Following the return Philippine peace keeping soldier from
Golan Heights, the Philippines today sent another batch of 157-member all-navy peacekeeping contingent to
Haiti.
The contingent is composed of 11 officers and 146 enlisted
personnel, 33 of which came from the Philippine Marine corps. And this time,
nine of the 157 members are female, said the Philippine Navy's public affairs
office. According to officer, the troop will serve Haiti for six months.
The troops will be assigned to following tasks including to offer perimeter
security to the headquarters of the United Nations Stabilization Mission in
Haiti, provide administrative and logistics clerical services to the headquarters,
operate their military vehicles, and provide VIP security to specified
personalities by the Force Headquarters.
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The Armed Force of the Philippines has been deploying contingents in Haiti since 2004 to stand its commitment to international peace and security
and the UN peacekeeping missions.
For the past decades, Haiti suffered political conflict and
even suffered from a deadly earthquake
that resulted to a quarter of a million deaths and further dropped the Haitian
economy and infrastructure.
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