Risk Profiles - Philippines

"One of the air surveillance radars that the Philippines is acquiring from Japan would be deployed to Palawan to boost monitoring of the West Philippine Sea, Armed Forces chief Gen. Gilbert Gapay said on Tuesday (Oct. 13). The Philippines will acquire three fixed long-range air surveillance radars, at a cost of P5.5 billion, with structures and a mobile air surveillance radar built by Mitsubishi Electric Corp. Deliveries are set to start in 2022. Gapay said the AFP was also looking at Japanese help to improve the Philippine military’s unmanned aerial systems."

PH armed forces to deploy air surveillance radar for West Philippine Sea monitoring—Gapay MANILA, Philippines—One of the air surveillance radars that the Philippines is acquiring from Japan would be deployed to Palawan to boost monitoring of the West Philippine Sea, Armed Forces

“Although terrorist attacks took place in 100 countries in 2017, they were concentrated geographically. Fifty-nine percent of all attacks took place in five countries. Those are Afghanistan, India, Iraq, Pakistan, and the Philippines,” Sales told reporters during a conference call from Washington."

US Names India, Philippines Among Countries Most Hit by Terrorists in 2017 BenarNews staff, Washington | https://www.benarnews.

"There are more Islamic State-affiliated foreign fighters in Southeast Asia, especially from jihadi groups based in the southern Philippines‘ autonomous Muslim Mindanao region, than there ever were battling U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq during the height of the U.S.-led wars there, according to figures compiled by the Washington-based Center for Strategic and International Studies."

Islamic State fighters add complications to U.S. counterterrorism mission in Philippines By Carlo Muñoz - The Washington Times - Sunday, September 30, 2018 https://www.washingtontimes.