Kun di ba naman ang laki ng sira ng ulo nyan si benigno. Ang dapat gawin ay maki pag coordinate sa mga embassy at defense officials ng either Denmark, Australia, Sweden or Germany to get designs of frigates, destroyers or PT boats at gawin na lang mga yan sa Pinas. Magkakaron pa ng trabaho at makakatipid pa tayo sa paglabas ng dollar. We are an archipelago and there are a lot of areas where we can build several slipways all at the same time to manufacture and assemble these vessels. Surely, wala pa isang taon ay kaya tumapos ng isang barko kun tambakan yan ng mga trabahador. Ang daming walang trabaho so if we create, say 200 slipways all over the country agad at gagawa ng sabay sabay na iba't ibang barkong pandigma, sa loob ng tatlong taon ay magkakaroon na tayo ng credible navy. Then, we can put a blockade around our own islands para di makapasok ang mga tsaynis sa mga ginawa nilang illegal structures na walang barangay clearance at environmental impact assessment report.
This is the kind of response that comes from people who don't have a single clue about the Military-Industrial complex.
You do not simply go to a foreign company/country and expect them to hand over the designs of their product. Even if say we have the money to "buy" it from them, it doesn't mean they will automatically sell. These companies, just like you, have the interest of their own nation and of their own people in mind. Simply put, its much more beneficial for them to sell us a number of naval vessels rather than sell us the design and allow us to build it our selves. The most we can hope for is to enter a partnership with these companies. For that to happen, they should see something that would benefit them. They wont enter a deal that would make use of their assets and not give anything back in return.
Will having the Philippines as a partner be beneficial? If you want them to set shop in the Philippines the please answer some of these questions first.
1. Where in the Philippines do you intend to build the ships? If you're thinking of Cebu, Subic or Batangas then let me just remind you that the large shipyards in those areas are owned by foreign companies and not by the Philippine government. They have their own agendas. Their production lines have their own commitments and their own set of deadlines to meet. Not to mention that those shipyards are not designed to build advance military vessels. They are for civilian/commercial vessels. The Philippines have very little experience with building Naval units. So do you want to set-up a dedicated production line for military vessels?
2. How many ships do we intend to build/purchase? If the Philippines only intend to acquire 2 vessels, then forget it. No one in their right mind will go through the hassle of putting up a production line just to build 2 ships. Should the navy buy more? can we really afford more? Aside from the purchase price, we also have to pay for the ships operation and maintenance.
3. How long will it take to deliver? We need those ships yesterday. Would starting from scratch in the Philippines lead to faster delivery time? I doubt it. Take for example our SSV (Makassar class) being built right now in Indonesia. Its adopted from a Korean design. Now it takes the Indonesians more or less a year to build one ship. On the other hand the KRI Surabaya (same class) which was made in Korea took less than 6 months. The reason for this is that apparently not all the parts needed are available nor can be made in Indonesia. Some, like the engines need to be imported from Korea.
Now, think again. Given the current situation, would it be wise for the Philippines to build its own ship? Is it even plausible? Hindi yan parang video game na may pipindotin ka lang para gumawa ng units.