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| Tweet Topic Started: Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:30 am (330 Views) | |
| Flipzi | Wed Oct 16, 2013 8:30 am Post #1 |
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An American's point of view on the enhanced US military access to RP bases Philippines asking for Uncle Sam's help Published on Oct 6, 2013 It was around 1992 when the Philippines voted to throw the United States military out of their country. Now some twenty-one years later they want Uncle Sam (United States of America) to return. Some background: Some years ago when the Communist government in China started building up and modernizing their military their neighbors in Asia were concerned. To alleviate the fears of their neighbors the commies stated their military buildup was purely for peace. The problem is China's neighbors thought they meant "peace," when what they really meant was "piece." A piece of the Philippines (Scarborough Shoal). A piece of Vietnam (territorial waters off Vietnam). A piece of Japan (the Senkaku Islands). A piece of India (invading the border region between the two nations). - The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea -- UNCLOS, establishes a 200 mile Exclusive Economic Zone -- EEZ, off the coast of nations out to the sea. However the commies in China have a different interpretation of reality. They are ignoring the EEZ's established by the United Nations and established their own zone claiming virtually all of the South China Sea. They are blatantly violating the EEZ's of Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Brunei, and the Philippines. With the Spratly Islands belonging to the Philippines, the commies are claiming these islands also. The Scarborough Shoal within the Philippine EEZ has been forcibly stolen by the Chinese. This land / water grab has ruined the livelihood of many Filipinos in the Western Philippines. The government of the Philippines allowed China's aggressive, bully behavior according to the article (link below) because China's military is too massive. The peaceful or piece-full commie military with evil sinister designs on their neighbors. Remember, commies never make good neighbors. - Because of the commies belligerent behavior the Philippine is negotiating with the USA to increase American's naval force in the region. The Philippine will allow the U.S. Navy to use current Philippine navy bases rather than establishing USA bases on the islands. http://youtu.be/Ey_vtoC-il4 |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Tue Mar 25, 2014 12:44 am Post #2 |
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![]() Vice Admiral Robert Thomas, Commander of the US 7th Fleet, speaks during a news conference on the main deck of US warship USS Blue Ridge during a port call in Manila March 18, 2014. (Reuters/Erik De Castro) US panel: Enhanced defense pact will respect PHL sovereignty March 24, 2014 7:57pm A panel from the United States assured its Filipino counterparts Monday that the US will respect the sovereignty of the Philippines in an enhanced defense agreement the two countries are in negotiations for. “The other issue that we agreed on at the outset of this was the respect for the sovereignty of the Philippines,” Ambassador Eric John, chairman of the US negotiating panel, said in a speech at the start of the 7th round of discussions. “That’s a message that you made clear the very first round and that’s the message all of us took back to Washington and it is [in] the best spirit of respect for sovereignty and respect for [our] long-standing partnership that we entered into these negotiations,” he added. The proposed agreement will allow an increased rotational deployment of US troops, ships, aircraft and humanitarian equipment to the Philippines. Under the proposal, the Philippines will allow the sharing of well-defined areas within certain Armed Forces of the Philippines facilities with elements of the US military. The US troops will also be allowed to construct facilities such as billeting or housing for additional military elements and hangars in existing Philippine Air Force bases where they can put their rescue helicopters. Ambassador Eduardo Malaya, a member of the Philippine panel, earlier said there will be no "base within a base" as Filipino authorities will have access to the areas provided to US troops. He said a military base is a facility where there is extraterritoriality and exclusivity, which will not happen under the new defense pact. The panels are expected to finalize the language in the pact on access for Filipino authorities and on the sharing of responsibilities with respect to securing the facilities. The Philippine panel expects to include a provision that will allow a review of the agreement every five years. The panels will also discuss the duration of the agreement. Ambassador John said the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty between the Philippines and the US can be strengthened “through further implementing steps that we’re taking here with this agreement.” In his opening statement, Defense Undersecretary Pio Lorenzo Batino, head of the Philippine negotiating panel, said “we are very mindful of the need to make adjustments in the implementation of the MDT, to ensure that our constitutional requirements are fully observed.” He said the Philippine panel expects that the agreement will not just bolster the countries' collective security, but will also add another dimension to their economic interaction. “We hope to make significant progress at this round, not because of any perceived deadline, but because it is in our mutual interest to do so,” he said. The enhanced defense pact being negotiated by the US and the Philippines is expected to boost the latter's external defense capability amid an aggressive claim by China over parts of the South China Sea that the Philippines considers its territory. FULL DETAIL: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/353943/news/nation/us-panel-enhanced-defense-pact-will-respect-phl-sovereignty RP-US Military Cooperation http://w11.zetaboards.com/NDSFP/topic/9276285/1/#new |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Wed Apr 2, 2014 11:21 pm Post #3 |
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Fort Magsaysay eyed for use by US troops MANILA, Philippines– Fort Magsaysay, the Philippines’ largest military camp, is being eyed as one of the facilities that the United States could use for the security deal being negotiated by both countries. “I think we can make available yung Fort Magsaysay as an area where they can put their [equipment]. They will improve, routinely use, kasi ang nagro-rotate naman ano e yung sundalo e,” Lieutenant General Gregorio Pio Capatang Jr., commander of Northern Luzon Command, told reporters when asked if what military bases could be under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation. Fort Magsaysay is located in Nueva Ecija. It houses the Special Operations Command — the Special Forces and Light Reaction Regiment, and the Army’s 7th Infantry Division. It also previously hosted bilateral trainings for the US-Philippines Balikatan exercises. “We have the Dingalan Bay which is part of the 7th Division property. It’s a six-kilometer beach frontage that the Fort Magsaysay owns and that can be also an area for naval manuevers,” Catapang said. An eighth round of negotiations between US and Philippines will be held in early April. There have been speculations that the deal will be signed during the visit of President Barack Obama late this month. The agreement will allow the US a wider access to Philippine military bases amid increasing tensions with China over the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). http://globalnation.inquirer.net/101519/fort-magsaysay-eyed-for-use-by-us-troops Dingalan Bay is in Dingalan, Aurora. ![]() credit: www.motorcyclephilippines.com ![]() http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dingalan,_Aurora Edited by Flipzi, Wed Apr 2, 2014 11:32 pm.
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Wed Apr 9, 2014 9:01 pm Post #4 |
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![]() Rappler photo US-PHL defense pact to boost humanitarian aid, disaster response: negotiator April 9, 2014 4:18pm The framework agreement on the defense cooperation between the Philippines and the United States may help increase the capabilities of both countries to respond to natural and man-made calamities, a member of the Philippine negotiating panel said on Wednesday. In a statement, Defense Undersecretary and Chair of the Philippine Negotiating Panel Pio Lorenzo Batino highlighted the importance of increasing capabilities to disaster response. "Calamities such as Typhoon Yolanda as well as the ongoing search for the Malaysia Airlines plane underscore that friendly armed forces are in a unique and crucial position to provide timely responses in these events," he said. "Time is of the essence in these situations and, as often the first responders, friendly armed forces can provide much-needed human, technical and equipment assistance and support for the success of those efforts," he added. Both panels are set to meet on Thursday and Friday for the eighth round of negotiations. The undersecretary also cited "other significant benefits" from the agreement, including the modernization of the Armed Forces of Philippines, achievement of the country’s minimum credible defense posture, and economic opportunities through the procurement of local goods and supplies by the US military. — Amanda Fernandez/BM, GMA News http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/356156/news/nation/us-phl-defense-pact-to-boost-humanitarian-aid-disaster-response-negotiator ![]() rinadoodle.blogspot.com ![]() Inquirer photo MORE ABOUT TYPHOON YOLANDA http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi/index.php?showtopic=606 Edited by Flipzi, Wed Apr 9, 2014 9:07 pm.
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Mon Apr 14, 2014 11:49 am Post #5 |
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![]() AMERIKA, HANDANG IBIGAY ANG ANUMANG HILINGIN NG 'PINAS PARA SA SANDATAHANG LAKAS Video http://n5e.interaksyon.com/top/7F43883BB5AD46D/1001/amerika-handang-ibigay-ang-anumang-hilingin-ng-pinas-para-sa-sandatahang-lakas With this the more we should support the RP-US agreement on enhanced access. We will be rearming our Armed Forces for free. This rearming or modernization should have been done since 1991 to prevent bullies like China from moving in right after the US bases were removed. This is our chance to rearm our military for free and the presence of US forces will surely help secure our nation and maintain the balance in this region. MORE http://w11.zetaboards.com/NDSFP/ |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Sat May 3, 2014 10:08 pm Post #6 |
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![]() credit to photo owners US$90 MILLION SET FOR PHILIPPINES - $40 million for maritime domain protection Navy gets more military aid from US By Aurea Calica (The Philippine Star) | Updated May 3, 2014 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines - The US government’s foreign military financing to the Philippines has been increasing although only for the Navy, which does not have a bad record of human rights violations. Earlier, Ambassador to Washington Jose Cuisia Jr. was quoted in a report as saying the country stood to receive more US military assistance once the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) was signed. For this year, Cuisia said the US allocated about $50 million in foreign military financing for the Philippines, nearly double the previous year’s sum. Defense Undersecretary Pio Lorenzo Batino, chairman of the Philippine negotiating panel for EDCA, denied the military assistance was still tied to the human rights records of the Philippines. “In previous years, a certain portion of the (fund) was withheld due to alleged high level of human rights violations. But for the most recent foreign military financing, it was substantially increased and no amount was withheld as it was allocated for the Philippine Navy,” Batino said but did not give specific amounts. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said the government, particularly the Department of National Defense (DND), had been forthright in addressing human rights issues and that it was understandable for the US to look into reports about the Philippines as they made an assessment on the military aid to be provided to the country. According to Cuisia, it would be up to the Armed Forces to determine their needs vis-à-vis the military assistance from the US. Cuisia said the military was considering newer vessels and that Washington also promised to help it acquire long-range maritime patrol aircraft to enable the Philippines to keep closer watch on its maritime borders in the West Philippine Sea. The Philippines was also set to get another $40 million from a US global security contingency fund to be used strictly to boost naval capability, based on an earlier Reuters report. During his state visit, US President Barack Obama pledged to assist the Philippines in the establishment of a National Coast Watch Center. The NCWC is an inter-agency mechanism aimed at enhancing maritime border security and enhancing governance in the country’s maritime domains pursuant to Executive Order No. 57 issued in September 2011. “The US wants to promote enhanced maritime information sharing with its allies namely the Philippines, Japan and Australia, as this would be helpful in managing maritime conflicts and disputes,” Coloma said. Edited by Flipzi, Sat May 3, 2014 10:16 pm.
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Sat May 17, 2014 1:45 am Post #7 |
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![]() PHL, US military execs to tackle sites for US facilities in October May 16, 2014 1:13pm Top military officials from the Philippines and the United States will meet in October to tackle which Philippine bases will host American troops and facilities as stipulated under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the two countries. In an interview Friday, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief General Emmanuel Bautista said details on "agreed locations" under the EDCA will be ironed during a meeting of the Mutual Defense Board (MDB) five months from now. Bautista, who co-chairs the board with the US Pacific Command Commander, added that preliminary talks on military bases for increased rotational presence of American troops will be held prior to the actual MDB meeting. "May proseso tayo to do that. It's not really up me as a person. Merong proseso to determine the bases that will be offered and may approval process yan, and then paguusapan yan sa MDB," the AFP chief told reporters during the closing ceremonies of the joint US-Philippines military exercise at Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. He likewise maintained that he personally wants the US to help the Philippines develop three military bases facing the West Philippine Sea: Fort Magsaysay in Nueva Ecija, Naval Station San Miguel in Zambales and Oyster Bay in Palawan. "They are good bases that can be developed. There is room for development in these bases," Bautista said. Before US President Barack Obama's arrival in Manila two weeks ago, Philippine and American officials signed the EDCA, which will allow an enlarged rotational presence of American troops in the country. The new defense pact is effective for 10 years. The new defense pact was entered into by the two countries amid rising tension between the Philippines and China over disputed territories in the South China Sea, which Manila calls the West Philippine Sea. Under the EDCA, the Philippines authorizes US forces to train, refuel aircraft and preposition their supplies within Philippine territory, which has yet to be agreed upon by both parties. During a Senate hearing on Tuesday, Defense Undersecretary Pio Lorenzo Batino said any part of the Philippines can become an "agreed location" that US troops can access under the EDCA. The EDCA has been criticized by several Filipino lawmakers for supposedly violating constitutional provisions, and for the supposed lack of limitations on locations for increased US rotational presence in the Philippines. — with Andreo Calonzo/RSJ, GMA News http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/361296/news/nation/phl-us-military-execs-to-tackle-sites-for-us-facilities-in-october VIDEO: GMA News video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bT2vMMb_n-w#t=20 Snapshots; ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Edited by Flipzi, Sat May 17, 2014 1:51 am.
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Sat May 24, 2014 2:15 am Post #8 |
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This time, US warship treads PH waters carefully By Tarra Quismundo Philippine Daily Inquirer 8:47 am | Sunday, February 9th, 2014 MANILA, Philippines—On this its first visit to the Philippines, the US warship made sure to navigate the waters very carefully. Arriving a year after the grounding of another US vessel in Palawan, the guided missile destroyer USS Pinckney entered Philippine waters under the tight reins of its officers who are held to “very high standards” to ensure safe and smooth sailing at all times. “While it was regrettable that the incident happened early last year, we take all possible measures to ensure safe navigation at all times,” said Commander Frank Okata, the Pinckney’s commanding officer, taking questions from reporters. Okata was referring to the grounding of the USS Guardian, the Avenger-class minesweeper that ran aground on the protected Tubbataha Reef in Palawan on Jan. 17, 2013, destroying some 4,000 square meters of coral. The Guardian, which was making its way out of Philippine waters at the time, got stuck on the reef and had to be cut to pieces to remove it without causing further damage to the Unesco world heritage site. Investigation by the US Navy found that poor leadership decisions and planning, among other factors. had led to the accident. The US has yet to pay the P58 million fine for damaging the reef, saying it was still awaiting a formal request to do so from the Philippine government. “Navigation is our most fundamental skill as mariners. So we hold ourselves always to our very high standards and, because of this, we are always training and looking at all of our voyage preparations with meticulous detail to prevent any incidents from happening,” Okata said. The 155-meter 9,300-ton warship docked at Manila’s South Harbor on Friday afternoon for a five-day rest and refueling stop, a routine port visit for US vessels deployed in the Asia Pacific. It is the second American naval vessel to dock in the Philippines this year, after the missile cruiser USS Shiloh which stopped over in Cebu province on Jan. 31 and stayed for four days. “We take advantage of this pause in operations to interact with people like yourselves to spread the story about what we do and what our mission is. We also try to restock our supplies, because it’s been a long voyage for us,” said Okata. The Pinckney took a break after a month at sea, traveling across the Pacific Ocean from its home port of San Diego, California, and conducting training and proficiency exercises on its weapons systems for its crew along the way. The ship has a complement of some 300 personnel, including at least 10 of Filipino descent. Among them was Petty Officer Second Class Geraldine Igualdo who brought on board her parents and relatives on her first visit to the Philippines since 2010. The nursing graduate, who followed a cousin into the US Navy, was thankful for the decision she made as a 21-year-old five years ago. “When I left the Philippines in 2008, I was thinking of just getting permanent status over there (the US). But then I saw their ads and I wanted to join. It’s really a great decision I made, I believe, because I’m here, traveling the world, getting experience and everything,” said Igualdo, who will spend the weekend with her family in Manila. Read more: http://globalnation.inquirer.net/98742/this-time-us-warship-treads-ph-waters-carefully#ixzz32Z1T6CeT Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Mon May 26, 2014 3:50 am Post #9 |
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New Asia alliance: Palace mum By Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star) | Updated May 26, 2014 - 12:00am Malacañang made no comment over the new “security architecture” the United States is reportedly developing in the Asia-Pacific region. Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said yesterday the issue should be studied carefully. “If there is a formal request or proposal, it usually passes through official channels and not through press releases only,” Coloma said. Sources revealed the US is working out a new security architecture in the Asia-Pacific region with its strategic partners and treaty allies, including the Philippines. The new security arrangement is being forged as regional tensions rise over China’s increasingly aggressive moves to stake its territorial claim over surrounding waters, including nearly the entire South China Sea. Coloma said Malacañang is ready to listen to whatever proposal to be presented by the US over the crafting of the new alliance in the region. Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 Coloma also assured the public that all actions of the government would be consistent with the country’s interests. “We are ready to listen to whatever proposal of the United States because we consider them as our ally or strategic partner,” Coloma said. “Everything we do is in line with the national interest of the Philippines to strengthen national security and our capacity to face the new realities in the region,” he added. As this developed, Armed Forces chief Gen. Emmanuel Bautista stressed they are ready to work with the US to meet any aggressor while remaining as responsible members of the international community. “We will always stand up for our rights as a sovereign country,” Bautista said during the US Memorial Day ceremony in Taguig yesterday. “While mutually guided by the principles of a just international order and the peaceful resolution of conflicts, may we not hesitate to act in our collective capacity to meet any aggressors threatening to undermine international peace and security, shoulder to shoulder, just as our forefathers had done,” he added. Bautista is hopeful the alliance between the two countries will remain responsive and committed to maintain stability in Southeast Asia and the greater Asia Pacific. On Sunday, The STAR reported the plan to establish the new regional security in Asia Pacific that would require the US to work with “spokes” including Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and possibly Singapore and Thailand. The US is also convincing Malaysia to join the new “security architecture,” which is part of Washington’s plan to rebalance its forces in Asia Pacific. Three of the countries being eyed to join the alliance – Japan, Philippines and Malaysia – are embroiled in territorial disputes with China. Japan and China are claiming the uninhabited Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea. Meanwhile, China’s territorial claim in the West Philippine Sea covers about 90 percent of the potentially oil and gas-rich area and overlaps with those of the Philippines and Malaysia as well as Vietnam, Brunei and Taiwan. US officials previously claimed that they do not seek to contain China and that they won’t take sides on territorial disputes. http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/05/26/1327337/new-asia-alliance-palace-mum |
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Alfred Alexander L. Marasigan Manila, Philippines getflipzi@yahoo.com http://z6.invisionfree.com/flipzi " Sovereignty resides in the people and all government authority emanates from them!" " People don't care what we know until they know we care." | |
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| Flipzi | Fri May 30, 2014 10:39 pm Post #10 |
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$40M for Philippine maritime capability a 'US priority' By Camille Diola (philstar.com) | Updated May 30, 2014 - 10:05am MANILA, Philippines — The US Department of State has requested the approval of $40 million or P1.75 billion from the US Congress to boost the Philippines' maritime security and capabilities next year. Daniel Russel, Assistant Secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, delivered a testimony before the House panel in Washington last week on President Barack Obama's 2015 budget request for Asia Pacific. After giving an overview on progress of Obama's "rebalance" strategy to the region, Russel requested an additional $14.5 million for the Philippines under the state department's Foreign Military Financing program. "This assistance will expand our support for the Philippines' efforts to improve its maritime security and maritime domain awareness, which is a US priority," Russel said. Once approved, the US' budget for the Philippine military modernization will see a 57-percent increase from only $25.5 million in 2013. In recent years, Manila has invested in additional military assets especially to boost its presence in the waters fiercely contested by neighboring China. In a bid to develop credible armed forces especially in the maritime domain, the Department of National Defense last year acquired two US Coast Guard Hamilton ships, three new navy helicopters and 100 army tanks among others. Russel put forward Obama's "commitment" to stand by the Philippines in recovering from the deadly super typhoon Yolanda with an additional $20 million. "These targeted investments in our development and security assistance built on our full cadre of programming in the region to support our crucial policy goals," Russel said, referring to the major shift in America's foreign policy to East Asia and the Pacific. Russel said Obama is seeking more than $156 million to back up maritime capacity-building of its Southeast Asian partners in the next two years. He also sought continued resources to counter transnational organized crime and terrorist threats south of Sulu Sea between southern Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia. The US has five defense treaty allies in the region, namely the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, Thailand and Australia. The Philippines and Japan are embroiled in maritime and territorial disputes with China, which the US is also seeking "greater cooperation" with. "We also are investing in developing our relationship with China, where we seek to expand tangible and practical cooperation on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, while also constructively managing our differences," he said. The US has been criticized for deepening its ties with its Asian partners to strengthen its posture in the Pacific, allegedly to contain China. Washington, however, has denied that the efforts are to restrain the Asian giant's rise. http://www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/05/30/1329090/40m-philippine-maritime-capability-us-priority. ![]() PHOTO: US Navy's Cyclone-class patrol vessel and sister-ship of BRP Mariano Alvarez (PS38), which was given by the US through military aid. (credit to photo owner) Edited by Flipzi, Sat Mar 19, 2016 10:04 am.
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