coffeewithbren , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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I've been planning my first solo travel/workation this year and I can't decide where to go this August. La Union, Zambales, or Baler?

La Union is at the top of my list but since it's a workation and as an introvert, I won't be into parties and large crowds. I want a more peaceful vibe. I wonder which among those three is better for digital nomading?

Norobiik , to Philippines, the Pearl of the Orient Seas
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"Deliberately grounded on a tiny reef in the , part of an island chain claimed by the two Asian countries, the is now the unlikely base for a detachment of Filipino marines who stand guard over the atoll, scanning the turquoise waters for Chinese ships."

Wreck, Rats and Roaches : Standoff in the (2014 article)
https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2014/07/world/south-china-sea-dispute/

Norobiik OP ,
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The is the second unit of the four long-range surveillance radars from , three of them are fixed, ordered by the Department of National Defense under a P5.5-billion government-to-government deal.

In December last year, the received the first fixed radar installed at the in City in .

to get next week it's second new radar system
https://globalnation.inquirer.net/233535/ph-to-get-next-week-new-radar-system

Image source: https://www.phdefresource.com/2020/01/air-surveillance-radar-phase-2.html?m=1

Norobiik OP ,
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Old article on the arrival of the first of 3 static radars from . We were wide open before then.

The , a former US air base in (), has been without any capability to detect intrusions since 2015 after it retired its -made air surveillance radars that had been in use since the 1950 - until now.

acquires Japan-built radar system to bolster defense
https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/546638/ph-acquires-japan-built-radar-system-to-bolster-wps-defense

Back toot: https://noc.social/@Norobiik/112352954725031658

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