PHILIPPINE SECRETARY OF DEFENCE VISIT UNDOF

3 Feb 2014

PHILIPPINE SECRETARY OF DEFENCE VISIT UNDOF

Philippine Secretary of National Defense, Honorable Voltaire T Gazmin visited the 7th Philippine contingent serving with UNDOF at Camp Ziouani on Wednesday 29th January 2014. He was accompanied by the Under Secretary for Defense Affairs, Honorable Natalio ECARMA III the former UNDOF Force Commander.

Mr Gazmin had an audience with Force Commander UNDOF followed by information brief prepared by the Philippine Contingent. Though the one day visit was quite hectic, it was a memorable one marked by the unveiling of the monument of the 7th Philippine Contingent serving in the Golan Heights with the United Nations Disengagement Observer force.

Mr Gazmin and his delegation also visited position 22, position 51 and Mount Bental during his line tour and later departed at 1600 hours the same day.