i think only IDF use the "clown hat"?

Apart from fending off bullets, some soldiers in Mindanao are also apparently fending off hunger.

In fact, some military men fighting off rogue members of the Moro National Liberation Front are supposedly begging for food, Eyrhil Tom Bulahan of Zamboanga claimed.

“Bai? naa moy kanun or bahaw bsan gamay lang wala pa man gud mi nagkaon ganina buntag pa and walay tulog (Friend, do you have rice? Even leftovers, just a bit, because we haven’t eaten since this morning and we haven’t had sleep),” Bulahan quoted the soldier as saying.

He even has a photo, which is now viral, to prove it.

“Ang gusto nga nila noong una, bumili sa tindahan namin. Pero nung sinabi kong sarado kami, humingi na lang ng kanin (They initially wanted to buy from our store. But when we told them we were closed, he begged for rice),” Bulahan told Yahoo Southeast Asia.

He said soldiers divided what little rice he shared with them and paired it with dried fish. Even soldiers’ water supply is scarce, Bulahan said, adding that many of the households in his neighborhood have put out water containers outside their doors.

“Kawawa talaga sila. Nangangayayat, nagugutom, inaantok pero patuloy ang pakikipagbakbakan (They’re in a pitiful state. They’re thin, hungry and sleep-deprived but they keep on fighting),” Bulahan noted.

Outside Zamboanga City, Filipinos online have also raised concern over soldiers’ dismal condition. Some even tweeted the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP).

“Hi, we saw a pic of what the soldiers ate for lunch - is there any way we can help out?” a Twitter user dubbed “aggrieved citizen” said.



makan nasik bungkus je ke bang?

Honestly, is chinese stuff any good? 

The demonstration aircraft is now in test phase, with first flight scheduled to occur before the end of this year—a rapid schedule by any measure of military jet development. Textron Chairman and CEO Scott Donnelly said, "We began development of the Scorpion in January 2012 with the objective to design, build and fly the world's most affordable tactical jet aircraft capable of performing lower-threat battlefield and homeland security missions." Donnelly continued, "We relied on commercial best practices to develop a tactical jet platform with flexibility and capabilities found only in far more costly aircraft."

The Scorpion is designed to accommodate the increasingly stringent budget constraints of the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. partner nations. The Scorpion's design is well matched to the Air National Guard's missions such as irregular warfare, border patrol, maritime surveillance, emergency relief, counter-narcotics and air defense operations. While Scorpion's lower acquisition price is an advantage, an equally important benefit is the lower cost of operation over the aircraft's full lifecycle. Combining ease of maintenance and globally-available commercial components, the Scorpion can significantly lower the customer's total cost of ownership.

F. Whitten Peters, former U.S. Secretary of the Air Force, an investor in and advisor to AirLand Enterprises, LLC, commented, "With its industry-leading capabilities in commercial aircraft and defense systems design and manufacturing, Textron was a natural partner to bring the vision of an affordable tactical military jet to fruition." He added, "In an impressively short time, the joint venture has designed and built a capable and mission-ready aircraft with no up-front government funding. We believe Scorpion will fill a critical price and performance gap in the tactical military aircraft market."

yeap i seen this before and i believe it is a good idea if the ESSCOM actually invest in this.
but in the end of the day will the goverment be willing to go all out on just some pirates and "Terrorist"?
MPA would be a better choice i believe preventing is better then curing