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South Korea Offers Incheon Class Frigate to Philippines

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MANILA (PNA) -- A South Korean defense manufacturer is now talking with the Department of National Defense (DND) regarding its requirements for two brandnew frigates.A DND observer said that the company is offering the Philippines varieties of the "Incheon" class frigates."Some initial talks are now being held and hopefully, the company will get a chance to bid for our frigate requirements," he stressed.

He also pointed out that talks with the South Korean defense manufacturer came about when the DND decided to not go ahead with the planned purchase of the Italian "Maestrale" frigates due to questions of cost and hull aging.The "Incheon" are coastal defense frigates of the Republic of Korea Navy with its lead ship launched on April 29, 2011.
 
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Philippines Sea Patrols to Check on China Naval Exercises

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Philippine naval security forces are set to conduct “sovereignty patrols” in the West Philippines Sea (South China Sea) to check on possible intrusions by Chinese vessels conducting naval exercises within the country’s maritime boundaries, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said yesterday.

DFA spokesman Assistant Secretary Raul Hernandez said the Philippine Navy and Philippine Coast Guard were sailing to waters in disputed areas within the Philippines’ exclusive economic zone and continental shelf to check on the presence of Chinese navy ships.
 
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Philippines Orders C-130 Aircrafts on Standby for Possible Evacuation of OFWs in South Korea

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By: Abigail C. Kwok, InterAksyon.com
April 2, 2013 3:07 PM

The Philippine Air Force has placed on standby two of its C130 planes for the possible evacuation of thousands of Filipinos in South Korea after tensions rose anew between Seoul and Pyongyang.

Air Force Commanding General Lauro Catalino dela Cruz issued a directive to prepare repatriation and evacuation plans of Filipinos "just in case it will be required by the government," said Air Force spokesman Colonel Miguel Ernesto Okol.

He said the Air Force already has an existing plan and "we just finalize details like the air route, ground handling, other support systems plus DFA efforts to secure diplomatic clearance. Then we tailor it to a specific area or country as the need arises."
 
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Cambodia Conducts Live Artillery Drill to Strengthen Military Capacity

03 April 2013

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Cambodia on Tuesday conducted a live fire drill in order to strengthen capacity for the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in defending territory integrity.BM-21 rocket launchers and 130-mm artillery were fired during the exercise," Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Tea Banh said while presiding over the drill at a military exercise field in Kampong Speu province, about 70 km west of Phnom Penh.

"The exercise is to test our new weapon technologies."The drill was attended by some 1,450 soldiers. About 98 BM-21 shells and 24 artillery shells were fired. "Our troops have successfully completed the drill, all shells hit the targets," he told reporters after the event.Lt. Gen. Eth Sarath, deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, said the fire was classified into two phases: the fire of BM-21 rockets in the distance of 16 km and the fire of 130-mm artillery.
 
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Philippine Navy Ships Placed on Standby

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By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent
Published: 13:32 April 4, 2013

Manila: The Philippine Navy has placed three of its ships on standby for possible evacuation of Filipinos as the threat of actual hostilities in the Korean peninsula becomes increasingly imminent.A Gulf News source from the Philippine Navy said two logistic vessels and an escort ship had been placed on standby status for evacuation and humanitarian duties.

There are an estimated 40,000 Filipino workers in South Korea, most of them are employed in the industrial and services sectors.According to the officer, who refused identification, the Navy will be hard pressed in the event the government orders an evacuation of Filipinos in South Korea. He said a mass departure from the peninsula would require multiple trips by ships across 2,600 kilometres of open sea.
 
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The 29th Balikatan Exercise Kicks Off at Camp Aguinaldo

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MANILA, April 6, 2013 -- The 29th Balikatan military exercise between the Philippines and the United States formally started yesterday.

Among the officials present at the opening ceremony in Camp Aguinaldo were Foreign Affairs Sec. Albert Del Rosario, US Ambassador Harry K. Thomas, Jr, Defense Sec. Voltaire Gazmin and Armed Forces of the Philippines Chief of Staff General Emmanuel Bautista.

More than 8,000 combined Philippine and U.S. personnel will participate in the exercise, which will take place at various locations throughout Luzon. The exercise will consist of humanitarian civic assistance projects, senior leader engagements, a command post exercise, field training exercises, and maritime security and ship drills to enhance Philippine-U.S. military interoperability and build military-to-military relations.
 
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The Philippines are claiming Chinese aircraft overflew their airspace. Some uninformed persons on RP boards etc think the aircraft came from the PLAN CV-16..

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MANILA, Philippines - Two unidentified fighter jets intruded into the country's airspace, Col. Edgard Arevalo, designated Navy spokesperson for the West Philippine Sea and other special naval concerns, confirmed on Saturday.

“Naval operating forces in Palawan have reported sightings of two unidentified aircraft passing at high speed and high altitude over the vicinity of Pagasa Island,” Arevalo said.

Arevalo said the sightings were affirmed by Commodore Joseph Rustom Pena, commander of the Naval Forces West based in Puerto Princesa City, in his report to Flag-Officer-in-Command Vice Admiral Jose Luis Alano.

The aircraft, which "headed north coming from the southwest direction," were spotted on Thursday, April 4, at 9:50 a.m., according to Arevalo. The intrusion happened a day before the opening of the 2013 Balikatan exercises of some 8,000 Filipino and Americam soldiers in Luzon.

The Philippines, Taiwan, Vietnam, Brune,i and Malaysia are claiming portions of the territories in the West Philippine Sea (South China Sea). China claims the whole area.

Earlier, military sources disclosed to InterAksyon.com the airspace intrusion of alleged Chinese Sukhoi fighter jets in the West Philippine Sea.

“The intrusions allegedly happened last week and early this week. Local fishermen who reported the incident claimed the fighter jets were always in tandem,” the source said.

The source added that the three airspace violations happened in Kalayaan Island Group (KIG), a municipality in Palawan composed of seven islets and two reefs found within the West Philippine Sea. The area lies within the oil-rich Spratly Islands being claimed by China.

The source said it was not clear if the Russian-made multirole fighter jets were part of the Chinese naval drill that was slated recently in the South China Sea and “deliberately” intruded over KIG.

More than two weeks before the Friday opening of the Balikatan exercises, local fishermen claimed ships with Chinese markings entered KIG at night and allegedly unloaded construction materials on the shallow part of an islet.

The Intrusion of suspected Chinese fighter jets into the West Philippine Sea is not new, though.

In May 2011, the military confirmed that two unidentified aircraft intruded into Philippine airspace, three weeks before the arrival of the US Carrier Strike Group 1 led by its mother-ship USS Carl Vinson in the country for a visit."

Philippine Air Force (PAF) insiders said the “unidentified” aircraft were Mig-29 “Fulcrum” jets that buzzed over two PAF OV-10 conducting reconnaissance mission in the Spratlys.

They said the Chinese aircraft had threatened the two PAF planes. The incident was the second intrusion of Chinese forces after the March 2011 incident in the Reed Bank where two Chinese Navy gunships harassed a group of oil explorers led by the Department of Energy.
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By TED ALJIBE | AFP | Getty Images
Philippine deputy exercise director Major General Virgilio Domingo (L) speaks while his US counterpart US Marine Corps Brigadier General Richard Simcock II listens during their joint press conference at the opening ceremony for annual military exercises at a military camp in Manila on April 5, 2013. Thousands of US and Filipino troops began annual military exercises on April 5, which the Philippines said were vital to building its defence capabilities against the rising threat of China. AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE
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Philippine (behind) and US (foreground) troops salute in front of their national flags during the opening ceremony of annual military exercises at a military camp in Manila on April 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE
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(L to R) Philippine deputy exercise director Major General Virgilio Domingo, Philippine military chief General Emmanuel Bautista, US ambassador to the Philippines Harry Thomas, Philippine Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert del Rosario, Philippine Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin and US deputy exercise director Brigadier General Richard Simcock II link arms to signify unity during the opening ceremony of annual military exercises at a military camp in Manila on April 5, 2013. AFP PHOTO / TED ALJIBE
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Philippine Troops Kill at Least 7 Suspected Al-Qaida-Linked Terrorists in New Offensive

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Published April 15, 2013
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MANILA, Philippines – Philippine military officials say more than 100 troops attacked a mountainous stronghold of two al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf fighters, including one on the FBI's list of most-wanted terrorists, sparking clashes that killed at least seven militants in the country's south.

Army brigade commander Col. Carlito Galvez says the offensive early Monday targeted Abu Sayyaf commanders Isnilon Hapilon and Puruji Indama in the mountainous outskirts of Tipo Tipo town on Basilan Island. He says it was not immediately clear if either was hit during the main assault and two nearby clashes that followed.

Washington has offered a $5 million reward for the capture or killing of Hapilon. He has been accused of involvement in deadly bombings, kidnappings and beheadings, including of Americans.
 
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