The Armed Forces of the Philippines will not be sending troops to South Korea over tensions in the Korean peninsula. According to Malacanang spokesman Edwin Lacierda, South Korea has not asked for military assistance. Also, he said, “we have to be realistic about our capability.” The Philippines sent troops to Korea during the Korean War [...]
Years after being turned into a cartoon, or, ahem, a caricature of his former self, Senator Joker Arroyo tries to show us that he’s still a nationalist by attacking the go-to guy for instant patriotism points, the United States of America.
The Senate and the House of Representatives have agreed to include a ninth ray to the sun on the Philippine flag. According to a press release, the move is meant to “acknowledge the courage, bravery and integrity of Muslim Filipinos who fought for the nation’s independence.”
Let it not be said that the men and women of the Armed Forces of the Philippines do not try their best to make lemonade from lemons. In the proverbial sidewalk of life, these guys squeeze every bit of juice and pulp to put in their lemonade. Which doesn’t quite mean that they cannot be [...]
Anyone who has spent any amount of time around Senator Richard Gordon knows four basic facts about him: 1. That he was the youngest delegate to the 1971 Constitutional Convention. 2. That his father was assassinated, and that he eventually nailed the guy who did it. 3. That he is an Upsilonian, (just like his [...]
“If it will be down to hand-to-hand combat, why not?” –AFP Chief of Staff Hermogenes Esperon, Jr. on the defense of the Kalayaan Island Group Meaning no disrespect to the Filipino soldier, probably among the hardiest and fiercest warriors that any fighting force in the world can muster, but this will never happen. [...]