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                    [ArticleID] => 827629
                    [Title] => The Yamashita school of thought  (Part 2)
                    [Summary] => 

Some stories involving the billions the Marcoses allegedly stole make mention of a staggering 65 million metric tons of gold.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135293 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520915 [AuthorName] => Mike Acebedo Lopez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 815253 [Title] => Miriam's vote to acquit is conviction [Summary] =>

Yes, when controversial Senator Miriam Defensor- Santiago stood and spoke for one last time at the Senate sitting as an impeachment court, in her usual fantastic flair and feisty flavor, she made the entire country watching stop and listen.

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135293 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520915 [AuthorName] => Mike Acebedo Lopez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 715978 [Title] => The tale of Imelda and Rosa [Summary] => The ever-controversial and ever-elegant former first lady of the Philippines, Madame Imelda Romualdez Marcos (whom I affectionately call Auntie Meldy, being my paternal grand aunt—she’s my grandfather’s cousin and they lived on the same street in Tacloban where the Lopez and Romualdez lines of our family trace their roots to Don Francisco Lopez, an influential friar originally from Granada in the Andalusian region of Spain), is always such a joy to be with—no dull moment, always gracious, generous, and gregarious, consistently forbearing, quirky and perpetually charming—and I enjoy every bit of the dinners, lunches, and long trips I’ve spent with her. [DatePublished] => 2011-08-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135293 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520915 [AuthorName] => Mike Acebedo Lopez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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