EDCA Defense Treaty PH US

 

EDCA Bases

Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement

Check out the details about the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) 

As an American expat, who has lived in the Philippines since 2007, it is comforting to know that the Philippines and the USA will be working together to protect all residents. As a Viet vet, who lived and worked in Vietnam for almost a year, I know that most combat is usually outside of areas where most civilians live. I was stationed in the coastal city of Nha Trang. We were permitted to frequent the beautiful beach at select times when we were off duty. We also were allowed to go downtown and visit establishments. We visited historic sites like the 2,000-year-old Ming Dynasty temple near the bridge and the huge Buddha which overlooks Nha Trang.

2,000-year-old Ming Dynasty temple

Buddha overlooking Nha Trang, Vietnam

I now have Filipina wife and three Phil Am children. We live in a house about 2.5 hours SW of Manila. We are all Vegans now. See how we live as Vegans.

So, what am I getting at? If you are residing in the Philippines, let's all stay put and encourage Filipinos to stay strong, live long and prosper.

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Check out the Filipino miltary forces.

Read about some past conflicts in the Philippines.

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Where to Live During World War 3

Having lived in the Philippines on and off since 2007 I have become very comfortable with the way of life here. People are friendly. Schools are orderly. Although roads are crowded Filipino drivers seldom respond with road rage and traffic altercations.

While our children are in school on weekdays I spend a lot of time on the Internet. With a website and around 15 Facebook groups I have many inquiries to reply to. Many want to chat about various subjects. 

  

I am a pastor and manage a website named "Church for Christian Vegans" and three Facebook groups by the same name. In a very real sense, I am a missionary for our voiceless animal friends. I share Veganism wherever I go and to whomever I meet. When opportunity presents, I share our website address with people by distributing business cards and leaflets. Anyone may copy and print leaflets found at our website. Hopefully Veganism will gain a strong following in the Philippines. Each member of our groups saves around 365 animals each year by simply leaving them off their plates and not drinking animal by products. Nearly 50 people per week are joining our FB group "Vegan Food and Products for Sale."

  

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Come to Philippines Before World War 3

WWIII appears to be fast approaching.

Filipinos will fight for Freedom!

Does it look like World War III is coming?

As an American expat and a permanent resident of the Philippines, I am beginning to get an uneasy feeling. I met my Filipina wife in 2007. We now have a home in an upscale American style subdivision, about two hours' drive from Manila, where we live with our three children and one of my wife's cousins who is our live-in housekeeper. We have armed guards at our entrance gates and roaming guards throughout the neighborhood.

Should we stay or should we fly back to the USA? We all have US citizenship. Our children are all Phil Am kids. They and my wife have dual citizenship.

If you are thinking about coming to meet a Filipino now is a perfect time to do it. It can take a while to file the paperwork to apply for your future spouse's travel to your country. We thought about hiring an attorney to help us through the process but finally did it ourselves and saved a lot of money.

Recently it was announced that citizens may now apply to get semi-automatic weapons. Until now gun ownership has been restricted. See my article about self-defense in the Philippines.

See my articles about Philippine military and conflicts in the Philippines.

As a Vietnam vet I am somewhat knowledgeable about living in war zones. There are always safe places to be in a country even while conflict is raging. When I met my wife, she agreed to travel with me to the island of Mindanao. Her friends and relatives advised her not to go there. The US State department advised not to go or if one must go to use "extreme caution" and "do not stay in one place for too long." Well, we flew there and had a good time for almost a month before flying back to Manila.

Ladies of the Philippines.
You may not marry one if you have not met her,
in person, in the Philippines!

How long have you been communicating with a Filipina? Do you really want to meet her in person, take her out to dinner, get to know her better? Have the two of you talked about marriage? Are you going to wait until war breaks out? 

Come to the Philippines while it is still peaceful.

Update March 23, 2024: China boat attacks again.

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Come to Philippines While Still Peaceful

Best time to visit the Philippines is Now.

This is the best time to visit the Philippines.

It is still peaceful in the Philippines.

Come meet ladies of the Philippines

Come and meet lovely ladies of the Philippines!

There is still time to

have more fun in the Philippines.

There are warning signs that peace may be interrupted by China. Chinese Coast Guard vessels have been harassing Philippine fishing boats, supply boats and even Philippine Coast Guard vessels. Chinese have been blasting Philippine's boats with high powered water cannons. Philippine's boat attacked on a resupply mission. Just one day ago four seamen were injured when China broke their windshield with a huge water cannon.

Their resupply mission had to be aborted and their boat returned to port. Another Filipino boat continued on with the mission and delivered supplies to the military outpost.

China blasts a Philippine boat.

A few days ago, a Philippine boat was rammed by a very large Chinese Coast Guard boat.

China rammed a Philippine boat
in Philippine waters.

The USA has a Mutual Defense Treaty (MDT) with the Philippines to come to the aid of the Philippines if it's military troops, equipment or islands are attacked. If the USA were attacked, then Philippines would reciprocate.

Why China's man-made military Islands are

a Disaster.

Keep up with the news by checking out my latest news page.

Today, March 6, 2024, the government announced that citizens may apply for permits to own semi-automatic rifles. Up until now firearms ownership has been limited to a select group of people: politicians, military, police, lawyers, doctors, businessmen and women and the rich.

Now the Philippines will be more like Switzerland, where almost every house has at least one rifle.

See more details about the changes in firearms statutes at my blog Self Defense In the Philippines. 

Semi-automatic rifles are now available to citizens.

Danger of war higher – Marcos

Manila Times story by Kristina Maralit, Catherine 

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ente, Franco Jose C. Baroña  20 hours ago.

(UPDATE March,7, 2024) PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Wednesday warned that the potential for outright conflict between the Philippines and China over their territorial dispute in the South China Sea "is much higher now than it was before."

Read about the Philippine's military at my blog post "Conflicts and war in the Philippines."

Continue reading at "Military Philippines."

To sum up this article, read why you need to come to the Philippines before World War Three begins.

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