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Blaming the Sayyaf »
12 April 2012/by Frencie L. Carreon—While the US forces claimed Basilan as its model for a successful counter-insurgency operation in the early years of this millennium, the Filipino soldiers deployed in the island-province continue to battle for the island residents’ security and safety. Or, so it seems. Most of these soldiers are not from Mindanao; [...]
US troops helped nip the bud of terror in PH—Ferrer »
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines/19 January 2012 by Frencie Carreon—The US military’s contribution to the development of southern Philippines is a significant one, not only from the standpoint of helping restore peace and order especially in Basilan, Sulu, and Tawi-Tawi, but also from the perspective of economic development, although indirectly. This is what Lt. Gen. Raymundo Ferrer, [...]
Another US (band) aid by Frencie Carreon »
BALI, Indonesia–On Tuesday, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced US support for the Philippines and Thailand, two of the disaster-affected ASEAN member-states. This support to the Philippines however does not seem new to the Philippines, a known long-standing US ally in the Asia-Pacific region, even as anti-US supporters continue to cry against US [...]
The US Military in the Philippines: On A Deeper Dive? by Frencie Carreon »
A US military officer once recently assigned to the Special Operations Command-Pacific (SOCPAC) used the word ‘shallow’, a term that stirred and spun a number of thoughts that evolved through time and history. Whether he referred the term to Filipinos in general, or journalists in general, I did not anymore bother to press further when [...]
US service members volunteer at local social centers »
ZAMBOANGA CITY, Philippines-–Volunteers from the US Joint Special Operations Task Force – Philippines visited the Zamboanga City Women’s Crisis and Social Development Centers March 20 to donate toys and to discover what other needs they could fulfill. It was the second visit the volunteer group had made to the Centers. In addition to visiting the [...]
