Sending off the 16th contingent in December 2012. Photo from the Philippine Navy.
A quarter of a battalion, or some 157 members of the Philippine Navy are Haiti-bound anew to replace the returning 17th Navy Contingent (155 men) who have finished their United Nations-sanctioned peacekeeping mission.
Navy Public Affairs Chief Lt. Commander Marineth Domingo said the 18th Navy Contingent is expected to arrive at their mission area later this month in the Caribbean country.
The contingent is composed of 12 officers and 145 enlisted personnel led by Commander Aldrin Doctor.
The 17th Navy Contingent, composed of 12 officers and 143 enlisted personnel, was led by Captain Luzviminda Camacho, the first female contingent commander to be sent to Haiti. They are expected to arrive in the country on Sept. 25. They were deployed to Haiti in October last year.
"The 18th Contingent will provide VIP security, and administrative and logistical services, as well as conduct perimeter security to the Force Headquarters of the UN Mission in Haiti. They are expected to serve for six to nine months," Domingo said.
Since 2004, the military has been sending peacekeeping forces to Haiti as part of its commitment to international peace and security and the UN peacekeeping missions.
Haiti suffered political unrest over the past decades and a deadly earthquake that caused 220,000 deaths, further depressing the Haitian economy and infrastructure.
The United Nations Stabilization Mission in Haiti was established through Security Council Resolution No 1542 in 2004 to maintain security following a series of armed conflict in Haiti.
"The AFP will continue to support the government in its commitment to peacekeeping missions of the United Nations. As a force provider, it is an honor to train, equip, and deploy members of the military to represent the country to these peacekeeping missions,” military chief Gen. Gregorio Pio Catapang said.
http://www.interaksyon.com/article/95915/157-man-navy-contingent-is-haiti-bound
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