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## Republic of the Philippines Lore

Introduction

The
Philippines has a long history of colonization. From 333 years rule of the
Spanish, 48 years of American domination, and 3 years of Japanese occupation,
until its liberation during the Second World War and its eventual Independence
after it. The Philippines, with help from the US and other countries, slowly
rebuilt its country towards a new age. With the US friendly with the Soviets,
communist rebels and the government started to ease down tensions as well, with
the radicals being given a new life as agrarian reforms and better laws, while
at the same time giving them positions to the government under the Magsaysay
Administration, bringing a golden age to the Philippines. After the Marcos
Government was overthrown in the EDSA revolution, Democracy was restored in the
country. However, when the relation of Soviets and the US tore apart, the
Philippine’s tried to sustain the peace between those democratic aligned and
those radicals now turned Social democrats but came to no avail. With the PRC
also joining the Cold War, it was clear that the Philippines was in a dangerous
position if it favours either the three of the factions and thus kept a mind of
neutrality to prevent conflict from reaching its shores, angering the two
sides. The country soon fell into a civil war with the Socialist breakaway in
the north and the remaining Democrats in the south. The country was followed by
a series of corruption and mistrust that eventually came under martial law. The
Second Economic Depression became widespread across the world and eventually
hits the Philippines. The Cold War was soon brought to end, bringing relief for
the Filipinos, on the other side though, Corruption, Poverty, and Crime became
the biggest issues to the country which many people are losing faith in their
trust on the government at this time. But with the Administration under
President Gregorio Quezon, a direct ascendant of Manuel Quezon slowly rebuilt
its country and restored order and stability, recreating a strong Military and
Industry, which will be also known as “The Presidential Miracle”. After his
resignation and death, the problem comes again in the 22nd Century as a growing
divide is going between the Centre and the Right wing, and increased effects of
Global warming puts the country in an alarming situation. And tensions between
the Philippines and their rival in the north also raised a heating spark that
war is not that far to happen between the two. Will The Republic of the
Philippines rise from these cracks and reclaim back its lost territory to
attain another new age of prosperity and golden age or will it succumbs to
disorder and chaos?

**History**
of the Republic of the Philippines

**20th**
Century

President Ramon
Magsaysay, the man responsible for easing the tensions between the Hukbalahap
and the government, allowing a new start of a friendship with the Communist and
the Republicans during the Era of Co-Operation.

After their eventual liberation and the
conclusion of the Second World War, The Philippines was left in a sorry state.
With their cities and capital laid in ruins, it would need a drastic help for
the nation to recover. Under the administrations of Osmeña, Roxas, and Qurino,
The Philippines was able to recover from the scars of the war and helped the
economy to rise. However the Hukbong Bayan Laban sa Hapon of Hukbalahap, a
communist rebel organization under Luis Taruc. They were first against the
Japanese during the Second World War, but then later turned against the Third
Republic, which was causing problems to the previous three presidents for the
country to stabilize. Under the term of President Magsaysay, he tried to ease
tensions and open talks with the communist, promising land reforms and fair
chance of communist parties in elections, which he did. Magsaysay made an
achievement that started years of co-operation and peace between the Blue and
the Red. The next decade was faced with a battle to overthrow the Marcos
Government which strengthened the bond of the two ideologies. After the
overthrow of Marcos and the declaration of the Fifth Republic, the country
continued to grow economically, dubbing the country as the “Rising Tiger of
Asia”.

**21st Century**
Pre Cold War Era (2000-2020)

Typhoon Woo

Super Typhoon Woo
captured by PAG-ASA Satellite “Diwata” before the Typhoon hits the coastlines
of Albay

On October 8, 2019, a Tropical storm named
“Bagyong Salvi” International name “Typhoon Woo” was formed hundreds of miles
away from the Philippine Area of Responsibility (PAR), where many just thought
it as a regular typhoon. But as hours and hours passed, the Tropical storm
became stronger and stronger, eventually reaching the category of Super
Typhoon, causing mass panic for the Filipino people. On October 12, 2019, 4:30
AM, the Typhoon hit the shores of Bicol causing a hell of damage and disaster
to the region and to the country before exiting the PAR. Casualties were high
and damage to infrastructures rose up to million, with many of the region’s
agricultural sectors severely affected. With the Geothermal Plant in Albay
affected due to the Typhoon. Electricity flow on the region wouldn’t be on
operational until a month later. People around the world noticed the event and
the damage it caused to the country and started being serious about tackling
Climate Change. Weeks later, countries around the world send aid to the
Philippines with the government giving money to rebuild the region’s
infrastructures, agriculture, and society. The project on recovery was a hard
task with an analyst saying that it will take 2 and a half years for the region
to fully recover. But with the spirit of the Filipino people, the country took
a step on rebuilding for the people of Bicol to recover and move on towards the
future.

**The Cold War Era**
(2020-2050)

Declaration of Neutrality

President Rodrigo
Duterte issuing the Neutral Policy Act months after the start of the Cold War
declaring The Republic of the Philippines as a Neutral country to prevent
tensions between the Pro-US and the Pro-Soviets.

The announcement of the Cold War shocked
the Filipinos with the breakup of the USA and the Soviet Union's relations. The
Philippines mainly supported the US, but several Socialist Filipinos would see
to the PRC for support. This brought the country to a split about the debate. A
week later, the President, Rodrigo Roa Duterte, declared the Neutrality Act,
placing the country as neutral over the Cold War. While many were pleased with
the result, others weren’t. Although he supported more the Chinese, he was in
mind as well of avoiding a possible civil war in the country. Various movements
and insurgents rose up on places which were secretly funded by the Americans
and Chinese. Arms and weapons were sent by the two sides to the Philippines as
an attempt to persuade the country but nevertheless, remained neutral. Tensions
between the Pro-US (Lakas-CMD) and the Pro-Chinese (Makabayan) rise leading to
fights and disorder, tearing apart the peace that Magsaysay brought between the
two. The government and the Seventeenth President of The Philippines, Rodrigo
Duterte, were alarmed with the situation for if the issue is not resolved, the
order would deteriorate and the country can fall into a possible civil war if
tensions weren’t controlled. President Duterte set up talks on both sides about
the situation. However, the attempts for talks failed and the two sides just
continued on their feud. The next Administration, President Poe was dealing a
more serious threat as various protests were already coming from the Socialists
side and wanted a side to support the PRC, which were funded by the Chinese to
bring the country to its influence.

Hong Kong Crisis

President Willie
Ong on an interview on UNTV about setting up diplomatic negotiations in easing
the tensions between the PRC forces and Hong Kong citizens to prevent further
escalations with the situation on the Hong Kong Crisis

During the 2032 escalation of the Hong
Kong Crisis, the nation under President Willie Ong served as a diplomat to calm
the two sides. A reason for this that the country became tried to become the
diplomat is because many Overseas Filipinos were working at Hong Kong for a
living, which alarmed the Department of Foreign Affairs and was on the mission
to evacuate all Filipino citizens to prevent harm from reaching them if battle
erupts. Another was the government were willing to take in the Democratic
Chinese to the country to continue their fight, which brought dismay and anger
to the Socialists since they wanted to support the PRC over promising deals.
Unfortunately, the negotiation came to no avail as the province was soon
entered by the soldiers of PRC and was suppressed if needed. The local citizens
weren’t going to give up so easily and began to fight against the invaders. The
battle was started with Hong Kong Citizens staging a fight against the
Communist Army and held impressively for weeks before they were bought to
surrender. After the defeat, the government safely rescued the fleeing Chinese
Republicans and was welcomed at the country, except for the Makabayan aligned.
The country successfully gathered the refugees to safety and the Republicans
were given protection against the hand of the PRC. The action strained even
more on what’s left of the diplomatic connection between them and China and
torn more the remaining peaceful connection between the left and the
centre-right. The next week brought tensions at Scarborough shoal were the
Ong’s administration was firm with US, Soviet, and Indian support which
ultimately left the aggressor to retreat.

The Philippine Civil War

On April 8, 2042,
Liberal Democrat President Santiago wouldn’t finish the fourth year of his term
as he was assassinated by Chinese disguised civilians orchestrated by Vice
President Romano Fabian, a Socialist, to successfully be sworn as the president
and control the country. The following two days proclaimed Romano as the new
President, which brought dismay and fear to the Blues and the Capitalists. The
following month saw a crisis with various Blues demanding his resignation,
which was blocked by his loyalist mob. The Armed Forces and the PNP were in
doubt of his capability. Another spark happened when a witness was brought was
bought to the soldiers and police, revealing Fabian and several socialists
Senators in part of Santiago’s death by a witness, but was killed by the same
suspect to prevent from revealing to the people about its connection to the new
President. Luckily for the Makabayan, the witness was assassinated the same day
to prevent from revealing the true scene to the public. Tensions increased
between the Democrats and the socialists, tending to end in violence and
casualties. On April 18 2042, General Jin Gonzales, outraged over the act the
new President has secretly done, stormed the Malacañang Palace and tried to
arrest Romano to bring justice to Santiago, but was unsuccessful and escaped.
The following day, the Socialist Republic of the Philippines was proclaimed by
Fabian and his supporters calling all to his loyalist to fight and take the
country back to its rule, starting the Philippine Civil War. The Socialist
sweep up Blue forces in Northern Luzon and made steady advances from Bicol to
Calabarzon, but was halted by the intense defence at Central Luzon and Northern
Calabarzon. In the Visayas, Red uprisings were checked by the provincial
military in Samar and the Oriental. Mindanao faced no threat as even Muslim
Freedom fighters were willing to co-operate with the military to clear out reds
since their region was already granted high autonomy.

Chinese and American Intervention

After the
initiation of the civil war, the two rivals also joined an alliance, with SRP
joining the Chinese Pact, and the RoP joining the Co-Initiative. It wouldn’t
take long before the two sides began being supplied and equipped by foreign
supporters, particularly PRC and UAS. China began to use its tactic again by
using mass numbers to overcome the defences, which came true and broke through the
defences of Central Luzon. Luckily for the Democrats, PSA and the Atlantic
Federation were already at peace, and with Australia, began sending arms and
even volunteer for the fight. The Co-initiative meanwhile focused on the
island-hopping campaign, eliminating socialist resistance one by one on islands
in the Visayas. It wouldn’t come long till Manila itself is being besieged by
Socialist Forces. Fighting would go long against the control of the Capital
City, but in the end, the blues couldn’t really hold on anymore, and as Red
forces entered the city, the blues evacuated the city via ships and head on
course to administer the new capital in Metro Cebu. Fighting would continue but
was reaching on a stalemate at sea, causing high casualties on both sides. Both
of the Philippine governments realized this situation and a ceasefire to end
the civil war must be brought before further more destruction could be made.
The Treaty of Manila was signed in 2042 between the Socialist Republic of the
Philippines and the Republic of the Philippines, splitting the archipelago
under two countries.

The New President

After the signing
of the Treaty of Manila in 2042, the country was in a bad state, with the loss
of Luzon and the establishment of Chinese influence in the archipelago.
However, the government tried to move and established Cebu City as the Capital
of the country. All surviving companies, people, etc. who wanted to escape the
regime of SRP were welcomed. The RoC refugees were given a place to stay at
Cebu. Another major thing was the appointment of a new President. After a week
of debate by the people and officials, Conservative Malcom Marquez was elected
as the new President after the civil war. He quickly addressed reparations and
reconstructions and the quick militarisation of the borders between the new
aggressor in the north. New Cabinet member was appointed and a massive
propaganda mission was initiated to suppress Neo-Socialist activities in the
territory the republic held.

Espeñola’s Administration

Philippine
National Police (PNP) Riot Police containing a protest outside the Batasang
Pambansa Complex in Batasan Hills, Quezon City, during the 2043 State Of the
Nation Adress (SONA)

As
President Marquez would pass away on February 22, 2046, due to a heart attack
before finishing his fourth year in office, he was succeeded by Vice President
Randy Cruz Espeñola the following day. He was known to the public for his
charisma and his relations to the mass people and influential persons. He
promised for great changes and even guaranteed that the Philippines will be
united by his term. But underneath that mask lies the true nature of the new
President as he is nothing but a mere corrupt official using the people and the
country to his and his allies benefit. He ran for the 2048 Presidential
Election was he campaigned hard and dirty, using any means as necessary to
raise his vote by the people, which included sabotage, money lending, hacking,
etc. He won the elections with an overwhelming percentage which was doubted by
people but was nevertheless forgotten as the months' pass. Throughout his
campaign and inauguration, he used his wit and charisma to manipulate the
people to believe in his cause. Promises for a better Philippines was said but
never done. Funds were given to projects but it came unfinished. Many began to
be incontent with the administration and began to protest against the
authority, with Riot Police suppressing them down.

The Second Great Economic Depression

As things couldn’t
get more badly for the country to be split, and the same year at the presidency
of Espeñola, the country was struck by the ravaging Second Great Economic
Depression. This was different from the first one in the 20th century since the
country was still under U.S. control, and Filipino agricultural exports gained
an advantage over from U.S agricultural companies. The administration tried to
resolve the crisis by controlling prices, which went worse, mirroring the
action of U.S. President Hoover during the First Economic Great Depression. And
as many of his dynasties don’t support helping the common people and instead
decided to help them and strengthened their grip on their positions. It was at
this moment was the central were beginning to doubt the government. The country
didn’t have much of an advantage since a lot of the agricultural products were
from Luzon, which was now controlled by the Socialist Republic of the
Philippines. The country faced hardships of years with unemployment and loss of
money.

The Second Martial Law

As time pass by under Espeñola’s
administration and in the Second Great Depression, various insurgents and
rebels rose up, tired and disgusted of his incompetent rule. Many tried to
bring down the President but failed. Many were filling already the pain of
hunger and unemployment and were desperate to bring down the President. On
October 14, 2051, at the New Malacañang Palace, an attempt to poison the
President at his Birthday Party by Geraldine Sia was thwarted by the
Presidential Security Guard and was arrested. Another assassination attempt
happened on December 7, 2051, at a ribbon cutting ceremony of a newly
constructed building in Capiz, Aklan where the President was shot in the kidney.
The suspect was caught weeks later and was killed on a firefight with the PNP.
On February 28, 2052, while attending a concert on SM Cebu, President Randy
Cruz Espeñola survived a bombing incident. It was revealed through Intel that
the suspect was a former Governor of Bansamoro Autonomous Region (BAR),
Mohammed Nisa Abdul, who is part of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters
(BIFF). The following week was met with coordinated attacks from the rebels
against the Authority in several rural places and the assassination attempt at
his office in charge of the Department of Defence, which was the events The
President just needed to strengthen his claim on his plan. On March 18, 2052,
President Espeñola issued the Presidential Proclamation 1081, otherwise known
as Martial Law across the country to maintain “order and stability”. This was
used as his excuse to execute his next phase.

The Reign of the Dynasties

The President
succeeded on his plan on controlling the country and so his next phase was put
into action. He replaced the 1988 Constitution with a new one of his own,
replaced the senators in the Senate with his political allies, and installed
several political families loyal to him, across the country in every position
to reinforce even more his grip. Crime syndicates such as Bakunawa, Pulang
Buwan, and many others bowed down to him and helped quell down protesters or
activist in exchange for tremendous wealth. He used his power and the forces of
AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines) and PNP (Philippine National Police) to
enforce his Iron Fist to the nation. These dynasties he made became his ears
and eyes to the society of The Philippines. He arrested several journalists
that pose a threat to him and shut down independent news companies and
broadcast studios, such as ABS-CBN, GMA, TV5, etc., leaving PTV, the
Government’s news program to be in service, controlling the news and
manipulating events for the benefit of the Dynasty. Every inch of money from
various people and even from the poor that these dynasties can get into their
greedy hand is given to the mastermind itself and is given back with wages in
doing their job. Every move of opposing the government is met with
assassination and manipulation of the crime. Every decision that will result in
the Dynasties’ benefits will gladly be met with no hesitation. Year by year,
month by month, day by day, the dynasties get richer and richer, while the
local mass and the homeless and hungry goes poorer and poorer. The blue colour
of democracy was transitioned to a darker one that enforces the authority of
Randy Cruz’s government.

The Christmas Massacre

Many years had passed by after Randy
declared martial law to strengthen his grip to the country, and many citizens
felt unhappy with the decision as he now closely resembles the president of the
Third Republic, Ferdinand Marcos. With poverty and corruption forcing the
Filipino to suffer, it would not take long till the citizens take action. On
December 24, 2053, at 3:00 PM, various demonstrators ranging from Farmers,
Students, to Politicians rally at the gates of New Malacañang Palace to topple
off the incompetent administration. The government responded quickly, bringing
Policemen and Soldiers to ensure the Presidents safety. Tensions would rise
between the two sides until at 12:06 AM, an order from the President has
arrived at the troops, and that is to eliminate the protesters and any threats
to the administration at whatever cost. Many demonstrators would fell silent as
the soldiers kill the opposing sides. They were not met with mercy but with
bullets. Even the women, the young, the old, and the poor weren’t spared on the
act. Majority of them were slaughtered by the forces with few successfully
escaping the onslaught. The massacre brought the country to silence the
following morning. Many lose faith in the administration and the republic
Espeñola brought was nothing but a false one with tyranny and suppression. This
was a moment in the country was the day of Christmas ran silent and with grief.

Formation of the UAP

The Christmas massacre was the major point
were other hidden opposing factions to the government were banded together to
eliminate his administration and his Dynasty once and for all. Several
professors, students, officers, journalists, and former politicians banded
together to form the secret United Alliance of Parties (UAP) on January 13, 2054,
under the leadership of former Senator Gregorio Quezon with their goal is
ousting Espeñola and his collaborators. The Union was composed of Partido
Liberal, Lakas Christian Muslim Party, Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng
Bayan, and Partido Lakas ng Bayan Parties. As days pass by more and more people
joined the secret alliance growing discontent of the administration. The
Government of Australasia helped on sending funds for the Party to use on its
operations. The alliance began to bring down small dynasties and replaced by
UAP members. They gather data and pieces of evidence to bring up against the
administration once they took over. The party also helped fund various freedom
fighters across the regions of the Republic of The Philippines to gather in members.

The Coup of 2054

As the country is troubled with the Second
Great Depression, Inflation rises, Poverty increases and crime and corruption
become rampant in the country. Killings became rampant of suspected “insurgent”
groups and people against its presidency. Mass unrest happens where students
and citizens performed a mass protest demonstration against the Government,
which was brutally put down by the loyalist. Nations like India, Nihon, and
Australia send in arms to aid freedom fighters in toppling off the corrupted
authority. Even their rival, SRP, stated that the country needs a better leader
than their current head. Then on June 10 2054, with the help of rogue media,
Cardinal Igmen addressed the Filipino nationwide to help restore freedom and democracy
in the Philippines, which the entire Metro Cebu, especially EDSA, was filled
with millions of Filipino citizens to oust the President. The President
responded by calling in the Military and blocking the mass from New Malacañang
Palace “At all cost’. The following day at noon, the majority Navy, Air Force,
Marines, and the Army of The Philippines defected from the government and
joined the alliance, which turned violently between the two forces, starting
the Battle of Malacañang. By 10:30 PM, the Alliance successfully breached in
the Palace and Espeñola was killed in action, ending the battle. Then at 11:30
PM, a broadcast by Quezon addresses the Filipino people that the country is
“liberated”, establishing the Sixth Republic under Quezon as President. The
following day on Jun 12, the mass celebrated the Philippine’s Day of
Independence and the victory of the alliance, which the event was named as “The
Third EDSA People’s Power Revolution”.

A New Administration

Australian Defence
Force (ADF), and Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) units on a military modulation
as part of the Balikatan Exercise to strengthen the force of both countries.

After the establishment of the Sixth
Republic, Quezon quickly selected its officials for its presidency and began
rebuilding the Philippines which was known as the “Presidential Miracle”. Under
new reforms and policies, The Philippines managed to pull out from the Great
Depression in a matter of five years with the help of Economist Mary Stacy F.
Duterte with her plan known as “Pag-Asa Plan” which mirrored the Roosevelt's
New Deal during the First Great Depression. A Board of Committee was created
known as the National Committee on Recovery (NCoR), which relief programs and
increase in benefits to the people was made through using the large National
budget. And this money was added with the money from Ferdinand Marcos and other
arrested collaborators of Espoñola deposited in several countries that
estimated to be Billions in terms of Philippine Pesos, The Government finally
agreed in claiming the money and thus was used to support various programs.
Many Filipino people were provided with jobs, which almost ended
contractualization, and were used in building various projects initiated by the
Quezon’s Administration. Majority of the project was used in building dams and
barricade to prevent vital areas such as Cebu and Davao, which has the bulk of
the industry, from being flooded. His administration ended the struggle and
even did well than their counterpart in the north.

Under his administration as well increased
negotiations and close ties with Australasia, signing various pacts. And in
order to counter Chinese and SRP aggression, a mutual pact was made, military
exercise between the two were also formulated, and Research on Defence and
Military project was also made known as the Pacific Scientific and Research
Cooperation (PSRC). Corruption, crime, and poverty at this era of presidency
were at its lowest and many political analysists describe this era as the
“Third Golden Age” of The Philippines. President Quezon would be in rule till
2064, where he would be replaced by Mark Diego M. Santos.

Project Barikada

One project that the new administration
tackled was about containing effects of Climate Change. As the Polar Caps of
the North and South continue to melt, water levels rise, affecting coastal and
lowland countries. Tropical storms are getting more frequent and more
increasing on its intensity and damage as Climate Change become more and more
threatening. The increase water level may severely affect Philippine’s major
industry in Zamboanga, Western Visayas, Davao Region, and Central Visayas,
which can hinder the countries’ economic growth and can cause damage that
reaches trillions for reparation. As the country is still recovering from the
Second Great Depression, President Quezon and the Department of Public Works
and Highways (DPWH) came up with a plan known as Project Barikada or Project
Barricade. Although the past administrations successfully built barricades, the
dams, unfortunately, were built on places like the New NCR, the bulk of
industrial sector, other strategic industrial places were needed to be
protected to prevent the cost of damage. The goal is to secure important
locations in the country by building a hydroelectric dam and other forms of
barricades that can be also used as alternative electricity to solve the
country’s electrical issues. The Great Leyte Hydroelectrical Dam was one of the
largest structure builds by the nation in a span of 8 years, completely saving
the lowland region from being flooded. Other dams and barricades were built
across the country, which drastically helps the country to recover from the
Second Great Depression with drastic spending.

The Ghost Agreement

UAS Flagship UASS
Donald Trump going towards Honolulu while the Nuclear Missile deal is being
discussed with Filipino President Quezon and UAS President Jason Swift aboard
the carrier

As China and the SRP was a clear threat to
the country for their rival was already being supplied by Nuclear arsenals and
equipment from PRC, The Philippines would need a weapon and wits powerful
enough to counter the threat. Many were discussing using Nuclear weapons as a
mean of defence since NATO was already disbanded and the UN was pretty
paralyzed due to the split of UAS and the European Commonwealth. Another reason
is that countries had long time withdrawn from the Nuclear War Ban Treaty and
were already making Nuclear weapons as a means of defence, like Peru Bolivia
Confederation and East African Federation. The last and important factor was
since their rival already has nuclear weapons, bringing the rest of the country
within its range.  On August 20, 2062,
President Santos secretly met up with PSA President Jason N. Swift aboard UASS
Donald Trump and discussed on allowing the Pacific States to store Nuclear
armaments in several locations in The Philippines in secret in exchange of
protection against China. With rich Uranium deposits in the country as well, it
would not take a while before the country began producing nuclear armaments. A
deal was made with Nuclear arms secretly arriving at October 4, 2062, being
installed in Palawan, Cebu, Samar, Iloilo, Negros, Davao, and Zamboanga. The
public was aware of the deal and was very supportive of this since the country
was in danger. China was aware of this, but they did forget one thing. The
Hindu Confederacy and Nihon Brotherhood also guaranteed Philippine’s safety
seeing their same hate towards the PRC. This means if China doesn’t do the
right thing, World War 3 could just easily start because of one wrong step.

**The**
22nd Century (2100-2120)

Rise of the National People’s
Coalition

After several
years since the separation of the once united islands, many people were already
desiring reunification of the islands, even if they have to use aggressive ways
to do so. Majority of them were from Luzon, and they wanted to reclaim their
home as soon as possible. With various Politicians agreeing to the needed case,
the National People’s Coalition was formed under the leadership of retired
Admiral Anton Abelgas, where the parties’ top priorities are to reclaim Luzon
and bring an end to China’s threat. Aside from that they were also against
immigrants and were pretty conservative, meaning that they don’t go well with
radicals. And they are highly supportive to the military and national defence,
bringing a new wave of Nationalism. The party gained popularity in the local
people and the military and was a strong choice for the people in the upcoming
2020 elections.

Current situation in 2120

The Republic of
the Philippines is in a though spot, externally and internally. PRC and its
rival, SRP are bringing danger to the country’s territory and maritime waters,
with Indochinese Order on their west, with the dispute over the total control
of the Spratly region and the rising military buildup of its aggressive
neighbour. Internally, a new divide is going over the Confederationist and the
Neo Nationalist, with different ideals on ways to restore the country and run
the society. The issue over Illegal Immigrants is also becoming a serious
discussion on handling the problem since more and more immigrants are flooding
in the country, seeking safety. However, with all these problems, the country
has the support of Australasia and the Pacific States. The country has good
relations with the Hindu Confederacy, Nihon Brotherhood, and the USPR. Siam and
Indonesian Confederation is also an important ally for the country and it
regularly hoses conference for ASEAN. Some are even supporting of forming a
unified Southeast Asian nation to counter China. It will up to the next leader
of the country on the upcoming 2120 elections to steer the country’s
directions, towards the light or towards the dark.

Politics

Government Structure: Federal Presidential
Constitutional Republic

Ideology: Liberal Democrats

Head of State: Jericho Nathaniel C. Arca

Head of the Government: Edward Ramon K.
Garcia

Minister of Foreign Affairs: Lawrence N.
Cayetano

Minister of Armament: Sheila D. Roxas

Minister of Security: Andrew L. Yen

Minister of Interior: Thomas H. Lim

Military

Army:

The main army of the Republic, the Hukbong
Katihan ng Pilipinas (Philippine Army) is the Philippine main force on land.
Although proper equipment is still a problem to supply a large number of
soldiers, the army does well from the urban, jungle, guerrilla, and amphibious
warfare. The forces also have high experience in countering insurgency and
rebellions in the country, which were proven during the Philippine Civil War.
Although the equipment is still a problem, the soldiers are highly resilient
and have proper discipline which can carry out guerrilla tactics to suppress
the enemy.

Navy:

Also known as Hukbong Dagat ng Pilipinas
(Philippine Navy). Among the three, the Navy is the strongest and advanced of
them all. The Philippine Navy currently has a lot of ships at its arsenal, with
its Submarines and Carriers as its pride. The Naval Force managed to save most
of its arsenals and ships from the Reds during the Civil War, which was
critically important for dominance across the sea. The country boast of its
efficient homemade “Barracuda” Submarines. Several contracts with companies and
foreign nations allowed the country to install secret underwater bases. New
models are being planned on its dockyards

Air Force:

The Philippine Air Force or Hukbong
Himpapawid ng Pilipinas has a fair size on its aircraft on its arsenals. They
perform different roles from bombing or strike runs to rescue and relief
operations. Various Air defences are installed in the main islands, ranging
from radars to anti-aircraft and railway guns.

Foreign Relations

Friendly with Australia, Siam, India,
Nihon Confederacy, Pacific States, Associated States

Neutral with Indochinese Order, Free
Cambodia, Atlantic States,

Hostile with Socialist Republic of the
Philippines and PRC

Economy

The Economy of The Philippines is fairly
good and more efficient and stable than its northern breakaway neighbour as it
has reached the status of an Advanced developed country several decades ago.
The nation’s economy is mostly on Agricultural and Technological means.
Robotics is also a major in The Philippines. Various companies have success in
The Philippines which with the reforms by the government brought the country
out of the Second Great Depression and on another Golden Age. Industrial force
is located mainly in Leyte, Cebu, Davao, Negros, Zamboanga, and Iloilo. This
with a combination of Filipino hardworking and workforce and foreign styled
local companies and styles of entrepreneurship lead the country to prosperity.
The Philippines is also known as the Fourth Largest Shipbuilding Country with
dockyards from Tacloban, Zamboanga, Cebu, and Davao, which helped the
Philippine to bolster up their navy against foreign aggressors. With the help
of Australasia and other friendly nations around the world, the Philippines can
sustain the needs of natural resources that are limited to their country.
Although the government still needs improvement to the labour in The
Philippines, coupled with poverty and corruption is still present, various
reforms are already on its way for approval under the right and just President.
Another thing for the government to tackle is their dependency to maintain
their projects and the stability of their economy to foreign nations, which the
country may spiral out of control if their partners refuse anymore to supply
materials.