Last September 26, 2009, Typhoon Ondoy (international name: Ketsana) hit the Philippines, causing massive devastation, flooding and deaths. In a matter of hours, about a month’s worth of rain fell on Metro Manila, submerging 80 percent of the capital city under water. Barely a week after, Typhoon Pepeng (Parma) ravaged Northern Luzon, destroying thousands of square meters of farmlands. Reports of the number of displaced citizens range from 60,000 to 500,000, with at least 300 people killed. The local government and various private relief workers concede that they are overwhelmed by the scale of the destruction. Other parts of Southeast Asia were not spared, as the two typhoons continued its destructive paths toward Vietnam and Taiwan.

The airsoft community has not been spared, as a great majority of the airsoft population in the Philippines are from the Metro Manila and Luzon regions.

Good news and of course some sombering call to action for the Filipino airsoft community as we prepare for our two events. In the light of proposed legislation in the Philippines with House Bill 6676 and Senate Bill 3375, we have had some discussions to make adjustments to the events for Rapier 01 and especially to Kami Wars. Thus, we issue this announcement to call on each and able-bodied Filipino airsoft player to stand up and be counted and make some productive actions to understand and oppose the bills through the proper channels.  Wer all hope you would welcome our adjustments and help us out spread the word around to your airsoft teams, fora, and skirmish sites.