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THE RUSSIANS ARE HERE The Russian Navy antisubmarine ship, Admiral Pantaleev, with the rescue tugboat, Fotly Krylov, and the large sea tanker, Boris Butoma, sails into Manila Bay on Tuesday for a goodwill visit. ARNOLD ALMACEN

MANILA, Philippines—Three Russian Navy ships arrived in Philippine waters on Tuesday morning, including an anti-submarine destroyer named “Admiral Panteleyev,” for a three-day visit aimed at enhancing ties between the two countries, officials said.

Only Admiral Panteleyev docked at the South Harbor, while the two other ships, “Boris Botuma,” a large sea tanker, and “Fotiy Krylov,” a rescue tug, stayed at the anchorage upon entering Manila Bay at about 6 a.m., said the Philippine Navy spokesperson, Lieutenant Colonel Omar Tonsay.

Tonsay said BRP Emilio Jacinto received the three ships in a “meeting procedure,” an international navy tradition involving a host ship meeting and escorting visiting ships to the port of call.

“The visit hopes to strengthen existing friendly relations between the two navies through a series of scheduled events aimed at enhancing understanding and cooperation,” he said in a statement.

He added that the visit would “promote a joint environment aimed at strengthening response measures against terrorism, piracy, and transnational crime.”

In a phone interview, Tonsay quickly deflected suggestions that the Russians’ visit might have any connection to tensions over disputed territories in the West Philippine Sea (or South China Sea) claimed by countries including the Philippines and Russia’s next door neighbor China.

“We have an existing memorandum of agreement between the Department of National Defense and the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on the exchange of defense and military delegations dated December 2009,” he said.

Navy Captain Omar Anicete, director of the Naval Operations Center, welcomed Captain I Rank Nikolay Saprikin, the senior commanding officer on the cruise of the Russian Navy.

Originally posted: 5:04 pm | Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

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  • Anonymous

    We should consider going to the Russians, Japanese and Koreans instead of the Americans for military support.  US has a bad history with us of lying, broken promises and having treaties that are to our disadvantage.  Russian weapons systems are probably better suited to the PH because they are built to be easily maintained and serviced with excellent durability, not to mention they are a lot cheaper to their US counterparts.  The SU-27 or new variants of the Mig-35 will match or out-perform the US F-16′s and even F-15′s.  Their SAM’s and anti-ship missile systems are designed to drop NATO weapons.  

  • Anonymous

    reminds me of the AK47 hehehe

  • http://twitter.com/ka_marks TheGUM

    I trust that there are no nuclear weapons on board.  Nuclear weapons are not allowed inside Philippine territories.  Otherwise,

    приветствовать товарищей (Welcome comrades).

    Есть большое время, и насладиться едой (have a great time and enjoy the food).

  • Anonymous

    Russians, i hope they brought Vodka with them, LOL
    .
    .
    .
    with all those sexy ladies i watch with Vodka in their hands, ^,..,^

  • Anonymous

    Another sign of RP flirting with Commies?

  • Anonymous

    WELCOME RUSSIAN!!!! Most Russians and Filipinos OFW have the same views against China. Most OFW have no problem at all working with the Russians.

  • Anonymous

    PHtaxpayer

    We should consider going to the Russians, Japanese and Koreans
    instead of the Americans for military support.  US has a bad history
    with us of lying, broken promises and having treaties that are to our
    disadvantage.

    Your above statement is partly correct. The US is by no means perfect, but which country is? The fact of the matter is that the US is the least evil in among the countries in your list. You are probably totoy because you do not know the sneak attack by the Japanese Imperial Navy at Pearl Harbor. I do not fault you for that. But please read your history first, sonny boy, before you make incorrect and unfair statements. The Russian record is not squeaky clean. Look at those countries like Chechen that they attacked, communist style. The Russian military hardware is inferior to that of the US. Also, the Russians have dropped communism as their ideology since it was proven that it did not work. Only the unintelligent NPA’s, Akbayan, Bayan and all those phones groups are clinging to this ineffective political and economic system The Koreans? I like kim chi (sp?). “I have no quarrel with them Koreans”, to use Mohammed Ali’s linggo with the Viet Cong during the Viet Nam War. What I hear is that they are very arrogant as tourists in our country-nothing serious.

    US-unqualified Y——E——S. Let’s get back those USN bases. Those are the foil to China’s greedy and arrogant dreams.

    Let us stay awake or one morning we will see hordes of Red Army taking over our dear country.
    Once that happens, that is the point of no return. Let us all start learning Mandarin or Cantonese – it will be forced upon us. One positive note: I love Chinese food- the best. But no Chinese regime in the Philppines, please.

  • Anonymous

    informed people knew that the US Forces are the one sustaining the S Korean & Japan defense, there are existing US military bases with these countries, so their economy took off efficiently & high, the arrogant filipino economy is in the bottom in Asia, those arrogants “kicked out” those US bases, tsk, tsk, tsk! the russia soldiers had been complaining  because they were fed with dog food, ok, check it because it was published in russian news, he, he, he!

  • Anonymous

    Where are all those nationalsits, like joboni96, Bayan, etc who are purportedly wary of encroaching of sovereignty? No street demonstrations. Okay lang na Russian ships drop anchor on our shores. Pero kung US-these traitors get all excited and take to the streets.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_GUZISWUMVDD5QJUC7GBJKEM7XA prangka

    I would welcome Russians and Americans coming here to aid us militarily should China tend to bully us again.

  • Anonymous

    PHtaxpayer,

    I have a response to your comment below.

  • Anonymous

    Russia training Chinese crew on their new aircraft carrier. Mapping Philippine sea bed for submarine hiding places. Mapping Manila trench on their way to manila bay. Thus, in Soviet Russia, Admiral Panteleyev finds you.

  • Anonymous

    I was thinking the same thing mangtom

  • Kilim Leyte

    Comrades 
    добро пожаловать.

    Declare the whole of the Philippines neutral. 

     благодарность, Comrades

  • Kilim Leyte

    Next invite Chinese warships, then British, French, Italian, and  Australian.

  • Anonymous

    Hmm… Kaya pala gusto nang makipag-peace ng mga Tsekwa.

  • drake equation

    I would love to shoot at a communist chinese soldier if it enters the west philippine sea without permission. Using russian or US made weapons if I have to.

  • http://twitter.com/tenseoiltoys Andy Dufresne

    This is a very strong warning against China, from the Russians.

    I could almost hear them say “China, $TFU”

  • Anonymous

    Saan na ang mga kumusnistang Pinoy na NPA na mga walang kwenta at pahirap sa bayan?
    Bakit hindi kayo mag rally dian now sa Manila dahil may dumating na mga sundalo galing ng ibang bansa…napaghalata na tayo mga anay ng lipunan. Porket kakampi nyong comunista ang dumating bulag at bingi kayo…mga salot at anay na NPA at mga aktibesta nasaan na kayo??!!! 

  • Anonymous

    You should research US and PH history to answer your own questions.  The issue is not having the US Navy visiting PH ports…they are welcome to do that just as we welcome our Russian visitors.  

    The issue is no permanent military bases and foreign troop engaged in combat operations which is against our Constitution and the VFA but apparently the Americans are interpreting the VFA to say that they are allowed to build bases for their 600 troops in Mindanao who are also engaged in killing Filipinos.  If you study history, the presence of American bases in the PH, the treaties are always one-sided in their favor or they disrespect our citizens and sovereignty.  The cost having the bases here outweigh the benefits.PH has never had experiences with Russia to warrant suspicion. Sure they could be spying or surveying our waters.  Their subs could easily transverse our seas and we wouldn’t know anything about it because we don’t have anti-sub capability.  Still, I’m sure they want to trade with us and we should take advantage.  Their Asian port is Vladivostok which is very near Filipino communities in Korea and Japan.

  • Anonymous

    Russia and US shows their willingness to the Philippines as an allied nations to continue a joint response to threats internationally and trans nationally like terrorism,piracy and crime as well as to modern challenges. Russians visit may strengthen ties with our country. Thus, it may improved our confidence boosting measure and goodwill relations with other country.

  • Anonymous

    Di ba may US navy ship din naka dock sa south harbor, the USS Meyer? Are they dock side by side?

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OJWHBJLMWPTRUOZMN6JOMHLO2A Banana Na

    russian spying US, US spying RUSSIAN, for the benefits of its INTEREST in OIL…nasa gitna ka PILIPINAS ng mga COLD WAR ENEMIES…TAKE CARE….

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Steffen/100001137426171 Bill Steffen

    Yeah  then  they  could  start  a  real  shooting  war  ..

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Steffen/100001137426171 Bill Steffen

    yup

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/OW5RVPMQEO2PCIT7YUVH6O3K6Q robert

    show of force against china…

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Bill-Steffen/100001137426171 Bill Steffen

    yup.  

  • http://joboni96.myopenid.com/ joboni96

    good development
    after 96 years

    good counterbalance to
    hegemonistic intsik and
    warmongering u.s.

    makikita russian naval tech
    na pwedeng gamitin
    para palakasin ang ating depensa

    russia has good
    coastal warship designs
    rugged and tough
    suited for the ph navy

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YAYZCQ4KSBQRKR2LLGX5XRMXFI pepe

    Any naval ships can have a port of call… but I prefer Russians than Chinese..

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/J4ZM6ZYRE3V2NE7V6THQUVS7WA Fred

    Russia also join the power struggle in Asia Pacific. Before any shooting starts between the 3 powers, get US to sign an irrevocable contract that will make PH a US state :) so that history will not happen again when the shooting stops.

  • Anonymous

    How come hindi nagra-rally ang mga leftist?

  • Anonymous

    Yes, sir.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YK5QOBO5PI44X7XRLBSGTDVMNM Asdsad

    wag nyo masamain ang bisita ng russia, theyre here to help and just for a visit. russia helps in anti-piracy in somalia, escorts cargo ships. alsi major ally din sya ng AMERICA, theyre like brothers. they helped each other in space explorations,they helped build intl space station. theyre like triplets us-russia is in good terms while china is the blacksheep.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YK5QOBO5PI44X7XRLBSGTDVMNM Asdsad

    ung mga leftist active lng yan sa papansin, ally tayo with russia and america. guisto siguro nila mag pa rape sa mga chinese..

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YK5QOBO5PI44X7XRLBSGTDVMNM Asdsad

    oo mag paparape ka nlng sa chinese, kasi yun ang gusto mo.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OJWHBJLMWPTRUOZMN6JOMHLO2A Banana Na

    @ Asdsad…walang masama ang pag-bisita ng russia sa pinas, can you really count on them?? alam mo ba na sa top ng alaska sa north pole ay sila sila ay nag-arm-race US and russia kasi wala sila tiwala sa isat-isa..tapos, gusto mo ay kakampi mga ito sa pilipinas, di nasa gitna tayo, mamaya mas guluhin nila itong pilipinas ay palagay mo anong mangyayari sa bansa natin…

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/WNNRZMUMVDVANXWJ572DPQWT5Q Armando

    from Russia with love.

  • http://profile.yahoo.com/WNNRZMUMVDVANXWJ572DPQWT5Q Armando

    Russian Jet Fighters and missiles are very good. FYI USSR or russian for now is the one who defeated German Nazi during WWII.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_YAYZCQ4KSBQRKR2LLGX5XRMXFI pepe

    And yup go for YAK 131 for multirole fighter…. THUMBS UP for that awesome plane!

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_G2VJNO44HPPVY5JID5Q3RHEXQA Rex

    LOL….Nazi was defeated because they’ve fought the war on 2 fronts. One with the Russian and the other with Allied forces led by the US. If not for the US…Russians would have been defeated. If the US did not joined the war…the whole Europe at that time could have been in the hands of NAZI empire.

  • JJF724

    kasi leftist din ang visitor

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_DZNY6SZAXUMAXWXRABG7DW2ZFA Bad_wolf

    It’s a simple port call, nothing more, nothing less. Navies around the world have been doing it for ages. Walang color, walang angle. 

    It is what it is.

  • Anonymous

    Rex, I would suggest that you need to do some history study
    before you claimed the victory of Europe over NAZI. I give you some facts the
    nazi advance to British (operation sea lion) was stop because the superior air defense
    by British. Prime Minister Churchill ask USA for assistance but USA that time
    was neutral , British standalone by the NAZI’S might. Nazi cannot crack down British
    defense they turn their attention to Russia (operation Barbarossa) because of
    the bad weather Russian regain strength and the retaliation was massive. 

  • Anonymous

    I wonder if Batan hates Russia as much as The United States of America

  • Anonymous

    No rally because Russa is not the United States a free country from the begining of its time. The Leftist do not like freedom!!!!!! Thats why they don’t like the U.S.

  • Anonymous

    THE PH SHOULD BE CAREFUL IN ITS “FOLLY”, THESE THINGS WERE DONE BY DICTATOR MACROS ALSO, RELYING ON COMMUNIST CHINA WHILE DEALING WITH THE USA, HE GOT THE PEOPLE’S POWER AS HIS PRICE, OK? THE TRICKY THINGS FILIPINO OFFICIALS DO IS THAT THEY WANT TO P[LEASE EVERYONE JUST TO GET ‘FOREIGN LOANS”  PRES AQUINO SHOULD CHANGE THIS MENTALITY, JAPAN & S KOREA DON’T DO THAT SO THEIR COUNTRY PROGRESS BUT THE TRICKY PH BECAME A REAL “PAUPER”, HE, HE, HE!

  • Nic Legaspi

    Will the government issue a traffic advisory to avoid the rallies that might take place because of  this? LOL.

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VYVO5BIPX6WO4IGFRGIQE3P6HY Ruben

    How could these Russian sailors communicate with our local girls to negotiate the price for a one night out?  Will these Russians pay the girls in US dollars or Russian currency? 

  • Anonymous

    Russia and Red China vetoed the UN Security Council’s sanction against Syria’s violence on it’s own people… that’s the news when I woke up this morning… now after the visit of the Russian navy to our country, and China’s Navy hasn’t done it yet… is it just a petty paranoia that I am entertaining here or there is more to it than meets the eye? … are the recent events just coincidental? were they navigating our waters because Red China’s Navy can’t overtly do it? … hmmmmmm…..we all need to be VIGILANT without being excessively paranoid.

    If one day we see ourselves boxed-in with regards to national security and sovereignty… remember to choose wisely which side you on…. Uncle Sam or Uncle Mao – Comrade Stalin…

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_VKJ2VQO3R6XTR4DFNWY6WOFLXE Pixel

    Mas maiging sa Russia tayo bibili ng mga armas pandigma. di hamak na mas mura sa kanina kaysa sa US-made



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