tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479598702218925789.post223488611433774695..comments2022-11-28T08:52:38.323+11:00Comments on It's simple, really™: China and the Philippines rattling sabres and playing the PR game over the Spratly Islandsbenign0http://www.blogger.com/profile/08022916216097762181noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479598702218925789.post-8536078842351157342011-07-29T10:03:49.256+10:002011-07-29T10:03:49.256+10:00we dont have the capabilities as of now...if we co...we dont have the capabilities as of now...if we could only have at least few of modern fighter planes and not too old navy ships...due to corruptions, the money goes to this PIGS!...pork barrel?...jeeezzz...dont expect projects from them until 2-3 yrs after they got elected...they're taking the money they spent from their campaigns that worth hundreds of thousands or even millions...think of it how much do they receive from their salary? and they're spending much for their campaigns...if we can at least minimize corruptions we could save money for military funds...i feel pity for those soldiers died due to aging equipments...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479598702218925789.post-4636395945041498552011-07-29T09:59:28.331+10:002011-07-29T09:59:28.331+10:00we dont have the capabilities as of now...if we co...we dont have the capabilities as of now...if we could only at least few of modern fighter planes and not too old navy ships...due to corruptions, the money goes to this PIGS!...pork barrel?...jeeezzz...dont expect projects from them until 2-3 yrs after they got elected...they're taking the money they spent from their campaigns that worth hundreds of thousands or even millions...think of it how much do they receive from their salary? and they're spending much for their campaigns...if we can at least minimize corruptions we could save money for military funds...i feel pity for those soldiers died due to aging equipments...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479598702218925789.post-51301626769537459892011-06-10T14:08:37.095+10:002011-06-10T14:08:37.095+10:00China should not underestimate the fighting capabi...China should not underestimate the fighting capabilities of Filipinos.Proud Pinoynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-479598702218925789.post-51441081477476352752011-06-08T21:03:09.487+10:002011-06-08T21:03:09.487+10:00'For its part, Gong Jianhua writing for the Ch...'For its part, Gong Jianhua writing for the China Daily highlighted China's being "not a formidable sea power" and that...<br /><br /> [...] without a formidable navy and sufficient emphasis on maritime interests, China is in an unfavorable position. To become an influential power, China has to transform from a "continental power" to a "maritime power". And the South China Sea dispute is a real test for it to achieve that goal.'<br /><br />Well, it seems that Mr. Gong Jianhua has failed to take into account the 60+ submarines that the PLAN operates along with one Xia-class SSBN (nuclear ballistic missile submarine) and 2-3 Jin-class SSBNs that prowls God-knows-where in East and South East Asia. A rather modest assumption I'd say on the part of the China Daily journalist.<br /><br />Those aforementioned submarines alone can negate the presence of any combatant surface ship possessed by the claimant nations in the Spratlys. I'd gather that the former USCG cutter Hamilton is being stripped down of its armament leaving only the main 76mm gun operable which begs to question the ASW (anti-submarine warfare) capabilities of the Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas.<br /><br />And what of the protest being filed by our country to the UN? One can only hope and cross both fingers of the left and right hand (along with the feet as well) that it may be given proper attention in hallowed halls of the UN building in New York. All the while, while we are left with our thumbs up our asses and scratching our heads on how to deal with the apparent "might" of the PLAN..Dyagwarhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000148402684noreply@blogger.com