AFP Peacekeeping Operations Center
| Armed Forces of the Philippines Peacekeeping Operations Center Centro de Operaciones del Mantenimiento de Paz de las FFAA. |
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Unit Seal of the AFP Peacekeeping Operations Center
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| Active | March 21, 2002 - Present |
| Country |
 Philippines
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| Allegiance | |
| Branch | Uniformed Services Joint Service |
| Type | Peacekeeping Unit |
| Role | performs Peacekeeping |
| Size | 1000+ Joint Forces Unit |
| Part of | Under the Armed Forces of the Philippines |
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| Anniversaries | March 21 |
| Decorations |
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| Current commander |
 COL ROBERTO T ANCAN INF (GSC) PA |
The Armed Forces of the Philippines Peacekeeping Operations Center is one of the wide support units of the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
It is tasked with the training, deployment, and management of Filipino international peacekeepers throughout the world. and serves as the liaison of the Philippine Government with the United Nations Department of Peacekeeping Operations.
The AFP PKOC trains and deploys Filipino peacekeepers from various units of the AFP. It also accommodates the training of peacekeepers from other uniformed services of the Philippines, such as the Philippine National Police, Philippine Coast Guard, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology, and the Bureau of Fire Protection. So far, however, only the AFP and PNP has deployed peacekeepers to UN missions.
President Benigno Aquino III ordered the thorough review of all peacekeeping missions that the Philippines has participated in, or are currently contributing to, to ensure that the welfare of the troops are well taken care of. This came after Filipino peacekeepers assigned to UNDOF were captured and held by Syrian rebels after conducting a routine patrol.
(1 March 2011 – 22 February 2015)
(19 April 2009 – 1 March 2011)
(4 February 2008 – 19 April 2009)
(15 February 2005 – 4 February 2008)
(27 January 2004 – 15 February 2005)
(23 April 2003 – 27 January 2004)
(1 March 2002 – 23 April 2003)
The AFP PKOC conforms to international standards of gender mainstreaming in UN peace support operations (PSOs), by deploying female peacekeepers to as many missions as possible.
Since 2000, female Filipino soldiers have been deployed as contingent troops, their roles usually being administrative or clerical in nature; or as individually deployed peacekeeping force staff (now military staff officers) and military experts on mission.
In 2000, the AFP sent its first female UN Blue Berets, all enlisted personnel, to UNTAET. Meanwhile, the AFP's first female commissioned officer to be hatted the UN Blue Beret was Major Josephine O Tanzo, Philippine Marines, who was part of the Fifth Philippine Contingent to Liberia.
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