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                    [ArticleID] => 1531428
                    [Title] => US transfers 114 armored personnel carriers to AFP
                    [Summary] => 

The US government turned over 114 units M113A2 Armored Personnel Carriers (APC) to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) under the Excess Defense Article (EDA) program.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-10 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20151211/Armored-vehicles-10.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1059911 [Title] => Bagong warship ng PN dumating na [Summary] =>

Dumating kahapon ang pangalawa at pina­kabagong warship ng Philippine Navy na BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF 16) sa Port of Subic makaraan ang halos dalawang buwang paglalayag mula sa Estados Unidos.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1665425 [AuthorName] => Randy V. Datu [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 277474 [Title] => Cause of NE chopper crash still unknown [Summary] => The Philippine Air Force (PAF) team investigating the April 28 crash of a Huey helicopter in Nueva Ecija that resulted in the deaths of nine people, including former Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) chairman Raymundo Punongbayan, is having difficulty determining the exact cause of the tragedy.

Lt. Col. Restituto Padilla Jr., PAF public information chief, said the burnt condition of the engine and fuselage of chopper No. 324 was making it hard for the PAF probers to ascertain the exact cause.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 276148 [Title] => PAF examining crashed Huey [Summary] => The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has started examining the engine of the Huey helicopter which crashed in Nueva Ecija last Thursday, killing former Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Philvocs) head Dr. Raymundo Punongbayan and eight other people on board.

PAF public information chief Lt. Col. Restituto Padilla said the engine of UH-1H No. 324 had been recovered from the crash site in Gabaldon, Nueva Ecija and flown to Clark Air Base in Pampanga last Sunday.
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 256741 [Title] => Almost 50 more choppers for PAF [Summary] => The Philippine Air Force (PAF) will be acquiring "close to 50" military helicopters in the next 18 months to bolster its fight against insurgents and terrorist groups, Defense Secretary Eduardo Ermita said yesterday.

"By the end of (this) month, the initial batch of helicopters will be delivered. And by the middle of August this year, the first three Huey (UH-1H) helicopters from Singapore Technologies Aerospace will likewise be here," Ermita said at his keynote speech during the 57th PAF anniversary at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City.
[DatePublished] => 2004-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 142640 [Title] => GMA commissions Navy patrol vessel [Summary] => SANGLEY POINT, Cavite – President Arroyo commissioned yesterday a former United States Coast Guard cutter to help the Philippines in its efforts against terrorists.

In a brief ceremony here attended by top officials of the Philippine Navy and the local Coast Guard, the President put into work the 82-foot armed boat which used to carry the name Pt. Doran.

The boat has been extensively used by the US Coast Guard since 1970 until it was placed under the US Excess Defense Article program and donated to the Philippines.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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