Buti pa noon malakas ang sandahang pang digma ng Pilipinas mapa land, air and sea kaya walang nagtatangkang kumuha ng mga isla natin. Anong nagyari after 1986? Check out this news article from Asiaweek. Asiaweek - June 21, 1985 Green and gleaming, they rumbled through Manilas thoroughfares on a busy monday afternoon. For Manilans,..it was an awesome spectacle. Some 40 tanks and armored personnel carriers accompanied by thousands of troops marching in full battle dress paraded unannounced through the abruptly closed-off streets and park on June 10, two days before Philippine independence day...... This is a show of force. This has never happened before declared opposition politician Homobono Adaza. When the actual indepence day came this year ,however, even the rehearsal paled. More than 50 tanks rolled through the streets in a two and a half hour spectacular. Thirty six helicopters and 24 Jet Fighters whistled overhead. At least 5,000 troops including 2 batallions of elite combat rangers marched before the grandstand. In all, it was the biggest show of military might since World War 2 in the Philippines and in terms of hardware a good deal more powerful. Explaining the unprecedented display, President Marcos told the nation in a hoarse but forceful voice There seems to be a tendency today to under-rate the capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...Now perhaps it is time that we all became aware of the real resources for the protection and defense of the republic. It is time we conveyed the message to those who do not understand what they are up against
Posted on: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 09:36:14 +0000
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