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                    [Title] => Balikatan soldiers are texters too
                    [Summary] => When American soldiers arrived early this year to join the Balikatan exercises, they were expected to train their Filipino counterparts in the use of the latest military technologies. But they also learned a thing or two from Filipinos. One of them is "texting" with GSM mobile phones.


"It’s the greatest invention since sliced bread! It‘s a really great way to connect with people," quipped Maj. Cynthia Teramae, public affairs officer of Joint Task Force 510.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Telecoms [SectionUrl] => telecoms [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 168582 [Title] => US troops set to end civic missions [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – American troops are ready to complete the socio-economic aspect of their mission to fight terrorism and stop the rise of a new group similar to the Abu Sayyaf.

While more than 1,000 US troops will pull out at month’s end, a small contingent will remain in Basilan and Zamboanga City to oversee the anti-poverty projects.

US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone said Monday the conditions that breed terrorism –like poverty, poor environment and hopelessness –must be addressed properly.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 166881 [Title] => US special forces to be deployed to Basilan front lines [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – The US Special Forces participating in the joint RP-US "Balikatan 02-1" exercises on Basilan island will soon be deployed at the front-line after they received orders to assist local troops at the company level.

US army Maj. Cynthia Teramae, spokeswoman for US Joint Task Force 510, refused to reveal when the deployment would start but confirmed that US troops stationed in Basilan have already received orders to do so.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 166988 [Title] => US special forces to be deployed to Basilan front lines [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – The US Special Forces participating in the joint RP-US "Balikatan 02-1" exercises on Basilan island will soon be deployed at the front-line after they received orders to assist local troops at the company level.

US army Maj. Cynthia Teramae, spokeswoman for US Joint Task Force 510, refused to reveal when the deployment would start but confirmed that US troops stationed in Basilan have already received orders to do so.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156611 [Title] => US also hoping for safe recovery of Burnhams [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – The United States military expressed hope yesterday that the three hostages being held by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Western Mindanao would also be released like Italian priest Fr. Guiseppe Pierantoni.

US army Maj. Cynthia Teramae, spokeswoman for the US forces participating in the ongoing joint RP-US military exercises, said Pierantoni’s release from the custody of the Pentagon based in Central Mindanao was a good sign.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 155750 [Title] => Crashed Chinook’s engine, flight data recorder found [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — A deep-sea salvage crew has recovered the flight voice and data recorder, or blackbox, and the engine of the ill-fated MH-47E "Chinook" helicopter that crashed off Negros Oriental last Feb. 22, a US military spokeswoman said yesterday.

US Army Maj. Cynthia Teramae, spokeswoman for US forces participating in the joint RP-US military exercises, said the blackbox was recovered on Saturday, only minutes after the recovery of the bodies of five US servicemen who were on board the helicopter.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 155626 [Title] => Spy plane crashes in Zamboanga [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — A US Gnat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) being used in the joint RP-US "Balikatan 02-1" military exercises crashed yesterday morning in a bay outside the city, the US military announced yesterday. [DatePublished] => 2002-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 155444 [Title] => US team begins salvage operations for Chinook [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – A team of US soldiers and civilian contractors has arrived in Negros Oriental to recover the wreckage of a Special Forces Chinook helicopter that crashed into the sea last month.

The aircraft crashed off Apo island in Negros Oriental on Feb. 22, killing all 10 American military personnel on board.

Only three bodies have been recovered and the cause of the crash has not been established.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 154168 [Title] => Zamboanga folk get US sports equipment [Summary] => United States forces participating in a joint training exercise with Filipino soldiers in Mindanao donated over 2,000 kilos of sports equipment, toys and relief goods to the Zamboanga City government as part of a social outreach program.

Brig. Gen. Donald Wurster, commander of the US contingent, said the donation was part of a huge shipment of toys and relief goods that arrived recently from the US Kadena air base in Okinawa, Japan.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 153820 [Title] => AFP furious over leaked Sayyaf spy photo [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — A furious military ordered yesterday a formal inquiry into how the press got hold of a top-secret photo of an alleged hideout of Abu Sayyaf bandits.

"It might compromise our operations, "Armed Forces Southern Command chief Lt. Gen. Roy Cimatu told reporters.

The grainy, infrared photograph, taken from the air which appeared on the front page of The STAR Tuesday and on GMA television on Monday, showed what appeared to be a horizontal building and a patch of cleared ground surrounded by foliage.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Balikatan soldiers are texters too
                    [Summary] => When American soldiers arrived early this year to join the Balikatan exercises, they were expected to train their Filipino counterparts in the use of the latest military technologies. But they also learned a thing or two from Filipinos. One of them is "texting" with GSM mobile phones.


"It’s the greatest invention since sliced bread! It‘s a really great way to connect with people," quipped Maj. Cynthia Teramae, public affairs officer of Joint Task Force 510.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Telecoms [SectionUrl] => telecoms [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 168582 [Title] => US troops set to end civic missions [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – American troops are ready to complete the socio-economic aspect of their mission to fight terrorism and stop the rise of a new group similar to the Abu Sayyaf.

While more than 1,000 US troops will pull out at month’s end, a small contingent will remain in Basilan and Zamboanga City to oversee the anti-poverty projects.

US Ambassador Francis Ricciardone said Monday the conditions that breed terrorism –like poverty, poor environment and hopelessness –must be addressed properly.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 166881 [Title] => US special forces to be deployed to Basilan front lines [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – The US Special Forces participating in the joint RP-US "Balikatan 02-1" exercises on Basilan island will soon be deployed at the front-line after they received orders to assist local troops at the company level.

US army Maj. Cynthia Teramae, spokeswoman for US Joint Task Force 510, refused to reveal when the deployment would start but confirmed that US troops stationed in Basilan have already received orders to do so.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 166988 [Title] => US special forces to be deployed to Basilan front lines [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – The US Special Forces participating in the joint RP-US "Balikatan 02-1" exercises on Basilan island will soon be deployed at the front-line after they received orders to assist local troops at the company level.

US army Maj. Cynthia Teramae, spokeswoman for US Joint Task Force 510, refused to reveal when the deployment would start but confirmed that US troops stationed in Basilan have already received orders to do so.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156611 [Title] => US also hoping for safe recovery of Burnhams [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – The United States military expressed hope yesterday that the three hostages being held by Abu Sayyaf terrorists in Western Mindanao would also be released like Italian priest Fr. Guiseppe Pierantoni.

US army Maj. Cynthia Teramae, spokeswoman for the US forces participating in the ongoing joint RP-US military exercises, said Pierantoni’s release from the custody of the Pentagon based in Central Mindanao was a good sign.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 155750 [Title] => Crashed Chinook’s engine, flight data recorder found [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — A deep-sea salvage crew has recovered the flight voice and data recorder, or blackbox, and the engine of the ill-fated MH-47E "Chinook" helicopter that crashed off Negros Oriental last Feb. 22, a US military spokeswoman said yesterday.

US Army Maj. Cynthia Teramae, spokeswoman for US forces participating in the joint RP-US military exercises, said the blackbox was recovered on Saturday, only minutes after the recovery of the bodies of five US servicemen who were on board the helicopter.
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 155626 [Title] => Spy plane crashes in Zamboanga [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — A US Gnat unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) being used in the joint RP-US "Balikatan 02-1" military exercises crashed yesterday morning in a bay outside the city, the US military announced yesterday. [DatePublished] => 2002-04-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 155444 [Title] => US team begins salvage operations for Chinook [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY – A team of US soldiers and civilian contractors has arrived in Negros Oriental to recover the wreckage of a Special Forces Chinook helicopter that crashed into the sea last month.

The aircraft crashed off Apo island in Negros Oriental on Feb. 22, killing all 10 American military personnel on board.

Only three bodies have been recovered and the cause of the crash has not been established.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 154168 [Title] => Zamboanga folk get US sports equipment [Summary] => United States forces participating in a joint training exercise with Filipino soldiers in Mindanao donated over 2,000 kilos of sports equipment, toys and relief goods to the Zamboanga City government as part of a social outreach program.

Brig. Gen. Donald Wurster, commander of the US contingent, said the donation was part of a huge shipment of toys and relief goods that arrived recently from the US Kadena air base in Okinawa, Japan.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 153820 [Title] => AFP furious over leaked Sayyaf spy photo [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — A furious military ordered yesterday a formal inquiry into how the press got hold of a top-secret photo of an alleged hideout of Abu Sayyaf bandits.

"It might compromise our operations, "Armed Forces Southern Command chief Lt. Gen. Roy Cimatu told reporters.

The grainy, infrared photograph, taken from the air which appeared on the front page of The STAR Tuesday and on GMA television on Monday, showed what appeared to be a horizontal building and a patch of cleared ground surrounded by foliage.
[DatePublished] => 2002-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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