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                    [Title] => Watsons reaches 4,000-store milestone
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A.S. Watson Group (ASW) celebrated another corporate milestone following its flagship retail brand Watsons reaching 4,000 stores at the end of 2013.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3669/oxw8.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 865026 [Title] => Obama and jobs [Summary] =>

What is it going to be for us now that Obama is taking the helm once again four years down the road?

[DatePublished] => 2012-11-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136085 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1226573 [AuthorName] => Chris Malazarte [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 824188 [Title] => Spain's Queen Sofia visits P-Noy [Summary] =>

Queen Sofia of Spain, who is in the country for a five-day visit in connection with the week-long celebration of Philippines-Spain Friendship Day, paid a courtesy call on President Aquino in Malacañang Monday night.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 823883 [Title] => Phl-Spain friendship: Queen Sofia in Manila [Summary] =>

 Queen Sofia of Spain arrived yesterday in Manila amid weeklong celebrations dedicated to friendship between her country and the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1725462 [AuthorName] => Rudy Santos [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img220/4553/gen3fthumb.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 443390 [Title] => Japan posts record trade deficit in January [Summary] => TOKYO (AP) -Japan posted a record trade deficit in January, with exports tumbling 46 percent from a year earlier, as the global economic downturn tightened its stranglehold on overseas demand. [DatePublished] => 2009-02-26 11:22:49 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 388548 [Title] => ALI to build $153-M Makati luxury hotel [Summary] => Property giant Ayala Land Inc. (ALI) and Dubai-based Kingdom Hotel Investments signed yesterday an agreement to jointly develop a $153-million luxury hotel complex in the Makati financial district.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, ALI said the project, located on a 7,377-square meter property at the corner of Makati Avenue, and Arnaiz Avenue, would comprise a 300-room Fairmont Hotel, a 30-suite Raffles Hotel and 189 Raffles-branded private residences.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 370341 [Title] => Aryana’s time has come [Summary] => Contrary to what some people think, Aryana is no newcomer and her new album, which is also entitled Aryana, is not her first release. The talented Guamanian was first introduced to the Filipinos via the dance tune Bop Bop (Bop It) two years ago. The single was such a big hit that we usually found kids around us going bop it, bop it all the time. Unfortunately, although a platinum seller, the song became bigger than the artist and did not do much for Aryana. [DatePublished] => 2006-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135672 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804842 [AuthorName] => Baby A. Gil [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 370520 [Title] => Aryana’s time has come [Summary] => Contrary to what some people think, Aryana is no newcomer and her new album, which is also entitled Aryana, is not her first release. The talented Guamanian was first introduced to the Filipinos via the dance tune Bop Bop (Bop It) two years ago. The single was such a big hit that we usually found kids around us going bop it, bop it all the time. Unfortunately, although a platinum seller, the song became bigger than the artist and did not do much for Aryana. [DatePublished] => 2006-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135672 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804842 [AuthorName] => Baby A. Gil [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 307731 [Title] => Uneasy feeling on Subic rape case [Summary] => The rallies at the embassy aim for anti-US tension, which is why only few join. Filipinos are trusting of America, they have relatives in America, many of them wish to live in America. Still, if newspaper editorials are to be a gauge, there is growing unease about the handling of the gang rape at Subic by six US Marines. And it’s all because of actions – or lack of it – of RP and US officials.

For one, there’s the galling phone call leaked by Katrina Legarda, the victim’s counsel. [DatePublished] => 2005-11-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 187447 [Title] => Global GDP seen to grow 2.5% in 2003 [Summary] => After exceptionally slow growths in 2001 and 2002, global GDP is now expected to rise by 2.5 percent in 2003, higher than the previous two years but still well below the 3.9 percent expansion recorded in 2000 and significantly below long-term potential growth rates, according to a World Bank report.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

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