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    April 23rd, 2014 11:45 AM #1
    Global firepower: Phl military ranks 37th

    By Alexis Romero (The Philippine Star) | Updated April 23, 2014 - 12:00am


    MANILA, Philippines - Is the Philippines strong enough to defend its territory?

    The Philippines ranked 37th out of 106 countries in terms of military strength, according to a report that gathered data on the capabilities of armed forces worldwide.

    The Philippine military, widely regarded as one of the weakest in the region, ranked fourth among the Southeast Asian countries covered by the Global Firepower 2014 Power Index.

    The countries’ rankings were based on scores that are judged on a perfect value of 0.0000. The scores were obtained using more than 50 factors that fall within the categories manpower, land systems, air power, naval power, resources, logistics, finance, geography and powers by region.

    The Philippines, which has been upgrading the capabilities of its armed forces to secure its territorial integrity, got a score of 1.3042.

    China, which has been beefing up its military capabilities while asserting its territorial claims in the South China Sea, got the third highest score with 0.2594.

    The United States emerged as the strongest military power in the index with 0.2208 followed by Russia with 0.2355.

    India landed in fourth place with 0.3872, while its former colonizer United Kingdom ranked fifth in the index with.0.3923

    The Philippines’ ranking is lower than that of Indonesia (19th) with 0.8008, Vietnam (23rd) with 0.8962, and Thailand (24th) with 0.9287. But it is better than that of Malaysia (38th) with 1.3143, Singapore (44th) with 1.4699, Cambodia (84th) with 2.5798, and Laos (102nd) with 3.7683.

    Countries that are close to the Philippines’ ranking are Mexico (33rd) with 1.1843, Belgium (34th) with 1.2754, North Korea (35th) with 1.2893, Austria (36th) with 1.2974, Norway (39th) with 1.3137, Ethiopia (40th) with 1.3229 and South Africa (41st) with 1.3467.

    Countries that are at the bottom of the list are Lithuania (103rd) with 3.8281, Mozambique (104th) with 4.1026, Madagascar (105th) with 4.2547 and Tanzania (106th) with 4.3423.

    Global firepower: Phl military ranks 37th | News Feature, News, The Philippine Star | philstar.com
    this is pretty intriguing news to me

    what do you guys make of this?
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    April 23rd, 2014 12:55 PM #2
    uy firepower na.
    kala ko fire lang walang power.......

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    April 23rd, 2014 02:01 PM #3
    Quote Originally Posted by baludoy View Post
    this is pretty intriguing news to me

    what do you guys make of this?
    philippines better than malaysia?
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    April 23rd, 2014 02:01 PM #4
    Baka napanood nya mga pelikulang Tagalog noon panahon ng haponpansinin nyo kahit nagi isa bida,isa lang baril,pag putok ubos isang battalion na hapon
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    April 23rd, 2014 02:02 PM #5
    Hmmm... based on the criteria, I take it that we only got that high because of geographical advantages as was the case in WW2 where asymmetric warfare i.e. guerrilla warfare is advantageous.
    Damn, son! Where'd you find this?
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    April 23rd, 2014 02:34 PM #6
    In terms of weaponry and technological advantage...I wonder saan tayo sa list na yun..
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    April 23rd, 2014 02:38 PM #7
    Quote Originally Posted by Monseratto View Post
    In terms of weaponry and technological advantage...I wonder saan tayo sa list na yun..
    kulelat.
    baka may dugtong pang "LOL" sa ratings natin.......

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    April 24th, 2014 10:34 AM #8
    Pababayaan ba tayo ni uncle sam who ranked number 1?


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    April 24th, 2014 10:43 AM #9
    After what's happened to them in Iraq and ongoing quagmire in Afghanistan...dapat magisip-isip.
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    April 24th, 2014 11:21 AM #10
    Quote Originally Posted by baludoy View Post
    this is pretty intriguing news to me

    what do you guys make of this?
    Wala kuwenta. Kalaban naman natin #3 eh. hehehe
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