BRING back the U.S. Air Base!!!

[inxss4]

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Aquino, Dempsey tackle Scarborough Shoal standoff

Philippine defense and civilian officials on Monday briefed General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, on China’s aggressive posture in the West Philippine Sea and reiterated to him the urgency of the Philippines’ need to have a credible defense in the disputed waters.
Dempsey also called on President Benigno Aquino in Malacañang, where he had “broad discussions” of the standoff between China and the Philippines over Scarborough Shoal and security in the West Philippine Sea with the President and other Philippine officials.
Dempsey arrived in Manila on Sunday after attending a security forum in Singapore where the United States announced details of its new military strategy involving a shift of most of its naval forces to the Asia-Pacific region by the end of the decade.
Malacañang did not tell the media about the meeting between Dempsey and the President, although presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said he had known about Dempsey’s visit since Friday.
No details
Dempsey arrived at 10 a.m., accompanied by US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas Jr. With the President were Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa.
Both Lacierda, who was also at the meeting, and Del Rosario had no details of the discussions to offer to reporters, as they were preoccupied with preparations for the President’s departure for London.
Del Rosario said the President and Dempsey talked mostly about defense and security cooperation between the Philippines and the United States.
The discussions also covered the standoff with China over Panatag Shoal—the Philippines’ name for Scarborough Shoal—and of the Philippines’ pursuit of a peaceful solution to the territorial dispute.
Del Rosario said the discussions included a “reiteration” of the Philippines’ need for “assistance and support” for its efforts to build a “minimum defense posture” in the West Philippine Sea (the Philippines’ name for South China Sea).
He said Dempsey broadly discussed US support for the Philippines’ search for a peaceful resolution of its dispute with China through the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
No threat to China

CAMP VISITOR Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, is met at Camp Aguinaldo by Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Chief of Staff Gen. Jessie Dellosa. RODEL ROTONI
Lacierda said the meeting between Dempsey and President Aquino should not be a cause of concern for China.
“China should not be threatened,” Lacierda said. Dempsey’s visit, he said, was just a “call on a strategic partner.”
At the Department of National Defense, where Dempsey also came calling yesterday morning, Undersecretary Honorio Azcueta, who is in charge of defense affairs, said he had a brief discussion with the Joint Chiefs chair of the worsening standoff with China at Scarborough Shoal.
Azcueta said he told Dempsey that “China is really aggressive” in its posture at Scarborough Shoal, but that the Philippines was exercising “restraint” as it preferred a peaceful solution to the dispute.
He said Dempsey reiterated the US position that the Scarborough Shoal dispute was also a “concern” for the United States.
Azcueta said he also discussed with Dempsey “information sharing” in real time on the situation at Scarborough Shoal, where two Philippine civilian vessels have been facing off with nearly 100 Chinese vessels since the dispute erupted on April 8.
Freedom of navigation
The United States has not taken sides in the dispute, but has said it wants to ensure freedom of navigation in international seas.
Azcueta said Dempsey was aware of the list of military hardware the Philippines submitted in January under an excess defense articles program, but did not make any commitment.
Azcueta said Army chief Lieutenant General Emmanuel Bautista, Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Alexander Pama and Air Force chief Lieutenant General Lauro Catalino de la Cruz were at the meeting with Dempsey.
Earlier in the day, Dempsey met with Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff
General Jessie Dellosa in Camp Aguinaldo.

[inxss4]

Aquino, Dempsey tackle Scarborough Shoal standoff

Philippine defense and civilian officials on Monday briefed General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, on China’s aggressive posture in the West Philippine Sea and reiterated to him the urgency of the Philippines’ need to have a credible defense in the disputed waters.
Dempsey also called on President Benigno Aquino in Malacañang, where he had “broad discussions” of the standoff between China and the Philippines over Scarborough Shoal and security in the West Philippine Sea with the President and other Philippine officials.
Dempsey arrived in Manila on Sunday after attending a security forum in Singapore where the United States announced details of its new military strategy involving a shift of most of its naval forces to the Asia-Pacific region by the end of the decade.
Malacañang did not tell the media about the meeting between Dempsey and the President, although presidential spokesperson Edwin Lacierda said he had known about Dempsey’s visit since Friday.
No details
Dempsey arrived at 10 a.m., accompanied by US Ambassador to the Philippines Harry K. Thomas Jr. With the President were Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario, Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa.
Both Lacierda, who was also at the meeting, and Del Rosario had no details of the discussions to offer to reporters, as they were preoccupied with preparations for the President’s departure for London.
Del Rosario said the President and Dempsey talked mostly about defense and security cooperation between the Philippines and the United States.
The discussions also covered the standoff with China over Panatag Shoal—the Philippines’ name for Scarborough Shoal—and of the Philippines’ pursuit of a peaceful solution to the territorial dispute.
Del Rosario said the discussions included a “reiteration” of the Philippines’ need for “assistance and support” for its efforts to build a “minimum defense posture” in the West Philippine Sea (the Philippines’ name for South China Sea).
He said Dempsey broadly discussed US support for the Philippines’ search for a peaceful resolution of its dispute with China through the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.
No threat to China

CAMP VISITOR Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, is met at Camp Aguinaldo by Armed Forces of the Philippines’ Chief of Staff Gen. Jessie Dellosa. RODEL ROTONI
Lacierda said the meeting between Dempsey and President Aquino should not be a cause of concern for China.
“China should not be threatened,” Lacierda said. Dempsey’s visit, he said, was just a “call on a strategic partner.”
At the Department of National Defense, where Dempsey also came calling yesterday morning, Undersecretary Honorio Azcueta, who is in charge of defense affairs, said he had a brief discussion with the Joint Chiefs chair of the worsening standoff with China at Scarborough Shoal.
Azcueta said he told Dempsey that “China is really aggressive” in its posture at Scarborough Shoal, but that the Philippines was exercising “restraint” as it preferred a peaceful solution to the dispute.
He said Dempsey reiterated the US position that the Scarborough Shoal dispute was also a “concern” for the United States.
Azcueta said he also discussed with Dempsey “information sharing” in real time on the situation at Scarborough Shoal, where two Philippine civilian vessels have been facing off with nearly 100 Chinese vessels since the dispute erupted on April 8.
Freedom of navigation
The United States has not taken sides in the dispute, but has said it wants to ensure freedom of navigation in international seas.
Azcueta said Dempsey was aware of the list of military hardware the Philippines submitted in January under an excess defense articles program, but did not make any commitment.
Azcueta said Army chief Lieutenant General Emmanuel Bautista, Navy Flag Officer in Command Vice Admiral Alexander Pama and Air Force chief Lieutenant General Lauro Catalino de la Cruz were at the meeting with Dempsey.
Earlier in the day, Dempsey met with Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff
General Jessie Dellosa in Camp Aguinaldo.

I hope that it will be the start of end of CHINESE bullying us......

[cobraKing]

GOOD NEWS na ani nimo bro..kay murag ni sugot na cla mobalik dri sa pinas..

US troops can use Clark, Subic bases

MANILA, Philippines - American troops, warships and aircraft can once again use their former naval and air facilities in Subic, Zambales and in Clark Field in Pampanga as long as they have prior clearance from the Philippine government, a senior defense official said.

“They can come here provided they have prior coordination from the government,” Defense Undersecretary for defense affairs Honorio Azcueta told reporters after his meeting with Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Monday.

Coming straight from the just-concluded three-day Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, Dempsey was in the country the other day for a follow-up meeting with senior defense and military officials.

Azcueta pointed out that a shift of US security focus toward the Asia-Pacific region is expected to increase with more military engagements between the two long-time allies.

Earlier, US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta announced that the US is increasing the deployment of its naval presence in the region, without necessarily establishing permanent military bases in any country in the region.

Asked if US troops as well as their warships and fighter planes would be allowed access to their former naval base in Subic, Azcueta said yes.

“That’s what we want... increase in exercises and interoperability,” Azcueta said.

Aside from offering a safe haven for ships due to its

secured location from cyclones, the former US naval base in Subic has an airfield that can accommodate civilian and military planes.

During the Vietnam war in the 1970s, Subic Naval Base, especially its airfield, was used by the US military as staging point of all its major air operations against the Vietcong.

However, in 1992 Subic Naval Base and the Clark Air Base in Pampanga, the two biggest US military bases outside mainland America, were shut down after the Philippine Senate rejected an extension of their presence in the country.

China wary of US AsiaPac plan

Meanwhile, China’s top newspapers expressed concern over the US plan, saying that such move might widen the rift between the two countries.

Although Panetta gave assurance that the plan was not aimed at containing China, whose fast-modernizing navy has kindled worries among its neighbors, the People’s Daily did not buy that.

“Opinion across the Asia-Pacific generally does not believe that the United States’ strategy of returning to the Asia-Pacific is not aimed at China; it’s there plain for all to see,” said a commentary in the paper, which reflects the current thinking in Beijing.

“The United States verbally denies it is containing China’s rise, but while establishing a new security array across the Asia-Pacific, it has invariably made China its target,” it said.

“This strategy is driven with contradictions and undoubtedly will magnify the complexities of Asia-Pacific security arrangements, and could even create schisms.”

The People’s Daily commentary was blunter than Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin, who responded to Panetta’s announcement by saying China hopes the United States will respect its regional interests, and by calling the Pentagon’s steps “out of keeping with the times.”

Beijing appears keen to avoid outright confrontation with the US, but the comments in state newspapers reflected persistent worries that Washington is bent on frustrating its emergence as a major power.

“After this new (US) military deployment and adjustment is completed, the intensity of US meddling in Asia-Pacific affairs will surely increase,” the Liberation Army Daily quoted a People’s Liberation Army researcher as saying.

“This trend will increase people’s fears about the United States using its military dominance to interfere in the sovereignty of the region’s countries,” said the researcher, Han Xudong, a professor at China’s National Defense University.

China is focused on ensuring stable conditions for a Communist Party leadership transition later this year that will see the appointment of a new president to succeed Hu Jintao.

Still, Beijing and Washington have repeatedly been in dispute over US arms sales to Taiwan, which China sees as an illegitimate breakaway from its control; and the South China Sea, where China confronts a mosaic of disputes over islands and seas also claimed by Southeast Asian nations.

The US has backed a multilateral approach to solving those territorial disputes, which Beijing has rejected as meddling.




US troops can use Clark, Subic bases - The Philippine Star » News » Headlines

[irsoy]

we need the presence of the u.s army, navy and airforce... pra dli na ta sayon2on sa n.kor ug china, agian lang tag missile ug ilogan lang tag island ani kalakiha...

[inxss4]

good news na ani nimo bro..kay murag ni sugot na cla mobalik dri sa pinas..

Us troops can use clark, subic bases

manila, philippines - american troops, warships and aircraft can once again use their former naval and air facilities in subic, zambales and in clark field in pampanga as long as they have prior clearance from the philippine government, a senior defense official said.

“they can come here provided they have prior coordination from the government,” defense undersecretary for defense affairs honorio azcueta told reporters after his meeting with gen. Martin dempsey, chairman of the us joint chiefs of staff, on monday.

Coming straight from the just-concluded three-day shangri-la dialogue in singapore, dempsey was in the country the other day for a follow-up meeting with senior defense and military officials.

Azcueta pointed out that a shift of us security focus toward the asia-pacific region is expected to increase with more military engagements between the two long-time allies.

Earlier, us defense secretary leon panetta announced that the us is increasing the deployment of its naval presence in the region, without necessarily establishing permanent military bases in any country in the region.

Asked if us troops as well as their warships and fighter planes would be allowed access to their former naval base in subic, azcueta said yes.

“that’s what we want... Increase in exercises and interoperability,” azcueta said.

Aside from offering a safe haven for ships due to its

secured location from cyclones, the former us naval base in subic has an airfield that can accommodate civilian and military planes.

During the vietnam war in the 1970s, subic naval base, especially its airfield, was used by the us military as staging point of all its major air operations against the vietcong.

However, in 1992 subic naval base and the clark air base in pampanga, the two biggest us military bases outside mainland america, were shut down after the philippine senate rejected an extension of their presence in the country.

China wary of us asiapac plan

meanwhile, china’s top newspapers expressed concern over the us plan, saying that such move might widen the rift between the two countries.

Although panetta gave assurance that the plan was not aimed at containing china, whose fast-modernizing navy has kindled worries among its neighbors, the people’s daily did not buy that.

“opinion across the asia-pacific generally does not believe that the united states’ strategy of returning to the asia-pacific is not aimed at china; it’s there plain for all to see,” said a commentary in the paper, which reflects the current thinking in beijing.

“the united states verbally denies it is containing china’s rise, but while establishing a new security array across the asia-pacific, it has invariably made china its target,” it said.

“this strategy is driven with contradictions and undoubtedly will magnify the complexities of asia-pacific security arrangements, and could even create schisms.”

the people’s daily commentary was blunter than chinese foreign ministry spokesman liu weimin, who responded to panetta’s announcement by saying china hopes the united states will respect its regional interests, and by calling the pentagon’s steps “out of keeping with the times.”

beijing appears keen to avoid outright confrontation with the us, but the comments in state newspapers reflected persistent worries that washington is bent on frustrating its emergence as a major power.

“after this new (us) military deployment and adjustment is completed, the intensity of us meddling in asia-pacific affairs will surely increase,” the liberation army daily quoted a people’s liberation army researcher as saying.

“this trend will increase people’s fears about the united states using its military dominance to interfere in the sovereignty of the region’s countries,” said the researcher, han xudong, a professor at china’s national defense university.

China is focused on ensuring stable conditions for a communist party leadership transition later this year that will see the appointment of a new president to succeed hu jintao.

Still, beijing and washington have repeatedly been in dispute over us arms sales to taiwan, which china sees as an illegitimate breakaway from its control; and the south china sea, where china confronts a mosaic of disputes over islands and seas also claimed by southeast asian nations.

The us has backed a multilateral approach to solving those territorial disputes, which beijing has rejected as meddling.




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this is what i am waiting for!

[inxss4]

we need the presence of the u.s army, navy and airforce... Pra dli na ta sayon2on sa n.kor ug china, agian lang tag missile ug ilogan lang tag island ani kalakiha...

very correct my friend!

[emow]

China is bullying us, but US is dictating our policies... one bully to another... our only way to defend ourselves is to seek our long time bully to fight the new bully... nice.

[jaez]

pagka butyoka!!

[inxss4]

pagka butyoka!!

Unsay buot nimong ipasabot nga butyok? pls emphasize......

[inxss4]

China is bullying us, but US is dictating our policies... one bully to another... our only way to defend ourselves is to seek our long time bully to fight the new bully... nice.

Pls elaborate the policies that you talk about.Pls be specific.