Another PAF UH-1 Huey Helicopter Crashes - Jan. 16, 2021

An Example of a UH-1 Huey Helicopter of the Philippine Air Force. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

And yet another UH-1 Huey Helicopter of the Philippine Air Force (PAF) crashed, it happened today, January 16, 2021 in Bukidnon and 6 People died in the Incident. 

Here are the list of PAF UH-1 Incidents that I know of the last 6 Years since 2015:
- November 2015 in Sarangani, 9 Injured
- May 2017 in Rizal, 3 Dead
- July 2020 in Isabela, 4 Dead 
- November 2020 in Lanao Del Sur, 2 Injured (another Huey suffered Technical Problems)
- January 2021 in Bukidnon, 6 Dead

How PNoy delayed the Skyway Stage 3 Project

I got sick and tired of all these desperate Dilawan Shi* Fakks who kept thanking former President Benigno Aquino Jr. on the Comments Sections of Social Media Pages for the Skyway Stage 3 Project that President Rodrigo Duterte just completed, hence the reason for me in writing this Article. 

First, the Project was indeed started by AbNoy Panot Aquino in 2014, but the projection then was that it will be completed by 2017. 

However, when the Duterte Administration took over the Project, it was nowhere near completion. In 2017 for example, below was some of the Status of the Project: 

- Not a single one of the 47 National Grid Corporation (NGC) Poles and 1,312 Meralco poles had been relocated

- Site possession for the entire alignment was only at 8.64%

- No Right Of Way (ROW) was acquired for Section 2A and 2B, and ROW for Sections 3 and 4 were only at 2.86% and 5.5% respectively. 

23 Deaths in Norway linked to Pfizer’s Covid-19 Vaccine

While the Dilawan Politicians and Dilawan Press are busy taking potshots at China’s Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) Vaccines, they conveniently ignore negative News Reports involving the Covid-19 Vaccines made by American Companies. 

Like Pfizer/BioNTech’s BNT162b2 Tozinameran Vaccine, for example. Norway started vaccinating its Population with Tozinameran earlier this Month, and so far 13 Elderly People have died due to the Side Effects of the Vaccine. 

Fever and Nausea are just some of the Side Effects of Tozinameran, and these are believed to have caused the Deaths of the Elderly. 10 more Elderly Deaths are currently still being investigated and suspected of the same reason. 

PAF releases Photos of their Hermes 900 UAVs

A PAF Hermes 900 UAV, Photo by the Philippine Air Force

The Philippine Air Force (PAF) recently released some Photos of their brand new Hermes 900 Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) on their Perspective: The Philippine Air Force Air Power Journal, Volume 2020 Publication. Above and below are those Photos.  

A PAF Hermes 900 UAV on a Runway, Photo by the Philippine Air Force

Phl signs Usd 400 million Contract with China for Davao-Samal Bridge

Artist's Illustration of the Davao-Samal Bridge, Image by the Department of Public Works and Highways

The Philippines just signed a Usd 400 million (Php 19.32 billion at the Exchange Rate of Usd 1 = Php 48.3) Contract with China for the Design and Construction of the Samal Island-Davao Connector (SIDC) Project. 

China will fund the Project thru a Loan and it is expected to break ground in the First Half (January to June) of 2021. It will take 60 Months or 5 Years for the Project to be completed. 

Only around a dozen of Iraq’s F-16IQ Aircraft now are Combat Capable

More information has come out recently about the problems that the Iraqi Air Force is facing in terms of maintaining their F-16C/D Block 52 Aircraft which they bought as brand new back in 2011-2012. 

These are also reportedly known as the "F-16IQ". Iraq initially bought 36 Aircraft, but 2 were lost due to crashes during Training in the US. 

Of the remaining 34 Aircraft, at least 10 were reportedly now not flyable at all, and in fact only 23 took part in a flyby earlier this Month (January 2021). And of the 23 that flew, around half had defective Radars and Avionics and thus are unable to operate their Weapons. 

Phl Navy building new Hangars, acquiring more Aircraft

An Example of a C-12 Huron, this one is a TC-12 of the United States Navy. Photo from Wikimedia Commons

The Philippine Navy (PN) broke ground for the construction of a 700 m^2 size, Php 12 million Hangar at Sangley Point in Cavite recently that can accommodate up to 6 Aircraft.

Two more similar Hangars are planned to be built this Year (2021). This is in preparation for the acquisition of more Aircraft like the 8 C-12 Huron from the United States (US) to be acquired within 2021.