Philippines now defiant to bullies; 2 Air force facilities be constructed in Tawi-Tawi and Palawan

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Philippines - The Department of National Defense (DND) is building two Air Force facilities to upgrade the military's maritime defense and rescue capabilities over the country's territorial waters in the West Philippine Sea and Sulu Sea.

Called the Philippine Air Force (PAF) Search and Rescue Basing and Hangarage Project amounting to about ₱149 million, the facilities will be constructed in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan and in Sanga-Sanga in Tawi-Tawi.

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The department also signed a ₱882-million contract with an Israeli firm last week for the acquisition of 28 armored infantry fighting vehicles.

The PAF is also expecting deliveries of a squadron of lead-in fighter jets and rotary aircraft under its ongoing capability upgrade projects in line with the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)'s modernization program.

"The plan is to upgrade the capability requirements of the Philippine Air Force and improve the operational effectiveness by constructing hangars and facilities as support systems to sustain the search and rescue operations and support its maritime security and protection of the Malampaya natural gas-to-power project, the Reed Bank and the future Sulu oil rig," said Defense Undersecretary Eduardo Batac, who chairs the DND's Special Bids and Awards Committee-2, in a published bidding invitation for the two projects.

Reed Bank, which is also being claimed by China, is believed to be sitting on huge oil and natural gas deposits.

Two years ago, two Chinese vessels harassed a civilian survey vessel commissioned by the Department of Energy, prompting then Western Command Cmdr. Lt. Gen. Juancho Sabban to dispatch two OV-10 bombers to ensure the safety of the DOE vessel and its crew.

The Malampaya natural gas-to-power project, also in the waters of Palawan, is in full operation. There are also ongoing oil explorations in Sulu Sea, which is believed to contain huge oil and mineral deposits.

"The DND and AFP now invite bids for eligible bidders for the construction of two SAR hangarage projects including other requirements," Batac said.

Pre-bid conference is scheduled on Jan. 22 at the Philippine Veterans Affairs Office conference room in Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. Opening of bids for the project has been scheduled on Feb. 3 at the same venue.

"Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens or organizations with at least 75 percent interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines," Batac said.

On the acquisition of 28 armored infantry fighting vehicles from Israeli defense contractor Elbit Systems Land and C4I, Batac said it is aimed at boosting the inventory of light armored units and land fighting capabilities of the 80,000-strong Philippine Army.

Four of the 28 armored vehicles are of the recovery type, which can be used to tow damaged units in times of combat.

Defense assistant secretary Patrick Velez said delivery is expected within two years. - philSTAR

 

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Philippines spent ₱35.2 Billion for 1 nonsense law RA 10632 in 2013. Cha-cha to Abolish unproductive congress

Charter Change to- Federal System

• Abolish unproductive congress
• Speedup abolition of Pork Barrel (PDAF and DAF)
• To empower states and provinces for viable economic growth

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'Time to abolish unproductive Congress!' – lawyer

For just one minor legislation passed by Congress, taxpayers spent a whopping ₱35.2 billion, lawyer Romulo Macalintal said.

"The very dismal performance of our legislators in 2013 with only one insignificant law enacted for that year with a whopping ₱35.2 Billion budget is enough justification to call for a charter change to abolish Congress and let the provincial governors and mayors of highly urbanized cities to form the legislative assembly," he said.

He said the minor legislation was in the form of a one-page document: Republic Act 10632 or the suspension of the 2013 Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

"Despite Congress' high-profile investigations it conducted in previous years 'in aid of legislation', no significant or relevant laws have been enacted as a result of such legislative inquiries," he said.

Congress passed the 2014 budget in December, but it could not be considered an accomplishment, he said, since it is Congress' obligation.

Even then, the constitution provides that if Congress fails to pass the budget law for a particular year, the budget for the preceding year is "deemed reenacted and shall remain in force and effect," he said.

"With such a cheerless and disheartening accomplishments of our legislators where we spent billions and billions of pesos for their salaries and allowances, some of which could not even be audited as the same are justified by mere 'certification of expenditure' without any receipt, time is of the essence that we now give serious consideration in amending our constitution with the abolition of Congress as its first priority," he said.

He added charter change is also a shortcut to totally abolishing the pork barrel, instead of waiting for the tedious process at the Supreme Court.

He said even the decisions of the high court are ignored by lawmakers.

"The gigantic savings that would be generated when Congress is abolished could be properly channeled to augment the much needed rehabilitation of the areas in the Visayan region badly hit by typhoon Yolanda and other worthy projects of the government," he said. – ABS-CBN News

 

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Philippines recovered ₱164 billion peso Marcos ill-gotten Wealth – Court Ordered

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Philippine Government Acquires More Marcos Jewelry

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A Philippine court decision ordering the widow of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to relinquish more than $100,000 in jewelry is a victory for Filipinos and shows that crime does not pay, an official said Tuesday.

The Sandiganbayan anti-graft court said Monday that former first lady Imelda Marcos should forfeit the jewelry after ruling it was ill-gotten.

Andres Bautista, chairman of the Presidential Commission on Good Government, said the court's decision "is really a victory of the Filipino people."

"The important lesson is that crime and corruption do not pay. It may take long but eventually the long arm of the law will catch up," he said.

It is the third collection of Marcos jewelry that the government has acquired. The two other collections are estimated to be worth up to $8.4 million.

The commission, which is charged with recovering the alleged ill-gotten wealth of the Marcoses, is proposing that the three collections be exhibited to show the excesses of the 20-year Marcos regime, Bautista said.

There was no immediate comment from Imelda Marcos or her lawyer. The flamboyant former first lady was known for shopping sprees abroad while a majority of Filipinos remained mired in poverty at home. Her shoe collection of over 1,000 pairs became a symbol of extravagance.

Marcos Jewelries 

Marcos, who declared martial law during his rule, was toppled by a popular revolt in 1986. He died in exile in Hawaii three years later.

"We cannot deny that this is part and parcel of our history and they are examples of the excesses that were committed during the martial law regime," Bautista said. "We owe it to our future that the lessons of the past are not forgotten and the dark abuses should not return again."

Bautista said current President Benigno Aquino III has not decided whether to auction the jewelry.

The government has recovered 164 billion pesos ($3.7 billion) of Marcos' alleged hidden wealth over the years and is targeting at least 50 billion pesos ($1.1 billion) more.

The amount includes more than $600 million in Swiss accounts set up in the early years of Marcos' administration.

The Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that the Marcos' wealth in excess of their legal income of around $304,000 from 1965 to 1986 "is presumed to be ill-gotten," Bautista said. – AFP / ABC News

 

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