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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Preparing for 2016
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Potential rivals in the 2016 elections have started duking it out, political realignments are underway, and parties are beginning to build up war chests for the campaign.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20141009/startoon.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 889069 [Title] => Int’l rights watchdog lauds signing of law criminalizing enforced disappearances [Summary] =>

The new law that criminalizes enforced disappearances in the Philippines is the first of its kind in Asia and a major milestone in ending human-rights violations, the international group Human Rights Watch (HRW) said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1685860 [AuthorName] => Rhodina Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 873743 [Title] => P-Noy to confer Quezon Service Cross on Robredo today [Summary] =>

President Aquino will lead the conferment of the Quezon Service Cross award on the late Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo today in recognition of his service in government.

[DatePublished] => 2012-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 792575 [Title] => Palace heeds justices' demand on unpaid allowances [Summary] =>

Threatened by a petition at the Supreme Court (SC), the executive department has apparently given in to the demand of retired justices of the Court of Appeals (CA) for release of their unpaid special allowances and benefits last year.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 428214 [Title] => Resolve [Summary] =>

The New Year is two days old today. But this early, our lawmakers are itching to initiate moves to either undo or redo laws that they themselves in Congress passed and approved.

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136417 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097308 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva1 [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 331520 [Title] => Chavez seeks to speed up probe of fertilizer fund scam [Summary] => Former Solicitor General Francisco Chavez filed a motion before the Ombudsman yesterday requiring respondents in the P728-million fertilizer fund scam to file their counter-affidavits.

Chavez complained that the Ombudsman is moving too slow on the case and requiring respondents to submit counter-affidavits can speed up the probe.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 309975 [Title] => SEAG proves Pinoys can excel if given support! [Summary] => Are we really a nation of cheaters, that henceforth, Filipinos would be known worldwide as a people who cheat in our elections, cheat on their wives (thanks to Pres. Joseph "Erap" Estrada's reputation of having string of mistresses) and cheat in sports? I was dismayed to hear the news report that Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra virtually accused Filipino athletes of cheating during the 23rd Southeast Asian Games (SEAG) without presenting any proof to support his allegations. Or is PM Shinawatra merely doing what politicians do when they lose cry foul, that they were cheated? [DatePublished] => 2005-12-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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