The Armed Forces of the Philippines will give a heroes’ welcome to the more than seventy Filipino peacekeepers after their seven-hour battle against Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights.
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AFP prepares for return of Filipino peacekeepers
The Armed Forces of the Philippines is preparing for the heroes’welcome of the 75 Filipino peacekeepers after their battle with the Syrian rebels in the Golan Heights.
Senate hearing on public transportation
The Senate started its hearing on the state of the public transportation system of the country due to the recent MRT accident.
NAIA in full alert
NAIA complex is on full alert after the arrest of three suspected terrorists as well as the detection of an improvised car bomb in an open parking area in the NAIA complex.
Senators conduct ocular inspection on overpriced Makati building
Members of the Senate headed to the allegedly over-priced carpark building of the Makati City Hall for an ocular inspection.
Motorcycle accident in Tondo,Manila
Four motorcycles were involved in an accident in Tondo, Manila, with the riders and passengers suffering injuries.
LPA may become tropical depression
PAGASA is monitoring a low pressure area which may become a tropical depression within 48 hours and will be designated “Kanor”.
Trapped peacekeepers at Golan Heights moved to secure area – Philippine military chief
(Reuters) – All Philippine peacekeepers trapped at Golan heights have been moved to a more secure place within the U.N. Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) mission, the Philippines’ armed forces chief said on Sunday. Israel and Syria helped in what was the “greatest escape” of Filipino troops after engaging about a hundred Islamist militants surrounding them in a seven-hour firefight, General Gregorio Catapang told a press conference, adding the troops escaped in the middle of the night while the […]
Philippine peacekeepers rescued from militants on Golan: U.N.
(Reuters) – Thirty-two Philippine U.N. peacekeepers were rescued on Saturday from Islamists who fired at their post on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights and trapped them for two days, U.N. officials said, while militants reinforced their siege of another group of 40. “The situation at Position 68 is calm but tense, as more than 200 militants have assembled around it in the last few hours,” a U.N. official said, referring to the place […]
PAGASA continues to monitor LPA
The PAGASA continues to monitor a low pressure area (LPA) spotted near Puerto Princesa City in Palawan, bringing rains to majority of Luzon and western Visayas.
New technology helps fight human trafficking
High numbers of human trafficking cases in the Philippines prompt the government to make use of new technological developments to suppress the problem.
NEU students celebrate Buwan ng Wika
The President of New Era University reiterated in his speech, the importance of our own language while students show their various talents in celebration of “Buwan ng Wika”.
