Timeline of the 2022 Crisis in the Philippine Islands
May 3rd, 2022 - At 2349 PHT, several rockets were launched from Sorsogon in New Luzon into Samar in the New Visayan Islands. The rockets were intercepted by land-based C-RAM off Allen, Samar; New Luzon would claim that the rockets were part of a weapons test gone wrong the following day, after an explanation was demanded at the building where the Treaty of Subic Bay, which ended hostilities between the successor states of the antebellum Philippines in 1988, was signed.
May 4th, 2022 - The New Filipinos explain that what the Visayans claim was a rocket attack was a test gone wrong, stating that His Majesty the King of New Luzon was taking a personal interest in seeing the incident resolved without specifying what the resolution was.
May 5th, 2022 - At 2303 PHT, a rocket artillery barrage launched from Batangas, New Luzon, is almost completely intercepted by Coast Guard C-RAM systems; two rockets that escaped the interception hit a beach resort, killing one and injuring ten.
May 6th, 2022 - President Warren Superales convenes both houses of the Federal Assembly for an emergency session. King Ferdinand II withdraws the New Filipino delegation assigned to the Treaty of Subic Bay Site after advising the Americans, present as the protecting power for all three successor states, that the delegation "was in need of personal consultation."
May 7th, 2022 - Emergency session continues. Governor of Panay contemplates lifting restrictions on sale of firearms.
May 8th, 2022 - Governor of Panay replaces restrictions on possession and sale with a purchasing caveat requiring buyers to attend mandatory training and activates the provincial militia and one of the province's territorial divisions. A TBM is intercepted over Marinduque. King Ferdinand II replaces the First Lord.
May 9th, 2022 - Mobilization orders are issued to reservists working in various companies. Provincial militias are involved in training civilians. King Ferdinand II convenes the Advisory Council.
May 10th, 2022 - King Ferdinand II removes the Foreign Minister; a replacement is to be announced. New Filipino emigres consider signing up in the Mindoro Provincial Guard.
May 11th, 2022 - Kingdom of New Luzon has a replacement Foreign Minister; announcement has yet to be made.
May 12th, 2022 - Name of the new Foreign Minister of New Luzon announced. Visayan Coast Guard intercepts a suspicious boat with a presumed infiltration team.
May 13th, 2022 - Attempt to bomb the Calapan City Hall foiled, with EOD disposing of the IED. Rhetoric calling for the prioritization of what New Filipino irredentists call "the Lost Tagalogs" made public.
May 14th, 2022 - Rumors of a declaration of martial law quashed by members of the Visayan Federal Council.
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December 8th, 2022 - On the 35th anniversary of Visayan Independence, His Philippine Majesty announces the implementation of OPLAN Yakap.
So, you're stumbled into an episode affecting the canon of the Codex Philippinensis. Interested? This RP is, for all intents and purposes, part of the canon affecting aforementioned 'verse. Participation in this RP is exclusive to the following:
- Myself and my puppets, viz. Bagong Luzon and Bangsamoro Rojo
- Members of The Strategic and Economic Alliance
- The "Bellverse" RP Community
- Nations with IC ties to any of the above (note deliberate emphasis) will be considered on a case-to-case basis
The aim of this RP is to add to the canon of the Codex-verse: as irredentism in the Kingdom rises, and the Confederation prepares for a war of aggression--a war that may spell death to the King* should it fail and he fall under the custody of incensed Visayans--with the Bangsamoro Rojo hoping that those Shameless Capitalists hold the line with the full knowledge that they would be next, things will become particularly interesting.
Ground Rules:
- OP's word is law. That OP is a Game Moderator is irrelevant in this case; any violations of the Rules will be reported for my Brothers and Sisters in [violet] to handle.
- Corollary: NO TAG POSTS. You know who you are.
- OP expects no godmodding from the participants, and would like it to be made known that the narrative is likely to see the Confederation repelling the Kingdom's advances after several months of combat, in a return to the borders established per the very Treaty of Subic Bay New Luzon explicitly walked out of. However, since I find it tres interesting to see the conflict fleshed out beyond the barebones-by-comparison effort I could provide at most, this canon conflict is made available for the invited parties to participate.
- Currently, the use of WMD will not be permitted, out of in-universe concerns of escalation.
Contents
- OP for the OOC thread: Right here.
- IC: [DATA CORRUPTED PENDING REBUILD]
- Force Compositions: