1. Operational Intelligence Preparation of the Environment (OIPE) Brief
Philippines
Briefing for MPAT TE-27 IPC, March 2015 in Manila, PHL.
23-31 July 2015
Manila, Philippines

2. Agenda What is OIPE? OIPE for the Philippines: Geography;
Weather, Threats and Hazards;
Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, Infrastructure, Physical and Time (PMESII-PT);
Actor and Stakeholder Analysis;
Troop Contributing Country Military Resources;
Humanitarian Situation.
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3. What is OIPE?
OIPE: A continuous activity that assists Commander’s Appreciation Process during all phases of planning and execution of multinational operations.
OIPE provides foundation for Commander’s Situational Assessment
A key CTF planning principle is: “Before any problem solutions can be identified the problem must first be clearly understood.
Understanding the problem(s) preventing attainment of the assigned military end states is essential for the CCTF to accurately understand the situation.
OIPE is a modification of the Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (JIPOE) which includes:
Baseline analysis of the traditional intelligence concerns of enemy, weather, terrain;
Added considerations that political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, and information dynamics have on the operational environment.
What is Operational Intelligence Preparation of the Environment – OIPE:
A continuous activity that assists Commander’s Appreciation Process during all phases of planning and execution of multinational operations.
OIPE provides foundation for Commander’s Situational Assessment
A key multinational planning principle is: “Before any problem solutions can be identified the problem must first be clearly understood.
Understanding the problem(s) preventing attainment of the assigned military end states is essential for the CMNF to accurately understand the situation.
OIPE is a modification of the Joint Intelligence Preparation of the Operational Environment (JIPOE) which includes:
Baseline analysis of the traditional intelligence concerns of enemy, weather, terrain;
Added considerations that political, military, economic, social, infrastructure, and information dynamics have on the operational environment.

4. What is OIPE?
This briefing will provide an overview of the OIPE for this workshop.
A complete OIPE study is located in digital form on each laptop in your planning groups.
This briefing will provide an overview of the OIPE for this workshop.
A complete OIPE study is located in digital form on each laptop in your planning groups.

5. Philippines
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6. Philippines within the Region
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7. Philippines Geography & Demographics
Mountainous, island archipelago
7,107 islands
Elevation: Sea level to 2,954m (Mt. Apo, 9,692 ft.)
Area:
Total area: 300,000 km2 (115,831 sq. mi.)
Slightly smaller than Malaysia;
Slightly larger than New Zealand
Land area: 298,170 km2 (115,124 sq. mi.)
Population: 107,668,231 (July 2014 est.)
48.8% urbanization
Largest city: Manila at million
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8. Philippines Weather and Hazards
Tropical marine: northeast monsoon (Nov to April); southwest monsoon (May to Oct).
Temperatures: 21º C to 32º C (70º F to 90º F).
Rainfall: 96 to 406 cm (38 to 160 in.) / year
Hazards
Typhoons (June – November) – on average struck by 5 to 6 per year
Landslides
Active volcanoes
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
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9. Philippines PMESII-PT
Political
Constitutional republic
Capital: Manila
80 provinces and 39 chartered cities
Executive: President Benigno Aquino III
Legislative: Bicameral Congress (Kongreso)
Senate (Senado) – 24 seats
House of Representatives (Kapulungan Ng Nga Kinatawan) – 287 seats
Judicial
Courts:
Supreme Court
Court of Appeals
Lower courts
Legal system: Mixed system of civil, common, Islamic and customary law.
National disaster management authority:
National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC)
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UNCLASSIFIED

10. Philippines PMESII-PT
Armed Forces of the Philippines
Philippine Army
Philippine Navy
Philippine Marine Corps
Philippine Air Force
Philippine Coast Guard
Philippine National Police
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11. Philippines PMESII-PT
Economic:
Multi-sectoral economy:
Agriculture – 11.2% (Sugarcane, coconuts, rice, corn, bananas, cassavas, pineapples, mangoes, pork, eggs, beef, fish)
Industry – 31.6% (Electronics assembly, garments, footwear, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, wood products, food processing, petroleum)
Services – 57.2%
Annual gross domestic product (GDP): US$ billion (2013 est.)
Annual GDP per capita: US$ 4,700 (2013 est.)
GDP real growth rate: % (2013 est.)
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12. Philippines PMESII-PT
Social
Population: 107,668,231 (2014 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 yrs: %
15-24 yrs: %
25-54 yrs: %
55-64 yrs: 4.5%
65 + yrs: 4.4%
Ethnicity:
Tagalog 28.1%
Cebuano 13.1%
Ilocano 9.0%
Bisaya/Binisaya 7.6%
Hiligaynon Ilonggo 7.5%
Bikol 6.0%
Waray 3.4%
Other 25.3%
Religion:
Catholic 82.9%
Muslim 5.0%
Evangelical 2.8%
Other Christian 4.5%
Iglesia ni Kristo 2.3%
Other 1.8%
Unspecified 0.6%
None 01.%
Languages:
Filipino and English (official)
8 major dialects: Tagalog, Cebuano, Ilocano, Hiligaynon or Ilonggo, Bicol, Waray, Pampango and Pangasinan
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13. Philippines PMESII-PT
Information
Literacy rate: 95%
Television:
4 major TV networks (1 govt. owned)
350+ television stations
Radio: approx. 1,200 radio stations
Telephones:
Main lines in use: million
Mobile cellular: 103 million
Internet
Hosts: 425,812 (2012)
Users: million (2009)
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14. Philippines PMESII-PT
Airports 247
Paved runways 89
Over 3,047 m 4
2,438 to 3,047 m 8
1,524 to 2,437 m 33
914 to 1,523 m 34
Under 914 m 10
Unpaved runways 158
1,524 to 2,437 m 3
914 to 1,523 m 56
Under 914 m 99
Heliports 2
Major seaports:
Batangas
Cagayan de Oro
Cebu
Davao, Liman
Manila
Container ports (TEUs): Manila (3,342,200)
Roadways 213,151 km
Paved 54,481 km
Unpaved 158,670 km
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15. Philippines PMESII-PT
Physical: Distances from Manila to:
Sydney, AUS 6,249 km
Dhaka, BGD 3,363 km
Berlin, DEU 9,880 km
Jakarta, IDN 2,779 km
Tokyo, JPN 2998 km
Kuala Lumpur, MYS 2470 km
Auckland, NZL 8,010 km
Bangkok, THA 2,215 km
Honolulu, USA 8,537 km
Los Angeles, USA 11,756 km
Time:
Philippine Time Zone (PHT)
+ 8 hrs UTC
Same as AWST, MYT, SGT & WITA.
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16. Groups 1 & 2 Scenario: Metro Manila Earthquake Response
22 JUL 2015, 18:52: A 7.2 magnitude earthquake along the West Valley Fault strikes metro Manila.
Initial estimates:
34,000 dead from quake, 20,000 dead from resulting fires; 110,000 injured;
170,000 residential homes collapsed;
340,000 residences moderately damaged;
1 million people displaced;
9% of all government buildings and hospitals collapsed or heavily damaged, 23% moderately damaged.
story buildings collapsed or damaged;
story buildings collapsed/ or damaged;
500 major fires raged out of control, hot spots and haze remain.
23 JULY 2015: Philippine Government requests international assistance.
TE-27 AFP Officers at normal duty stations.
TE-27 Foreign Officers working at respective Embassies; Embassy COMMS remain operational.
24 JULY 2015: MPAT Nations’ Officers meet with AFP Officers to prepare course of action to support Govt. of Philippines response.
All MPAT Nations’ Officers are senior military representatives for their respective nations.

17. Philippines OIPE Brief – Questions?
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