The Philippines has many different military branches, and their military is relatively young in nature compared to the other nations. The branches fall under the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) they consist of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force. The AFP just like the United States military has the President as the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces. AFP has a similar structure of leadership as it does with the United States Army. Before the creation of the AFP in 1935, the Philippines had several militias for the Barangays, smaller areas within a town. Ultimately, when the First Commonwealth of the Philippines established in 1935, that is when the Philippine Army was created. The oldest branch of the AFP is the Philippine
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A majority of their equipment have been in service for 25-30 years. Before 1992 when all U.S. military would leave the Philippines in agreement with the two governments. There were two locations that the U.S. Military was heavily involved. Clark Air Base where the U.S. Air Force was based, and Subic Bay Naval Station where the U.S. Navy was stationed. Once the U.S. Military left in 1992 from those locations they ultimately gave control to the AFP. From there the AFP would have control of their defense of their country, Clark Air Base was able to turn into a civilian airport as well as a Philippine Air Force Base. The AFP mission is critical to the defense of the country, along with the most coastline that needs to be guarded by the Navy. With recent disputes in the South China Sea with islands that China has recently claimed, but has been under the control of the Philippines. The AFP is looking to modernize its force to be better equipped to handle threats from China, and within itself with the Abu-Sayyaf, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the New Peoples Army (NPA). These are just some of the threats that the AFP are dealing with on a daily basis. Overall, the number of personnel that make of the AFP is about 100,000 about half of just the …show more content…
The Modern Philippines, however, is westernized in a way that English is one of the languages that they learn beside their language Filipino. There are about 19 different dialects in the Philippines along with Filipino that makes up the languages of the Philippines. English is used predominately in government, universities and social interactions. During the history of the Philippines, there were a lot of countries that had an influence on certain regions. For example, if you look now during modern times there are a lot of Chinese ancestry and culture that resides in the Visayas region. Luzon the island that contains the capital Manila has much old Spanish architecture that dates back to the 1500 's. In the city of Paoay, they have an old Spanish church that is still in use today. Many events have occurred in this church. For example, the Church tower was used as an observation post during World War II during the Japanese occupation. Cuisine in the Philippines is predominate with rice and is accompanied either by meat and vegetables. Fish is abundant in the Philippines where you can find them fresh in the markets or feel free to catch them at your leisure. There are also a lot of restaurants that have taken styles from the
A majority of their equipment have been in service for 25-30 years. Before 1992 when all U.S. military would leave the Philippines in agreement with the two governments. There were two locations that the U.S. Military was heavily involved. Clark Air Base where the U.S. Air Force was based, and Subic Bay Naval Station where the U.S. Navy was stationed. Once the U.S. Military left in 1992 from those locations they ultimately gave control to the AFP. From there the AFP would have control of their defense of their country, Clark Air Base was able to turn into a civilian airport as well as a Philippine Air Force Base. The AFP mission is critical to the defense of the country, along with the most coastline that needs to be guarded by the Navy. With recent disputes in the South China Sea with islands that China has recently claimed, but has been under the control of the Philippines. The AFP is looking to modernize its force to be better equipped to handle threats from China, and within itself with the Abu-Sayyaf, Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), and the New Peoples Army (NPA). These are just some of the threats that the AFP are dealing with on a daily basis. Overall, the number of personnel that make of the AFP is about 100,000 about half of just the …show more content…
The Modern Philippines, however, is westernized in a way that English is one of the languages that they learn beside their language Filipino. There are about 19 different dialects in the Philippines along with Filipino that makes up the languages of the Philippines. English is used predominately in government, universities and social interactions. During the history of the Philippines, there were a lot of countries that had an influence on certain regions. For example, if you look now during modern times there are a lot of Chinese ancestry and culture that resides in the Visayas region. Luzon the island that contains the capital Manila has much old Spanish architecture that dates back to the 1500 's. In the city of Paoay, they have an old Spanish church that is still in use today. Many events have occurred in this church. For example, the Church tower was used as an observation post during World War II during the Japanese occupation. Cuisine in the Philippines is predominate with rice and is accompanied either by meat and vegetables. Fish is abundant in the Philippines where you can find them fresh in the markets or feel free to catch them at your leisure. There are also a lot of restaurants that have taken styles from the