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

[cobraKing]

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Eleven SF 260 Marchetti planes manned by student pilots of Philippine Air Force make a DELTA formation in an air show above Mactan Benito Ebuen Airbase in Lapu-Lapu City yesterday



kani ray mo angkon sa mga insik ai...ang tora2x ni mang juan...hehehehe

[inxss4]

US government approved Philippine request to acquire F16 fighter jets

Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario said Wednesday that the Philippines will seek a squadron of F-16 fighter jets and a third coast guard cutter, communications and electronics jamming equipment as well as modern weapons systems for its two new cutters that is scheduled for delivery.
"We are upgrading the capacity of our armed forces and we are glad that the US government approved our request to acquire those fighter jets", says del Rosario who decline to reveal further details.
The jet deal would be for second-hand F-16s block C/ D with the Philippines paying for reconditioning, maintenance and pilot training which will run for two years, del Rosario added.
A recent naval stand-off between the Philippines and China has not gone unnoticed by the United States which agreed to immediately schedule high-level talks between Manila and Washington on April 30 to establish the country's “minimum defense posture” against aggressors.
Secretary del Rosario will be accompanied by Defense Chief Voltaire Gazmin who is scheduled to meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Leon Panetta in Washington next week to discuss the terms of the grant.
The Foreign Secretary said that the potential jet deal was raised during a visit last month by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who pledged a wide-ranging commitment to its former colony, from military to economic cooperation.
The Philippines is offering the United States greater access to its airfields in exchange for military hardware necessary for its defense.
The April 30 talks between and among foreign and Defense Officials will precede the meeting between U.S. President Barack Obama and Philippine President Benigno Aquino later this year who is expected to issue the formal announcement.

from: The Exciting Centennial of Philippine Aviation: Philippine Air Force

its a good news......i think.....

[inxss4]

Maintaining fighter aircraft and pilot training is massively expensive. It's great that we are to receive these jets, but we still need to eradicate the political parasites who feed on public funds, otherwise pilots will die and equipment will rapidly fall into disrepair. All those in power need to be reminded in the strongest possible terms of their duty to serve the nation. We can no longer afford business as usual!

Narcissism will destroy our country mainly because politicians love themselves too much.....That's why they love themselves and always try to look good....

[inxss4]

unsaon man tawn na nato ang F16 oi... who will fly those planes? ato mga airforce pilots? basin mahurot rana ug ka crash...
dli man sad na wala koy salig but kinahanglan pa tawn na sila ma train oi...

maski unsaon pa ug bali2 maski pa mopalit ta ug mga firepowers useless ra japon na sa karon kay ga cge na ug panguha mga insik sa ato resources.. tabang ra jud sa US ang ato ma dali2 for now..

kuha sa atong mga natural resources mao nay makaapan,makasurok sa akong dugo dba? kamo kuno ang buhatan sa ingon?

[emailroy2002]

Eleven SF 260 Marchetti planes manned by student pilots of Philippine Air Force make a DELTA formation in an air show above Mactan Benito Ebuen Airbase in Lapu-Lapu City yesterday



kani ray mo angkon sa mga insik ai...ang tora2x ni mang juan...hehehehe

That formation looks so deadly! Lol!

[jeremiahjay]

For me it was a mistake that we let go of the US bases..

Now, I may not fully support this one for two reasons:
1. It should be us who should defend our homeland, by this we should strengthen our own defense. Buy new weapons and equipment, bring back the ROTC, develop our own defense system, and etc...

2. The US is still powerful but maybe it is time for us to love our country and believe on ourselves.

[fyodor sven]

For me it was a mistake that we let go of the US bases..

Now, I may not fully support this one for two reasons:
1. It should be us who should defend our homeland, by this we should strengthen our own defense. Buy new weapons and equipment, bring back the ROTC, develop our own defense system, and etc...

2. The US is still powerful but maybe it is time for us to love our country and believe on ourselves.

i agree with you bro, however we cannot afford to buy those fighter jets. not now. even if we buy them, training our men would mean another cost to the country. let us prioritize education and our economy. bring back the base for our protection and once we have every pinoy educated, let us slowly stand on our own by boosting our economy with new innovative solutions in all sector that will help us propel our nation to become one of asia's first world countries. US will never own us forever and they know that.

[oneshot23]

Dili kaha gisabot rana sa US ang China pag bully diri sa atoa para kapalit tag Modern Weapons sa America? hehehehe maayu untag dili^^

[reptoid]

Narcissism will destroy our country mainly because politicians love themselves too much.....That's why they love themselves and always try to look good....

Yeah... I believe in performance related pay and it truly drives me crazy the way politicians and their families here live the type of extravagant lifestyles which would be considered excessive even in prosperous developed countries.

[machinecult]

Yeah... I believe in performance related pay and it truly drives me crazy the way politicians and their families here live the type of extravagant lifestyles which would be considered excessive even in prosperous developed countries.

Wala man unta kaso kung extravagant ilang lifestyle ila nang business; dili man ko mutuo na kahinanglan equal ta tanan ug status quo. Pero trabaho tarong lang unta.