The bodies of the three Filipino soldiers and a civilian staffmember of the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping force who died in last week’s deadly quake in Haiti may arrive in Manila on Monday and will receive military honors, a spokesman for the Philippine armed forces reported today.
In a press briefing, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner said that the bodies of the four Filipinos have already been brought to the UN’s logistics base in Port-Au-Prnce, where necrological services will be conducted Friday night.
Hero's welcome for peacekeepers
"Monday is the earliest time that we are expecting our peacekeepers to return. When they reach the Philippines, they are going to receive a hero’s welcome," said Brawner, adding that the AFP will make sure to give them due honors.
Brawner said that no less than Armed Forces chief Gen. Victor Ibrado will lead the honors for the three peacekeepers, who were found buried underneath the collapsed Christopher Hotel, headquarters of the UN in Haiti.
Brawner explained that not all soldiers who die in the line of duty are given honors, but this is a special case because "they are peacekeepers and they they’ve given honors to our country. That is why we will be giving them also the hero’s welcome that they deserve".
In a press briefing, Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) public affairs office chief Lt. Col. Romeo Brawner said that the bodies of the four Filipinos have already been brought to the UN’s logistics base in Port-Au-Prnce, where necrological services will be conducted Friday night.
Hero's welcome for peacekeepers
"Monday is the earliest time that we are expecting our peacekeepers to return. When they reach the Philippines, they are going to receive a hero’s welcome," said Brawner, adding that the AFP will make sure to give them due honors.
Brawner said that no less than Armed Forces chief Gen. Victor Ibrado will lead the honors for the three peacekeepers, who were found buried underneath the collapsed Christopher Hotel, headquarters of the UN in Haiti.
Brawner explained that not all soldiers who die in the line of duty are given honors, but this is a special case because "they are peacekeepers and they they’ve given honors to our country. That is why we will be giving them also the hero’s welcome that they deserve".
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