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Talk of the Day — More ships fitted with Hsiungfeng III missile Source: Focus Taiwan News Channel China’s first aircraft carrier Varyag has gone on seven rounds of sea trials, according to local media reports. The reports also cited military sources as saying that Taiwan has decided to have its 500-ton Chinchiang-class warships fitted with its locally developed Hsiungfeng III supersonic anti-ship missiles as part Read More …
By Gidget Fuentes – Staff Writer Navy Times The failed mid-April launch of a long-range North Korean rocket, billed as a satellite launch but widely seen as the test of a ballistic missile, was the latest reminder of how the Pacific region remains one of the world’s most volatile. It’s also a key focus of the Obama administration’s new national defense strategy. The military’s top Read More …
AHRC – Media Statement Mindanao Examiner IN THE STREETS of Metro Manila, it is common to see photographs or posters of missing persons posted on walls and electricity poles, with details of the missing person and how to contact the relatives looking for them. These families have taken it upon themselves to look for their loved ones, in the absence of any help from the Read More …
By Karl Malakunas Philippine Daily Inquirer US (L) and Philippine (R) flags are prepared for the opening rites of the 2011 Philippine-US Balikatan Exercises at a military camp in Manila. AFP FILE PHOTO President Benigno Aquino III said on Wednesday more US troops would be welcome to rotate through the country, but ruled out permanent bases. Mr. Aquino told Agence France Presse in an interview Read More …
By Erick San Juan Over half of the world’s annual merchant traffic in tonnage passes through the Malacca, Sunda and Lombok Straits with some 10 million barrels of crude oil transiting the region everyday. As well as being a vital transit route, the South China Sea is also a resource in itself with an estimated seven billion barrels of oil and 900 trillion cubic feet Read More …
Source: Philippine Star MANILA (Xinhua) — The plan to expand United States military presence in the Philippines as agreed during the Jan. 27 bilateral dialogue in Washington, D.C. has been assailed by the country’s groups but defended by officials of the government of President Benigno Aquino, III. Teodoro Casino, a party-list member of the House of Representatives representing Bayan Muna (Country First), said that there Read More …
Source: http://transpressnz.blogspot.com/2012/01/chinas-new-mega-catamaran-style.html There are reports the first of these Chinese aircraft carriers is under construction and could enter service around 2015 or earlier.
CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL By JUN MEDINA FilAm Star WASHINGTON — Identical bills have been filed in the US Congress bestowing the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor, on American and Filipino troops who defended the Philippines’ Bataan Peninsula during the Second World War. Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) introduced S.2004 on Dec. 15, and Rep. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) sponsored H.R. 3712 on Dec. 16 Read More …
By Zaff Solmerin BusinessMirror A CIVILIAN-military group reportedly with close links to the camp of detained former President Gloria Arroyo and beleaguered Chief Justice Renato Corona has been doing the rounds in military camps ostensibly to “seek the support” of some officers and soldiers. Military sources, who requested anonymity owing the sensitivity of the matter, revealed that the Arroyo-Corona group allegedly told select military officers Read More …
By Virgilio J. Bugaoisan The Daily Tribune WASHINGTON — The United States may step up deployments of warships and combat planes in the Philippines and in other parts of Southeast Asia to combat possible threats from China which has grown to become one of the world’s leading economic and military superpowers. The United States has been increasingly vocal about defending freedom of navigation in the South Read More …