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                    [Title] => Medical team to join RP peacekeepers
                    [Summary] => Despite the continued threat of terrorist attacks, the Philippines will deploy a 180-member medical team as part of the country’s commitment to the rehabilitation of post-war Iraq, Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople announced yesterday.


Ople said the team will be composed of doctors and nurses to join the 96-member peacekeeping contingent already deployed in Iraq.

The current contingent is composed of 55 officers and servicemen from the Armed For-ces of the Philippines (AFP), 26 from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and 15 from the Department of Health.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 215474 [Title] => Gov’t to send 500 peacekeepers to Iraq after all [Summary] => The government has reportedly committed to send 500 troops and police officers as part of a peacekeeping mission to Iraq, said sources in the Department of Foreign Affairs.

Manila originally planned to send a peacekeeping and humanitarian mission as part of the Philippines’ commitment as a member of a US coalition that supported the war on Iraq.

However, Washington has told Manila that it is in need of more troops than medical and emergency personnel.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Summary] => Despite the continued threat of terrorist attacks, the Philippines will deploy a 180-member medical team as part of the country’s commitment to the rehabilitation of post-war Iraq, Foreign Affairs Secretary Blas Ople announced yesterday.


Ople said the team will be composed of doctors and nurses to join the 96-member peacekeeping contingent already deployed in Iraq.

The current contingent is composed of 55 officers and servicemen from the Armed For-ces of the Philippines (AFP), 26 from the Philippine National Police (PNP) and 15 from the Department of Health.
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Manila originally planned to send a peacekeeping and humanitarian mission as part of the Philippines’ commitment as a member of a US coalition that supported the war on Iraq.

However, Washington has told Manila that it is in need of more troops than medical and emergency personnel.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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