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                    [ArticleID] => 1403311
                    [Title] => Filipino peacekeepers' greatest escape
                    [Summary] => 

In the conflict-stricken Golan Heights, Syrian rebels surrounded 75 Filipino UN peacekeepers last August and demanded that they surrender their firearms. The Filipinos refused to yield, resulting in a two-day standoff.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-16 11:55:26 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141001/filipino-un-peacekeepers-golan-heights.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1378624 [Title] => Change of mind? UNDOF chief praises Filipinos' courage [Summary] =>

In what seems to be a reversal in opinion, Lt. Gen. Iqbal Singh Singha credited the Filipino peacekeepers who defied his direct orders for their courage after he earlier called their escape an "act of cowardice."

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-10 09:43:47 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141010/Iqbal-Singh-Singha-UNDOF-commander.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1375278 [Title] => Aquino slams 'mission impossible' for Filipino peacekeepers in Golan Heights [Summary] =>

President Benigno Aquino III on Wednesday criticized the lack of clarity of mission given to the Filipino peacekeepers who figured in a standoff with Syrian rebels in Golan Heights.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-01 13:07:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473499 [AuthorName] => Louis Bacani [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141001/filipino-un-peacekeepers-golan-heights.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1374886 [Title] => Philippines cites peacekeepers' professionalism before UN [Summary] =>

The Philippines praised its peacekeepers in Golan Heights before the United Nations assembly in New York despite a recent controversy that put them at odds with some UN officials.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-30 12:29:28 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/News-Feature/20140923/peacekeepers-2-formation-A.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1368925 [Title] => Pinoy peacekeepers continue performing duties in Golan Heights [Summary] =>

Filipino peacekeepers in the Golan Heights are still performing their duties under the mandate of the United Nations in the troubled region.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1368434 [Title] => UN rejects requests of Phl on peacekeepers in Golan Heights [Summary] =>

President Benigno S. Aquino III admitted today that most of the government's requests to the United Nations to bolster the security of the Filipino peacekeepers in Golan Heights were turned down.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-12 21:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1367380 [Title] => Phl seeks review of UN peacekeeping duties [Summary] =>

The Philippines is seeking a review of the peacekeeping mission of the United Nations in view of recent threats to multinational peacekeepers, including Filipino troops.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140901/Filipino-UN-Peacekeeper-Golan-Heights.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1366768 [Title] => Duterte sa UN official: Barilin n'yo sa ulo [Summary] =>

“'Pag nakita n'yo yung UN general barilin n'yo sa ulo, sabihin n'yo request ni Mayor Duterte."

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-08 11:16:51 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1108668 [AuthorName] => AJ Bolando [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => http://wpc.e0ad.edgecastcdn.net/00E0AD/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20140109/Rodrigo-Duterte-Mayor-Davao-City.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1366620 [Title] => All 115 peacekeepers in Liberia safe, Ebola-free [Summary] =>

Malacañang assured the people yesterday that all 115 Filipinos serving in the United Nations peacekeeping forces are safe and have not been infected with the deadly Ebola virus plaguing Liberia and other West African countries.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1365383 [Title] => AFP insists Filipino peacekeepers ordered to surrender [Summary] =>

The military insists that the Filipino peacekeepers in Golan Heights were ordered to surrender to Syrian rebels after the United Nations (UN) denied issuing such directive.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-04 18:45:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/armed-forces-of-the-philippines.jpg ) ) )
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