade]

Philippines to dispatch 200 additional peacekeepers to Haiti
07/19 3:20:18 PM

President Gloria Arroyo said Tuesday that the government is sending 200 additional soldiers to Haiti to join the multilateral peacekeeping force in that country in response to the request of United Nations (UN) Secretary General Kofi Annan.

The President made the announcement during the celebration of the 107th Founding Anniversary of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) held this morning at Malacanang’s Rizal Hall.

The new military contingent will join the 146-man Filipino peacekeeping force sent to Haiti in November 2004.

Aside from the Philippines, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Burundi, Afghanistan and East Timor have peacekeeping contingents in Haiti.

In brief remarks, the President also paid tribute to the DFA under Secretary Alberto Romulo for the successes the country has achieved in the fields of diplomacy and foreign service.

"Our election to the UN Security Council, our election as chair of the APEC Counter-Terrorism Task Force, these serve as highlights of the multilateral and international organizations’ trust in the leadership capabilities of the Philippines and the Filipinos, and of course of our foreign service," she said.

She congratulated the men and women of the foreign service "for going beyond the call of duty when our few nationals are in distress, for the joy of their families and the entire nation, that is truly the epitome of foreign policy in the service of the Filipino."

"But I thank you not only for these outstanding and celebrated efforts and examples of heroism, but also for your day-to-day work in your pursuit of our nation’s interest and securing them in every global forum," the President added.

She said the country is particularly grateful to the DFA community for the heroism shown in the rescue of Angelo dela Cruz, Angelito Nayan and Roberto Tarongoy.

In an interview after the anniversary rites, Romulo said the sending of additional peacekeepers to Haiti "is in line with our peacekeeping role. As you know, the President has been in the forefront of promoting peace not only at home as she said, we are also working to implement the GRP-MNLF agreement of 1996, we are on the verge of concluding the GRP-MILF peace agreement hopefully before the end of the year."

The RP peacekeepers will remain in Haiti until a new government is installed there following the September election.

[kiretoce]

A Supersonic Fighter for Just $100?
By Ryu Jin, Staff Reporter



South Korea is to sell supersonic fighters at $100 (101,000 won) per jet. It may be hard to believe, but it's no lie. The fighter jets to be sold at such a giveaway price are F-5A/Bs, which are being retired from their 40-year-long service this month.

The Ministry of National Defense and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said Sunday they considered selling the retired aircraft, which opened the era of supersonic fighters for the Korean Air Force in 1965, to foreign nations including Mexico and Poland.

"We have about 50 F-5A/B fighter jets at the moment, half of which are used for educational and demonstrational purposes." The ministry will consider selling the remaining half to foreign nations at $100 per unit, a KAI official said. "It's a nominal price."

He hinted that the virtual donation is part of a sales strategy to export KT-1 and T-50 supersonic trainers developed and produced by KAI to the foreign nations. "We have also sold F-5A/B fighters to the Philippines at $100 each in the past."

It is customary for a country to sell outdated military arms at a token cost, a ministry official said. But the source added that the export requires prior consent from the nation that manufactured the weapons. The F-5A/B jets were made in the United States.

South Korea purchased about 120 F-5A/B fighter jets in the late 1960s. They became the mainstay of the Air Force and played a leading role in thwarting espionage agents from North Korea until the 1970s.

[Lili]

wawa naman ang Pinas. bibili na lang ng 40-year old fighter planes. parang scrap metal or chop-chop. Hopefully, these are still in good working order. That's where Filipino ingenuity comes in.

I remember we lost such a gifted geologist/volcanologist Punongbayan because of old helicopter.

[jbkayaker12]

Philippine military is impotent, quite sad really!! Buying 40 year old scraps from neighbouring country is pathetic. Oh well!!

[Skyblade]

Originally Posted by kiretoce

A Supersonic Fighter for Just $100?
By Ryu Jin, Staff Reporter



South Korea is to sell supersonic fighters at $100 (101,000 won) per jet. It may be hard to believe, but it's no lie. The fighter jets to be sold at such a giveaway price are F-5A/Bs, which are being retired from their 40-year-long service this month.

The Ministry of National Defense and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) said Sunday they considered selling the retired aircraft, which opened the era of supersonic fighters for the Korean Air Force in 1965, to foreign nations including Mexico and Poland.

"We have about 50 F-5A/B fighter jets at the moment, half of which are used for educational and demonstrational purposes." The ministry will consider selling the remaining half to foreign nations at $100 per unit, a KAI official said. "It's a nominal price."

He hinted that the virtual donation is part of a sales strategy to export KT-1 and T-50 supersonic trainers developed and produced by KAI to the foreign nations. "We have also sold F-5A/B fighters to the Philippines at $100 each in the past."

It is customary for a country to sell outdated military arms at a token cost, a ministry official said. But the source added that the export requires prior consent from the nation that manufactured the weapons. The F-5A/B jets were made in the United States.

South Korea purchased about 120 F-5A/B fighter jets in the late 1960s. They became the mainstay of the Air Force and played a leading role in thwarting espionage agents from North Korea until the 1970s.

South Korea gave some F-5s for 100 bucks in the late 90s (as mentioned by the article supplied by Kicetoce) along with some patrol boats. They may be old but at least these F-5s are in better condition and would give the grounded pilots something to do.

[bustero]

Originally Posted by Skyblade

Well the entire website is supposed to be undergoing a server switch which may take a bit. Indeed Manokski's OrBat is excellent.

Ang tagal naman nilang magayos ng server! Lot's of good info to be culled there but the forumer's are mostly uncivilized, di sumasagot ng tama, sayang doon sa matitinong nag popost.

Anyway hope it gets back up soon. Best source source of inside tsismis re the afp on the web as far as I know.

[renell]

Originally Posted by jbkayaker12

Philippine military is impotent, quite sad really!! Buying 40 year scraps from neighbouring country is pathetic. Oh well!!

The fact that we can't even maintain our own current fleet is a sadder fact.