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                    [Title] => UN asks RP to send medical mission to Haiti
                    [Summary] => The United Nations has asked the Philippines to send a medical contingent to troubled Haiti as part of a planned international peacekeeping mission, Manila’s envoy to the world body said yesterday. 


The UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations has asked for 45 Filipino doctors, dentists and support staff for the stabilization force expected to be on the ground in Haiti in June, ambassador Lauro Baja said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-04-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 217170 [Title] => Solon files measure penalizing crimes against humanity [Summary] => Negros Occidental Rep. Apolinario Lozada Jr., chairman of the House foreign affairs committee, has filed House Bill No. 6298 penalizing crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes and other international crimes.

Lozada cited a survey from the United Nations that shows 90 percent of the casualties of armed conflict in modern times are civilians, mostly women and children, who bear the burdens of hostilities, violence and displacement as observed in Kosovo and East Timor.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 131533 [Title] => GMA is Camp Crame guest [Summary] => President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will lead today’s ceremonies in Camp Crame for returning members of the Philippine National Police (PNP) contingents to the United Nations’ peace-keeping missions in Kosovo and East Timor.

Her visit is a reiteration of support for the PNP, which played a significant role in the people’s uprising last January.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 129045 [Title] => PNP to unwrap package of structural reforms [Summary] => The Philippine National Police (PNP) is set to unwrap a package of structural and operational reforms meant to strengthen further its crime prevention, enhance its public image and regain the people’s trust and confidence in the organization.

PNP chief Director General Leandro Mendoza said a major component of the package is the deployment of 1,562 additional policemen in Metro Manila for increased police visibility and patrol as an effective deterrent to the commission of crimes.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 88334 [Title] => Cops scrambling for Kosovo, Timor duty [Summary] =>

CEBU CITY -- Despite the potential risks, policemen in Cebu are scrambling to join the Philippine contingents to be deployed as part of peacekeeping efforts in Kosovo and in East Timor.

A team from Camp Crame headed by Superintendent Leoncito Poncardas arrived in Cebu early yesterday to screen applicants and by noon, 26 policemen had already applied for inclusion in the contingent.

PNP regional director Tiburcio Fusilero said five of the 26 policemen who volunteered are officers.

It is easy to see why the policemen are eagerly volunteering.

Both multinational peaceke [DatePublished] => 2000-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1194344 [AuthorName] => by Freeman News Service [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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