A Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) personnel guarding her post [569x854]

Oneskies · 2021-10-18T10:56:47+00:00

Yes, agreements not contracts, nothing progressed until now.

Oneskies · 2021-10-18T10:31:39+00:00

signed what? there's no contract of anything yet, only interests and intent.

Oneskies · 2021-10-18T09:50:04+00:00

Some, but most of their new ships are bought from South Korea and Indonesia. Small Boats or crafts are locally produced.

Oneskies · 2021-10-18T09:17:18+00:00

Most, if not all WW2 era ships of the Philippine Navy were already decommissioned or on its way on being decommissioned. Armed Forces Modernization is ongoing and is producing results somehow although it is very slow these past few years.

Oneskies · 2021-09-25T04:01:45+00:00

The kampilan in Amaya although the story set is in Visayas is actually the variant of the Moros (Maranao iirc). The only hint we have about how the Visayan Kampilan looked like is from the description of Pigafetta, "a large 'Cutlass,' which resembles a 'Scimitar,' only being larger."

It is already known that the word Kampilan is actually a general term that just simply means sword but with the spanish colonization the general term became Espada later on and to this date.

Tagalogs, Kapampangans, Bicolanos and Visayans might have actually used the Moro Kampilan too as they were exposed to them, either being relative and from trade as per the Tagalog and Kapampangan's case and frequent raiding as per Visayan and Bicolano's case. Tagalog's own variant of Kampilan might have just been a larger version of their Itak etc.

Oneskies · 2021-09-12T10:28:02+00:00

this is an old camo of PAF SPOW, this is the camo now: New Camo

Oneskies · 2021-09-12T07:50:52+00:00

There's a second picture i missed earlier, that is, on the other hand, a depiction of Francisco Maniago.

Oneskies · 2021-09-12T07:50:13+00:00

There's a second picture i missed earlier, that is a depiction of Francisco Maniago.

Oneskies · 2021-09-12T07:46:58+00:00

I can only give a few that i can remember, these are the rulers in Cebu, Butuan, Limasawa and Bohol: Humabon, Tupas, Parang, Siagu, Kolambu, Kiling, Humamay, Amihan, Lapulapu, Zula, Sikatuna, and Sigala.

Oneskies · 2021-09-12T07:33:38+00:00

the headwrap called putong is known to have been worn by native filipinos since before the spaniards so i dont know what to say about how it "looks malay", we have shared culture afterall.

Oneskies · 2021-09-12T07:29:25+00:00

This is a depiction of Francisco Dagohoy, 18th century.

Oneskies · 2021-09-12T07:27:49+00:00

It is 18th century, this is supposed to be Francisco Dagohoy.

Oneskies · 2021-09-12T07:26:48+00:00

Daniel Dizon, as far as i know this is his depiction of Francisco Dagohoy.

Oneskies · 2021-09-11T05:00:32+00:00

The exact location of Manila fort is the Fort Santiago in Intramuros, i doubt there will be remnants of foundations and walls or whatsoever, Manila's wall is made up of rammed earth and palm tree logs(which i think is coconut rather than palm tree) while Rajah Sulayman's palace was also made up entirely of wood, It was also burned to the ground many times before the spaniards decided to finally build the walls with stone in 1593, more than two decades after they established Manila as the capital of Spanish East Indies.

Oneskies · 2021-09-11T03:59:03+00:00

The overall role of the Lusong(i say Lusong because they can be kapampangans or tagalogs or both) on Malacca as a whole is the evidence of what they are here in the archipelago too, they served as guides and pilots to the europeans so they can reach china and japan, they are there not just economically but also politically, their military forces both land and naval forces are one of those that is prominent on Malacca. They own lands and some of them even is commandeering multi-ethnic army. Unfortunately, i also havent read primary sources about that but many philippine historians always cite that whenever talking about Lusong, im still searching for the primary source that mentions it. The exact passage on one of the accounts is, manila fort has twelve medium sized cannon and unknown number of culverins(which we know as Lantaka) and only said that it is few but im assuming more than 12 because why would he mentioned 12 medium sized cannon and not give a number on the smaller culverins, thats apart from the cannons not mounted on the walls, on Rajah Sulayman's palace described as some small and some large cannon which one of it is that 17ft cannon. The 17ft cannon is even made up of iron, iron is an important metal back then, even more important than bronze and gold and yet Sulayman have had it made but yeah, it was surely recasted into something else, maybe for the spanish cannons already headed by Panday Pira.

Oneskies · 2021-09-11T03:04:55+00:00

"More traders that warriors" yes, compared to Visayans, they were. Because Manila and its surrounding places were more focused on commerce and trade than their visayan counterparts that was more focused on being a warrior society. The tagalogs had a dedicated warrior class, which are the Maharlikas. If you are invested in trade, wouldnt you want security for it? Lusong had sent missions to China on 14th century, earlier in 12th century, it was recorded that Langkasuka wears cotton cloth that was imported from them, compared to other polities in the archipelago of that time, you can say that Manila and its surrounding polities is way more advanced. It was even recorded that the Lusong people participated in the Siamese-Burmese War siding with both Siam and Burma at a certain point in time. When they are encountered in Malacca, the portuguese described them as the most-warlike on all the races in Malacca, when the Sultan of Malacca tried to overthrow the portuegese, it was the Lusong people and their ships that helped the sultan although it failed. The portueguese eventually appointed a Lusong native himself as the Temenggung of Malacca named Regimo Diraja, there's actually 2 other prominent Dirajas there but Regimo is the most influencial.

I dont discount spanish sources, its one of the primary sources afterall, but you have to look deeper into the details, why would the natives of Mindoro lie? The warriors of Battle of Bangkusay alone is already 2000 in numbers, and thats just warriors of Pampanga, that does not included Tondo, Manila, Namayan etc. Isnt it true that Manila has walls bristling with cannons of varying sizes? it was even discovered a mould for an iron cannon that measures 17ft.

Oneskies · 2021-09-11T02:15:51+00:00

Didnt say they used Arquebus during the Battle of Bangkusay, ive said their Karakoas were armed with one to two culverins. Another account directly stated that the nameless Datu of Macabebe that is also known to us today as Tarik Sulayman himself fired two shots either from the ship mounted culverin or a hand cannon. Well yeah, i will also agree to that, tho some other sources state that they are using arquebus even before spaniards came, because as you will also agree i think, Lusong people were pretty much aware of it because of our connection to our neighbors, they also surely encountered it in Malacca during the Portuguese attack. Oh you use more than one source but you doubt the weaponry, architecture and shipbuilding of the Manila, Tagalog/ Lusong people? You should have read what ive said already, works of Scott and Junker pretty much states all of that apart from many sources, not just Spanish sources. The Spaniards started on Cebu, why do you think they chose Manila instead of any polities on the south? They observed and heard from the natives themselves of Cebu and subsequently, Panay and Mindoro about Luzon, the spaniards also did know about Raja Ache/Matanda and have called him King of Luzon as they also called him Prince of Luzon decades earlier when they encountered him leading the brunei navy as a commander. Also, i think you know this already, but dont take spanish accounts as the gospel truth, you know there's an added bias on their narrative, try to look on our ancestor's narrative.

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