Secretary Manalo Cites PNP Role in Revitalizing Philippine
Participation in UN Peacekeeping
QUEZON CITY 14 February 2024 – Philippine Secretary of Foreign Affairs Enrique A. Manalo lauded the role of the Philippine National Police in revitalizing Philippine participation in UN Peacekeeping with increased deployment from the nation’s police force.
Speaking before officials and personnel of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Philippine National Police (PNP) at an Awarding Ceremony held on 12 February 2024, Secretary Manalo recognized the PNP’s efforts in enhancing the Philippines’ reputation as a reliable Troop and Police Contributing Country (T/PCCs) by sending more Individual Police Officers to United Nations Peace Operations.
Affirming that the Philippines’ role as a “trusted partner, innovative pathfinder, and committed peacemaker” in the global community, Secretary Manalo cited the important cooperation amongst the DFA, the DILG, the PNP, the Department of National Defense (DND), and the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in the coming years to carry out President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.’s directive to revitalize Philippine presence in UN peacekeeping operations worldwide.
Twenty (20) PNP officers and personnel who recently ended their tours of duty as Individual Police Officers (IPOs) from the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) were recognized and awarded during the ceremony.
Since the “Limbas Squadron” was deployed to the Congo in 1963, the Philippines has contributed over 14,000 Filipino peacekeepers to 21 United Nations peacekeeping and special political missions in Africa, the Middle East, and the Asia-Pacific. END
