RP sending 320 peacekeepers to Haiti, Liberia Liberian Online

By Joel Guinto
INQUIRER.net

THE military is sending 320 peacekeepers to Liberia and Haiti to United Nations (UN)-sanctioned missions before the end of January, a spokesman said.

But it is not clear whether or not the military would cut the UN-sponsored allowances of the fresh batch of peacekeepers, as it did in the past. Armed Forces spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Bartolome Bacarro said an "official statement" on the allowance would be issued soon.

In May 2006, the military admitted taking a cut from the $1,000-per-day UN troop cost allowance (TCA) of Filipino peacekeepers to cover the cost of sending them abroad. Officials said the military stands to lose P4 million for every six-month mission unless the allowances are cut. [more...]