Well #Trillanes isn't really wrong. #Duterte and his gang of #drugwar criminals are perhaps the most dangerous #fifthcolumn the #Philippines has faced yet since #WW2. Worse than the Japanese #fifthcolumnists in #Davao (which funnily enough is the same territory the Duterte clan has firm control of, like a fiefdom). But instead of working for the Japanese invaders they're working for the #Chinese communists this time.
The main collaborators being officials within #PNP leadership isn't really surprising either, because Duterte pampered the #police so hard (for example promising not to hold them accountable for clear-cut abuses of power in the drug war) during his 6-year rule.
It seems like #Marcos' strengthening of the alliance with the #US has convinced the #AFP not to defect to the Dutertes though. The Philippine #military is rabidly pro-American and Duterte had a hard time trying to balance having a pro-#China policy and appeasing the soldiers. :seija_coffee:
Le Conseil d'État a de nouveau suspendu un décret du gouvernement interdisant aux fabricants d'alternatives végétales à la viande d'utiliser les mots "steak", "escalope" ou "jambon", au motif notamment "qu'il existe un doute sérieux sur la légalité de cette interdiction" #AFP
Those "9 out of 10 #Filipinos" are very gullible then. The #AFP is very incompetent at militarily resolving the #communist#rebellion, and it shows in the repetitive #brokenpromises of "ending the CPP-NPA-NDF by the end of [insert year here]".
«En las últimas elecciones, el vicepresidente de Provida aportó $500 mil a la campaña de Jorge Alessandri. En tanto, el ex presidente de Habitat repartió $7 millones entre los diputados Schalper, Coloma Jr. y Donoso. Todos votaron contra la idea de legislar la reforma previsional.»
#alarabiya and couple of other outlets by #AFP / October 7 attacks ‘necessary step’ Hamas says as it admits to some ‘faults’
[…] The militant group said the attacks were “a necessary step and a normal response to confront all Israeli conspiracies against the Palestinian people.”
[…] “We stress that the Palestinian people have the capacity to decide their future and to arrange their internal affairs,” the statement said, adding that “no party in the world” had the right to decide on their behalf.
#AFP#France on Tuesday imposed asset freezes on Hamas Gaza chief Yahya #Sinwar, the latest leader from the Islamist group to be added to its national sanctions list, according to a decree published in the country’s official journal.
France on Nov. 13 imposed sanctions at a national level on #Hamas military commander Mohammed #Deif and his deputy, Marwan Issa.
It is working with partners to impose sanctions on Hamas individuals and its financing network at European Union level, diplomats have said.
"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the #SouthChinaSea, part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the #BRPSierraMadre is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships." #AyunginShoal#SecondThomasShoal#Philippines
"On August 22, two #PCG ships escorted boats commissioned by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (#AFP) to bring supplies to #Philippine Marines stationed at the #BRPSierraMadre, a grounded ship that serves as the Philippine outpost in those waters. It was the #Philippines’ second resupply mission in August, after a routine mission on August 5 was partially stopped by #China." #AyunginShoal
In the #AFP, there are area commands, with units from the different services under its wing, and there are commands that offer support to the whole military. The #CyberGroup is one of those support units, alongside the AFP Reserve Command and Procurement Service, among others. #Philippines#cybersecurity
Brawner said he wants the Cyber Group expanded into a command so it can have more personnel and equipment.
According to the Armed Forces of the #Philippines, the three #warships of the People’s Liberation Army Navy were seen on Monday in the vicinity of #PagAsa Island, about 500 km west of #Palawan, and #Lawak and #Patag Islands, which are about 300 kilometers west of the province. #WestPHSea#Balikatan2024