Once a model for the entire Asian continent and feared and envied by its Southeast Asian neighbors, particularly during the 1950s and 60s, the Armed Forces of the Philippines has since been surpassed by all other armed forces in the region and now is one of the weakest, most underfunded, most antiquated, and most politicized. World map showing location of Asia A satellite composite image of Asia Asia is the central and eastern part of the continent of Eurasia, defined by subtracting the European peninsula from Eurasia. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...
Military branches
Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps and Coast Guard), Air Force
Military manpower - military age
18 years of age (2001)
Military manpower - availability
males age 15-49: 22,435,982 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service
males age 15-49: 22,435,982 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually
males: 851,009 (2004 est.)
Military expenditures - dollar figure
$995 million (FY98)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP
1.5% (FY98)
References
This article contains information from the CIA World Factbook, 2004 edition.
World Factbook 2004 cover The World Factbook is an annual publication by the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ...
List of major battles Battle of Bataan Battle of Mactan Battle of Corregidor Battle of Pulang Lupa Balangiga Massacre The Battle of Mactan The Battle of Mactan on April 21, 1521 was the first reported resistance of the natives in the Philippines against foreign invaders. ... The Philippine Air Force was established in July 1, 1947, making it one of the earliest independent air forces in Asia. ... The Philippine Coast Guard is the coast guard of the Philippines. ... Military branches Army, Navy (includes Marine Corps and Coast Guard), Air Force Military manpower - military age 18 years of age (2001) Military manpower - availability males age 15-49: 22,435,982 (2004 est. ... The Philippine Navy is the navy of the Philippines. ... The Philippine Constabulary (PC) was the national police force of the Philippines and was organized in 1901 by the United States appointed administrative authority. ...
The Philippine Revolution, the first against western colonial rule in Asia, was directed against Spain which had colonized the Philippines since 1565.
The most important event which possibly made the Revolution inevitable was that of February 17, 1872, when three Filipino secular priests, leaders in the movement for the secularization (in effect, nationalization) of Philippine parishes, were executed publicly by garrote for their supposed complicity in a military mutiny at a Cavite arsenal on January 20, 1872.
The Philippine Constabulary and the Philippine Department's Philippine Scouts were used to create the core of the new Philippine Army.
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