Philippine-United States (US) Relations, 2024

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September 5, 2024: US Presence could make the Philippines a Nuclear Target for China

Here is a recent Article from “The Manila Times” talking about how the deployment of Troops, Equipment and Weapons by the United States (US) in the Philippines could make our Country not only a Target of Conventional Weapons from China, but Nuclear Weapons as well. 

You can find the Link to the Article below, meanwhile here are some Excerpts from it: 

* “Under the Agile Combat Employment (ACE) Strategy, as explained by Air Force Gen. Kenneth Wilsbach, Commander of US Indo-Pacific Air Assets from India to Hawaii, a Month after Marcos granted nine EDCA Sites, the ACE Strategy is "to have Jets spread out over many, many Islands [so as] to make the targeting Problem for the Adversary more difficult — it makes them use more Munitions."”

* “Added the National Defense Website, paraphrasing Wilsbach: "Instead of trying to make Facilities withstand attacks from Precision Munitions, the Goal of [ACE] is to develop a Hub and Spoke Network of small Bases and Facilities so if one gets hit, the losses are small"”

* “And Washington has no Resources and time to erect defenses for all Bases since Guam alone requires $1.7 billion and several years of construction to counter China's 500 Medium-Range Projectiles and thousands of Cruise Missiles, Drones and Warplanes, plus Cyberwarfare ("The Plan to Defend Guam from Missile Threats Is Years from Completion <removed>). And our Bases are much closer to China than Guam is and far more vulnerable to many more PLA Weapons.”

* “There's more. America's current Military Chief, Air Force Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, has long sought to position Ground-based Intermediate-Range Missiles (GBIRMs) in Asia. As then-Air Force chief in 2020, he commissioned Think-Tank RAND Corp. to assess whether or not US Treaty Allies — Australia, Japan, South Korea, the Philippines and Thailand — would allow GBIRMs on their Soil.”

* “"IndoPacom hopes to disperse US forces, including marine and army units, along the first island chain running from Japan through Southeast Asia. In a contingency, these small, mobile teams would support US air and naval operations and hold Chinese vessels at risk with ground-based missile units. ... the Philippines is the only country in Southeast Asia that might realistically host such assets. So, these plans require saving the VFA (Visiting Forces Agreement) and implementing EDCA"”

* “During hostilities, the choice for PLA Generals would then be to expend hundreds of Rockets, Drones and Aircraft in repeated Sorties against Missile Systems and Airfields here supporting America, which are constantly repaired after every bombing — or to take out dozens of those Threats with just one Volley of Atomic Weapons, saving ordnance for Naval and Air Battles and rendering Targets irreparable due to radioactivity.”

Here is the Link to the Article at “The Manila Times” Website: https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/09/05/opinion/columns/america-marcos-and-afp-can-get-us-nuked/1969022

SOURCE: America, Marcos and AFP can get us Nuked {Archived Link}

August 29, 2024: US interfering with the Philippines to turn it into another Ukraine

Here is an Article that is so good that I wanted to turn it into a Video, but I had trouble asking the Author for Permission because the damn Russian Yandex Mail Service he was using kept automatically rejecting the E-Mails from my ProtonMail Account as supposed Spam. 

I might still turn it into a Video if ever I get the Author’s Permission. In the Meantime, here are Excerpts from the Article, I suggest everyone read it in its entirety, I will put the Link below: 

* “Before the current Administration of Ferdinand Marcos Jr. took Office, China was working with the Philippines to build badly needed modern Infrastructure. Now, rather than working and trading together with China, the Philippines is pointing Missiles at China. It has “invited” the United States, the Philippines’ former Colonial Master, to build new Military Facilities across its Territory, using Semantics and legal loopholes to sidestep the Philippines own Constitution and undermine its Sovereignty in the process. Instead of rising with the rest of Asia, the Philippines continues to escalate toward a conflict that could set the entire region back decades or more.”

* “There is growing awareness of the means by which the US interferes politically in targeted Nations through the US National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and adjacent Organizations, Agencies, and Foundations, compromising a Nation’s leadership and reshaping National Policies to serve Washington at the expense of the targeted Nation. The NED does this through targeting every aspect of a Nation-State, from its Political System, to Academia, from its Courts and Legal System to a Nation’s information space.”

* “In addition to lying about Public Health, the US seeks to convince the Philippine Public to give up Trade, Economic Development, and Infrastructure Projects with China and instead invest Public Funds into Military Spending ahead of what will likely be a Ukraine-style Proxy War against China.”

* “Considering the Pile of Ashes and Bones the US is transforming Ukraine into even as this same process gains momentum in the Philippines, it is clear that along this Path, there is no future at all for the Philippines. <Removed> Only time will tell if other Nations heed this warning, or simply follow Ukraine and the Philippines into Self-Destruction.”

Here is the Link to the Article at the Neo Eastern Outlook (NEO) Website: https://journal-neo.su/2024/08/29/how-is-the-us-convincing-the-philippines-to-destroy-itself/

SOURCE: How is the US Convincing the Philippines to Destroy Itself? {Archived Link}

Philippine-China Relations, 2024

September 1, 2024: Anti-China Hate Campaign now also targets Filipino-Chinese

Former Senator Nikki Coseteng recently said that the ongoing Hate Campaign against China under the current Administration of President Bong Bong Marcos (PBBM) could lead to War between the two Countries. 

Coseteng said, "This Campaign, subtly and sometimes overtly promoted through Traditional and Social Media, threatens to tear apart our Nation. Suppose we do not address this Issue immediately and adequately. In that Case, it will spiral into a full-blown Hate Campaign, not just against China but against the Chinese Filipino Community among us." 

She warned that the Country is now on the brink of War, noting the actual consequences of Conflict were beyond the immediate loss of Life and Destruction but included the irreparable damage it leaves behind for Generations to come.

"War creates untold loss, division and polarization among People. The Scars it leaves behind are not just physical but deeply psychological, ripping apart the very fabric of Societies," she said.

Coseteng said that being Filipino Chinese, she was subjected to "Sinophobic remarks from supposedly well-educated friends." The Incident, she said, was a disturbing indication of how anti-China Rhetoric is increasingly blurring the Lines between Chinese and Filipino Chinese.

Coseteng added that many Filipino Chinese, including those who have been running legitimate Businesses for generations, now feel targeted by discrimination. She said disregarding the Contributions of Filipino Chinese to the Country's history and welfare would be not only counterproductive but also profoundly unfair.

Coseteng expressed skepticism about the Government's promise of protection for Filipino Chinese. "In a climate where aggression is tolerated and encouraged, what about ordinary Filipinos? How can they feel secure when the leaders meant to protect them enable such hostility?” She said.

The issue of the West Philippine Sea is being manipulated to cast the Chinese negatively, Coseteng added. Coseteng said the use of forged Immigration Documents was a Crime not unique to the Chinese. "Hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of Foreigners have gone through the same Procedures facilitated by Enablers within our Government," she added.

Coseteng said it would be hard for Illegal Operators to exist without help from Philippine Authorities. "We have yet to see the full force of the Law bring them to justice," she said. Coseteng said the Philippines needs an able Negotiator with China.

"This isn't like negotiating at a stall in 168 (a mall in Divisoria, Manila) where you just bring a Mobile Phone with a Translator and start talking. It's not that simple. These are long-term Discussions that cannot be resolved in two Days. This is about the future of our Country and the next generation. Hot-headedness and one-upmanship have no place here," she said.

"China, to me, is not a bully. It's a large Country, moving forward at high speed while we're still riding a Tricycle. It's a tough situation," Coseteng added.

Here is the Link to the Article on “The Manila Times” Website: https://www.manilatimes.net/2024/09/01/news/national/hate-campaign-vs-china-could-lead-to-war/1968125 

SOURCE: 'Hate Campaign vs China could lead to War' {Archived Link}

August 9, 2024: The Global Times reports on how China sees the Philippines’ constant “Joint Patrols” as a Provocations

The Chinese "Global Times" News Publication recently wrote about how it sees the Philippines' continued Joint Military Exercises in the South China Sea (SCS) as Provocations, especially with how it keeps playing up to the Press on how Chinese Forces are supposedly shadowing these Exercises. Here are some selected Excerpts from the Article: 

* “From Wednesday to Thursday, the Philippines, the US, Australia and Canada launched Joint Sea and Air Drills in the South China Sea. Ironically, the Philippines, which has already conducted three Joint Exercises with non-Regional Countries within just 10 Days, again portrayed itself as a "Victim."” 

* “With the aim of testing Troops' Reconnaissance, Early Warning, Rapid Deployments and Joint Strike Capabilities, the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command on Wednesday organized a Joint Combat Patrol in Waters and Airspace near Huangyan Dao (also known as Huangyan Island) in the South China Sea. However, according to Reuters, the Philippines Military responded by saying three Chinese Navy Vessels had "tailed" the four-Country Exercise.”

* “The Military Exercises around Chinese Territory are a serious provocation. China's response is a clear display of its dedication to safeguarding its Maritime Rights and Sovereignty, a Chinese Military Expert who requested Anonymity, told the Global Times.” 

* “The Philippines' allegation against China is merely an Effort to portray itself as a "Victim," with the intention of discrediting China and confusing the International Community, while seeking to garner support from other Countries.”

* “The Philippines has made serious Misjudgments on the South China Sea Issue. Following the US' Indo-Pacific Strategy will not safeguard the Interests of the Philippines; instead, it will only become a "Clown" serving US Interests.”

Here is the Link to the Article at the GT Website: https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202408/1317700.shtml

SOURCE: Philippines’ Provocations only serve to reinforce China’s Resolve in S.China Sea {Archived Link}

Troll Attacks on my Social Media Accounts, 2023-2024

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June 8, 2024: Troll Attack, June 7, 2024

So, as you can see from the accompanying Picture, the Anti-China, Pro-United States (US) Troll Farms tried to hack into my Facebook Account again recently. I think they probably tried to do it around just before Midnight of June 7, 2024 when I had gone to sleep already. 

Of course it wasn’t successful, I have gone through these a number of times already all through the Years and I know that Facebook does a pretty good Job of securing Accounts these Days as long as you fully use all of the available Security Measure that they offer. 

Not sure what the Goals of the Trolls are with this, maybe they were actually hoping to hijack my Account, or maybe they just wanted to intimidate me. Anyway, their Attempt ended up as nothing more than a Minor Annoyance for me. I wouldn’t be surprised though if they do something else to try to get to me in some Way. 

These are likely that same Troll Farms that Maharlika said was being paid Php 5 million per Month just to support this certain Administration.  

February 11, 2024: Troll Farms Shut Down Pages on Truth Social and Substack

The combined Pinklawan/Marcostard Anti-China, Pro-US Troll Farms are really very active and are earning their Pay lately as they have been able to do Things like Mass Report and shut down two of my newest Social Media Accounts on Truth Social and Substack, which is quite a shame since I liked using those two with their clean and easy to use Interfaces. 

With Truth Social, my Account was initially banned but I appealed it and they returned it back. However, I found out that I couldn’t upload Pictures or Images anymore, so I decide to just delete it then. But then I also couldn’t delete the Account for some Reason. I already notified them about it by E-Mail, but so far no response back. 

With Substack, the Farms managed to shut it down just a Day after it went Active. I tried to appeal, but so far no reponse yet also. I think the Trolls intentionally made the attack on a Weekend knowing there would be little or no Support. I will give it several more Days and if nothing Happens, then I will just delete my Substack Account.

I am disappointed that Truth Social and Substack allowed themselves to be that easily manipulated by Troll Farms, but maybe just as well since it shows how weak their Systems are against such manipulation. I also shows how this Government is spending the MOOE and Unprogrammed Funds for their Social Media Campaigns …

Interesting Military Technology, 2023-2024

A Camel armed with an 81 mm cal. Mortar ...

June 7, 2024: Sweden’s upcoming Future Fighter System (FFS)

When I posted a News Article about Sweden’s upcoming “Future Fighter System (FFS)” recently, a Follower commented that we haven’t even bought the JAS-39C/D or E/F Gripen yet and Sweden is already coming up with its replacement. 

Well he’s not wrong about that. Anyway, here are some Illustrations on what the FFS might look like, a final Design will likely be selected in the next couple of Years. 

February 23, 2024: Kaan Aircraft makes a sucessful first Flight

A Competitor to the KF-21 Boramae, the Kaan made by the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) successfully made its first Flight recently, and this could be an Option for the Philippines also in the Future. 

The Boramae still has the Advantage though since its first Flight is around two Years earlier than the Kaan. Based on Internet Articles, the Kaan probably won’t be available for Export until 2033 as TAI’s Priority will be the Turkish Air Force (TAF) first. 

Still it would be interesting to keep Tabs of the Developments of up and coming new Aircraft like these. Next up expected to take Flight in the next several Years is Japan’s F-X and the Tejas Mk 2.

Here is the Link to the original Video a the TAI YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhgCXY1E5vs

SOURCE: KAAN İLK UÇUŞUNU GERÇEKLEŞTİRDİ {Archived Link}

Google and Amazon set to invest Usd 11 billion in Malaysia and Singapore, none in Philippines

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Here are just more pieces of News about how Technology Companies in the United States (US) are investing billions of Dollars in other Countries in South East Asia (SEA), except in the supposed “Ally” of their Government, the Philippines. 

As I have already made a Video about before, “Apple Incorporated” invested Usd 16 billion in Vietnam and plans to invest there even more. And then the “Microsoft Corporation” is investing Usd 4.9 billion in Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand. Both of those Companies though have not announced any new investments into the Philippines thus far. 

Chinese Media shows Video of Philippine Soldier pointing his Gun at China Coast Guard

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Just Days after Philippine President Bong Bong Marcos (PBBM) mentioned the possibility of War with China, the Chinese News Media released Footages of a Philippine Soldier onboard the BRP Sierra Madre (LT-57) pointing his Firearm at the China Coast Guard (CCG) Vessels and Personnel. 

PBBM said during the 21st Shangri-La Dialogue Summit that a CCG Water Cannon killing a Filipino Personnel would be, “very close to an Act of War”. In an apparent response, Chinese Media later released the Videos, upon closer inspection of which shows at least one Filipino Soldier onboard the BRP Madre pointing his Firearm at the Chinese Troops. 

China surprisingly gives Philippines Usd 1.14 billion Loan for the Bataan-Cavite Bridge

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One of the biggest surprises for me in Terms of News recently was how, despite the constant Word War now between the Civilian and Military Sides of the Administration of President Bong Bong Marcos (PBBM) and China, China still went out and gave more than a billion United States (US) Dollars worth of Loans to the Philippines for the construction of the Bataan-Cavite Interlink Bridge. 

The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) just gave the Philippines Php 64 billion worth of Loans for the Bridge, which is around Usd 1.14 billion assuming an Exchange Rate of Php 56.14 for every Dollar.