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Sunrise, Sunset, The History of the Republic of the Philippines
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post 19 May 2016, 20:37
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Note: This story will diverge from the normal Philippine timeline with the 2010 Presidential Elections.

Following a notable presidential campaign largely centered around the social media and an influx of eager young voters, the then-Secretary of Energy, Dr. Luigi Reyes and his running-mate, the relatively young, energetic and vocal visionary senator Atty. Jonathan Cruz of the Lakas-CMD, assumed the helm of the nation in one of the closest fights presidential fights in the history of the nation. Running on a campaign promising the proper establishment and support of infrastructures and groundwork needed for the sensational and visionary “Imagine Philippines 2050”, the Youtube video largely credited for their high support from young adult voting population, they delivered.

Though most of the progress went to fostering the science, mathematics and technology curriculums and courses, smoothing organizational problems and increased foreign investments, there was one massive milestone: the increasing amount of renewable energy largely due to improved offshore wind turbines with plans for floating wind farms for the year 2018.

An even more ambitious plan of unmanned airborne wind-turbine structures featuring hybrid solar and wind power generation capacity was in the works, projected to be operational in the year 2024.

The Philippines was well underway for massive, long-term progress.

Under watchful eyes, the nation was also slowly moving towards the Horizon III modernization of Armed Forces of Philippines amidst rows with China over the disputed Spratly Island chain. The first big item, the National Coast Watch Center, jointly developed by the Philippine and American government was up and running by year 2015. Designed to monitor the extensive Philippine coastline, with emphasis on the South China Sea region and Northwestern Luzon, as well as to coordinate civilian and military traffic in air and sea lanes, the CWC is instrumental in intelligence-gathering and in shaping US involvement in the region.

With the highly satisfactory performance of the pair, their re-election in 2016 was guaranteed.

Their landslide victory would now leave them facing the onset of the Global War on Terror, the Second Korean War and the Taiwan Conflict with its attending consequences.

The second term of Dr. Luigi Reyes in office saw the passing of the highly controversial Bangsamoro Basic Law which would grant greater autonomy to the Muslim regions of Mindanao. With the modified BBL passed, the long-running Muslim insurgency was finally ended. The end of significant credible internal threats and the events of 2018 saw the rapid swing to external defense.

In secret, the so-called Nodes 1 and 3 of CWC were increasing fortified and fitted with long range land-based anti-ship missiles and an impressive array of anti-air missiles designed to protect Luzon from an invasion force (Node 1) and to project power in the South China Sea (Node 3). Paired with renewed relations with the United States, the battle fortresses modelled after World War II Corregidor was considered to be credible defense posture by Defense Department.

With the onset of the Global War on Terror, the Philippines chose to honor its relationship with the US and sent its vaunted First Scout Ranger Battalion and elements of the newly-formed Signals and Reconnaissance Battalion for further training in the continental US before they joined the battles against the GLA forces. Of even more importance were the Construction Battalions and Medical support units, 6000-strong that participated in relief operations in the aftermath of battles.

The National Military Command structure was now carefully-monitoring terrorist organizations plaguing Southeast Asia. With China facing the GLA attacks and the Nodes 1 and 3 projects well underway, the AFP now turned its attention to disparate terrorist raids. It was blind to one other threat.

In fact, the nature of the threat was unexpected. The internet debate and the opposition to the BBL should have made it clearer. Unfortunately, it went largely unnoticed. With the advent of the GLA and the televised and moving images of the fates of several Filipino servicemen in their hands that fuelled rampant Islamophobia and the rampant nationalism brought about by the great progress finally gave way to it.

The cry was silent at first, barely noticeable. That cry was magnified a thousand times, a million times until its thunderous roar swept across nation.
One Nation. One Government.
One Nation. One Government.
One Nation. One Government.
Down with the BBL.
ONE NATION. ONE GOVERNMENT.

It swiftly gained momentum. Cries of outrage over the greater autonomy of the Bangsamoro and falsified evidences and tinfoil conspiracy theories about the cooperation of Bangsamoro officials and the GLA leadership with the aim of creating an autonomous Mindanao free from the Philippines entirely stoked the flames of what was then termed a “righteous crusade”. And the Bangsamoro Police Force, largely drawn from the rebels of the Muslim insurgencies were on hair trigger.

When the Luzon-based movement, the perversely named Nationalist Movement for Unity, began their persecution and schemes, major elements of the BPF and a sizable number of its citizens rose up in rebellion against the injustice. The battle cry of the revitalized Bangsamoro Freedom Forces roared from the jungles. There can never be peace with the vipers of Luzon. There will only be peace over a free Mindanao Republic.

It was a self-fulfilling prophecy, a train-wreck in slow motion.

It was the biggest hurdle of the presidency of Jonathan Cruz. Though the rapid response of an increasingly capable AFP would blunt the offensive capabilities of both rebellions in the span of six months, the damage was done. The seeds of mistrust and dissent were sown.

And then, Zero Hour happened.

For both groups it was simply a battle to the finish. For the Philippine government, it was now a living nightmare. Though largely confined, both groups would present the clear and ever present danger of Chinese “peaceful” takeover of the Philippines with the premise of pacifying the “threats” to “Chinese security”. One attack, just one foolish attack, affecting the People’s Republic of China and it may all come tumbling down. The country would saw the presence of another occupying power. And this time it may not end.

For many the dream of Philippines 2050 now seemed a far off memory, a promise of vibrant sunrise. The sad distant chimes of the bells that punctuated the sunset, gave lie to that dream.

In these troubled times, the Philippine Defense Forces kept its vigil.

“Our mandate is security. We will deliver.”

This is the story of their finest hour.

The hour of midnight...

After that would be the dawn and the swift and warm sunrise.

Or so they say. Or so they say.



[subject to change, especially the inclusion of the dates, pending the appearance of the official lore]

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post 21 May 2016, 17:32
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Note: The story will begin before the formation of GAPA but after the Chinese liberation of Europe. The course of the story will eventually cover the formation of GAPA, the fracture of the ASEAN and onwards


Prologue: Whispers

Ozamis City

Capt. Godfrey Talisay watched the cloudy skies through tinted glasses.

Rain tonight, he thought.

The subdued murmurs cascaded all around him. The Angelus sang from the speakers mournfully. An electric bus, part of the city’s number-and-letter coded public transport system traversing its assigned route every day, honked its horn, calling out passengers as shoppers in the Gaisano Mall complex began to exit the building, hoping to be home long before the strictly enforced 10pm curfew.

Pressed by the massing crowd, he almost didn’t feel someone purposely bump into him. The AFP intelligence officer tried to nonchalantly glance around, letting his eyeball movement do most of the work.

Nobody, he thought as he reached into his pocket and felt the familiar shape of his intelligence network’s “package”. Damn, whoever that was, he was that good.

He walked to the parking lot, feeling absurdly proud of his network of agents, and was about to open the door to his government-issue vehicle when he felt scotch tape on the inner side of the door handle. Another drop signal.

Two in one day, he wondered as he tossed his groceries into the seat. That can’t be good.

He tried to sneak a peek at the color of the paper bit inside the tape.

Green, electronic drop it is.

Within an hour of the drops, the message was decoded and sent to the Armed Forces of the Philippines headquarters, Camp Aguinaldo. The content were essentially the same: date and details of an attempt to smuggle weapons into the country, two weeks from now through the South China Sea. The name and registry of the vessel as well as the time and date were immediately relayed to Coast Watch Center Node 3 and the Western Command headquarters in Palawan.

The directive was placed: Capture the boat and the crew intact.


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Welcome to the future of combat aviation. We have Raptors and Raptors, apparently.

Shenlong. Because there's nothing like an extra crispy meal of hopes and dreams.

A true victory is to make your enemy see they were wrong to oppose you in the first place. To force them to acknowledge your greatness. -Gul Dukat.

To meet the enemy in a fair fight is the second most idiotic thing you can do. -Precepts of War (The RTS Battlefield)

If he hesitates to attack, you win. -Precepts of War (The RTS Battlefield)
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