Logo

15 日 マニラ

33°C24°C
両替レート
¥10,000=P3,820
$100=P5,710

15 日 マニラ

33°C24°C
両替レート
¥10,000=P3,820
$100=P5,710

Philippines should extend alliances beyond ASEAN, says retired admiral

2024/6/7 英字

The country should look at forming more alliances outside of Southeast Asia to focus on its interest of protecting the West Philippine Sea, a former official of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said.

At the Stratbase forum, retired Rear Admiral Rommel Jude Ong said: “Honestly, the Philippines is an outlier within ASEAN. We are a discordant voice among all our member states. And if this is the case, then, instead of harping on ASEAN centrality, we need to look at the centrality of Philippine interests over other interests.”

“We need to look at a Northeast Asia unilateral arrangement as a counterforce to ASEAN,” he added.

Ong proposed having an expanded and sustained maritime cooperative activity to include navies from other states to conduct joint sails in the East and South China.

“It cannot be ceremonial patrols every three months. That doesn’t work. If you want substantive affect in the exclusive economic zone, the patrol needs to be 24/7, 365 days,” he said.

He also suggested the establishment of a Northeast Asia Coast Guard Forum and a combined naval maintenance facility to be set up at Subic, Zambales to support other navies and coast guards deployed in the South China Sea.

Ong proposed an integrated air defense and sea denial system involving the Bhramos missile system of the Philippine Marine Corps and Spyder Ground-based Air Defense systems, among others. Jaspearl Tan/DMS

おすすめ記事

BI arrests suspected female Luffy member

2025/3/15 英字 無料
無料

Duterte to face Pre-Trial Chamber I of International Criminal Court

2025/3/15 英字 無料
無料

Winners in senators, party-lists known in five to seven days :Comelec

2025/3/15 英字 無料
無料

External debt declined by $2.02b in fourth quarter of 2024

2025/3/15 英字 無料
無料

BOP position in Q4 2024 shifts to deficit, posts a surplus in full year 2024

2025/3/15 英字 無料
無料

Former Executive Secretary Medialdea says Duterte not in ICC detention facility

2025/3/14 英字 無料
無料