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4 teams vie for crown in Jerusalem-Filipino cage tiff

By Jerick Aguilar — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:36:35 GMT

JERUSALEM – The second annual Jerusalem Filipino Basketball League kicked off at the Strauss Gym last Saturday (Oct. 10).

First batch of Filipino peacekeepers arrive in Golan Heights

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:19:41 GMT

MANILA, Philippines – Filipino troops, comprising the first batch of the first Philippine Peacekeeping Contingent to the Golan Heights, arrived in Damascus, Syria on Sunday (Oct. 11).

22 Filipinos repatriated from Syria, Jordan

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:29:41 GMT

MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Foreign Affairs has reported that 22 Filipinos have been repatriated from Syria, while another batch of OFWs arrived from Jordan.

Jordan's king orders relief aid for 'Ondoy' victims

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:24:57 GMT

MANILA, Philippines -- The Philippine Embassy in Amman reported to the Department of Foreign Affairs that H.

350 Pinoy peacekeepers leaving today for Golan Heights

By Ding Cervantes — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro will lead here today a send-off party for 350 soldiers from the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines who will be flown to the Golan Heights for “peacekeeping support operations.”

GMA to bring home 120 OFWs from Saudi Arabia

By Paolo Romero — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

President Arroyo will be bringing home at least 120 distressed Filipino workers from Saudi Arabia as she ordered government agencies to bring their services closer to the workers to improve their welfare and reduce the risks of them getting into trouble.

RP chosen to run peacekeeping operations in Golan Heights

By Jaime Laude — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:00:00 GMT

The United Nations (UN) has chosen the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to run its international force protection and peacekeeping operations in the troubled Golan Heights in Syria.