Taiwan legislators propose to donate S-2T antisubmarine aircraft to the Philippines Posted by seWer Rat (Elite) at Yesterday, 11:44 AM. 17 comments rough google translation: Air Force gradually tipping machine P-3C anti-submarine, the old S-2T anti-submarine aircraft how to dispose of the morning legislators raised concerns DPP legislators, former National Security Council Advisory Committee Lin Chia-lung morning at the Legislative Yuan Foreign and Defense Committee strongly urged Defense, should S-2T to the Philippines included in the assessment. He argues that even if aid donated need to consider the attitude with the U.S. Asia-Pacific strategy, but the S-2T anti-submarine aircraft, whether in fishing rights negotiations or construct Taiwan-Philippine relations, and are very good chips. 全文網址: 林佳龍主張：將老舊S-2T反潛機援贈菲 | 要聞 | 即時新聞 | 聯合新聞網 udn/NEWS/BREAKINGNEWS/BREAKINGNEWS1/8272070.shtml#ixzz2jjthGrqT Power By udn Edward Snowden: Manila is a U.S. listening post Posted by israeli (Elite) at Oct 31 2013, 06:41 PM. 3 comments NATION Manila a U.S. listening post – report BY RAPPLER.COM POSTED ON 10/31/2013 10:20 AM | UPDATED 10/31/2013 3:56 PM MANILA, Philippines – The US embassy in Manila is one of Washingtons listening posts in Asia, used to spy on communication networks and phone calls in the region, a report published Tuesday, October 29, said. A top-secret map leaked by fugitive intelligence analyst Edward Snowden, published by German news magazine Der Spiegel on Tuesday, listed Manila as one of 90 surveillance facilities at embassies and consulates around the world. Of the 90, at least 74 – including Manila – were listed as staffed locations, while at least 14 others are unmanned. Two other facilities serve as technical support centers. There are no details yet on the extent of the operations in Manila, but the report said the facilities are used by the United States to monitor communication networks and phone calls, under the joint Central Intelligence Agency-National Security Agency group called the Special Collection Service. Aside from Manila, the map dated August 13, 2010 listed communications intelligence facilities in cities such as Jakarta, Beijing, Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Yangon. Facilities in East Asia, mostly in China, were also listed. However, there are no such facilities in the USs closest allies Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Singapore, and the United Kingdom, the Sydney Morning Herald noted. A full version of the map was first published by Der Spiegel on its website, but was later replaced by a censored version. Rappler obtained a copy of the uncensored map online, and it confirmed Manila as listed as one of the 90 posts. At least one country unwittingly hosting the alleged spying posts – Indonesia – has already expressed anger over the issue. There was no immediate comment from the US embassy in Jakarta. The anger in Asia will heap further pressure on the US as it seeks to placate European nations over the spying claims. On Tuesday, US espionage chiefs sought to turn the tables on their European allies in the row over intercepted phone records, saying that in many cases it was European agencies – not the NSA – that gathered and shared them with America. BCDA shortchanging AFP by over P2B – COA Posted by Hong Nam (Regulars) at Oct 31 2013, 03:04 AM. 0 comments BCDA shortchanging AFP by over P2B - COA by Ben Rosario October 30, 2013 Over P2 billion could boost the capability of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to purchase additional military hardware if only the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) will stop shortchanging the military of its share in its Fort Bonifacio property earnings. This was revealed by the Commission on Audit (COA) which disclosed that the BCDA has refused to remit to the AFP half of the cash dividends received from the Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation. BCDA did not remit to the Bureau of Treasury (BTr) the 50 percent share of the Armed Forces of the Philippines on the dividends received from Fort Bonifacio Development Corporation (FBDC) on the basis of OGCC Opinion No. 181, series of 2011, COA said in its 2012 annual audit report for the BCDA. COA said the BCDA heeded the legal opinion of the Office of the Government Corporate Counsel (OGCC) that insisted that the state-owned firm has no obligation to remit its FBDC earnings to the military. Manila Bulletin
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