If I were the next President, what would you do with the West Philippine Sea?

May 20, 2021

Photo Credit: Wikimedia.org. The Chinese on the West Philippine Sea is a very hot topic in the Philippines right now. With the election coming in 2022, President Duterte is under pressure to defend his stand on China’s ignoring the 2016 Arbitral victory of the Philippines. In Philippine law, the West Philippine Sea refers only to … More If I were the next President, what would you do with the West Philippine Sea?

Magellan Introduced Christianity to the Philippines 500 years ago

March 19, 2021

Islam predated the arrival of Christianity in the Philippines by at least a century and a half. Towards the end of the fourteenth century, Muslim missionaries from Islamic countries of Malaysia and Indonesia brought Islam to the southern Philippines, even reaching Palawan, Mindoro, and Luzon’s east coast, notably Maynila (the present-day Manila). With Islamicized communities … More Magellan Introduced Christianity to the Philippines 500 years ago

Iloilo – The Heart of the Philippines

February 19, 2021

Iloilo City, the capital of Iloilo province, is on the southeast coast of Panay, the Ilonggos or Hiligaynons’ homeland. Iloilo City is on the Iloilo River’s wide mouth, which juts out into the Guimaras Strait. The offshore Guimaras Island shelters it. Iloilo is one of the country’s loveliest Spanish colonial settlements. Iloilo City is a … More Iloilo – The Heart of the Philippines

USS Cod (SS 224)

February 11, 2021

Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper:
U.S.S.?Cod?(SS 224), was launched on March 21, 1943. under the command of CDR James C. Dempsey, USN. Dempsey had already won fame by sinking the first Japanese destroyer lost in the war while in command of a tiny, World War I-era submarine. It was on?Cod‘s third patrol, Dempsey’s last in…

January 23, 1899 – Inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos

January 23, 2021

Malolos, the provincial capital of Bulacan, was a political center in the 19th century for being the seat of government for Emilio Aguinaldo’s first Philippine Republic and Asia’s first democracy. It is the leading historical site in the province of Bulacan. For four months in 1898-99, Malolos was the capital of the Republic. After the … More January 23, 1899 – Inauguration of the First Philippine Republic in Malolos

Covering “The Other Side” Pictorial

January 21, 2021

Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper:
My apologies for yesterday’s glitch.  I have no idea what happened or how.  GP Cox Japanese/American Unity – Today ############################################################################################################### Japanese Military Humor – from:  Kunihiko Hisa cartoon album “Zero Fighter 1940-1945” ? ? ? ? ? ? ################################################################################################################ Farewell Salutes –  Marvin L. Anderson – Los Angeles, CA; US…

Ordnance P-38 Lightning

December 5, 2020

Originally posted on Pacific Paratrooper:
P-38 in the Pacific Perhaps Colonel Ben Kelsey, a P-38 test pilot, summed up the war bird’s legacy best of all. “(That) comfortable old cluck,” he said, “would fly like hell, fight like a wasp upstairs, and land like a butterfly.” The P-38 was the most successful USAAF fighter in…