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                    [ArticleID] => 1343563
                    [Title] => Blame game at the Palace ‘snake pit’
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The well-known Palace “snake pit” is crawling with certain “forked-tongued creatures” trying to slither away from the controversy surrounding the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) which was declared as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, our inside Malacañang source told Spy Bits.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135726 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 845907 [Title] => The truth about Balay and Samar [Summary] =>

When political interests were jockeying to put their own man, or woman, at the DILG (Department of the Interior and Local Government) helm that was vacated by the passing of the late Secretary Jesse Robredo, the topic of media speculation focused anew on the so-called Balay and Samar groups of the President Noynoy Aquino (P-Noy) administration.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 701356 [Title] => Balay group snubbed Samar event? [Summary] =>

Several high ranking officials identified with President Benigno Aquino III’s Balay Group failed to attend the launching of Pilipinas Natin (Our Philippines) spearheaded by another administration support team, the Samar Group.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-01 16:07:33 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1434772 [AuthorName] => Jun Pasaylo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 690927 [Title] => Different minded President? [Summary] =>

Let us all be honest about it. A lot of people who believe they are entitled to an opinion have at one time or another, described or “called” President Noynoy Aquino, a something or another.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 688243 [Title] => Roxas won't be asked to drop electoral protest vs Binay [Summary] =>

Former Sen. Manuel Roxas II will be in Malacañang by June and there is no need for him to drop his electoral protest against Vice President Jejomar Binay before he assumes office, deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 679139 [Title] => P-Noy's new BMW [Summary] =>

Amid all the criticisms over the purchase of a Porsche and the controversy spawned by it, President Noynoy Aquino went ahead and bought himself a brand new BMW.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135724 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 647965 [Title] => Palace on next Comelec chief: Let the President decide [Summary] =>

Malacañang yesterday maintained that the decision on the appointment of the next chair of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) rests with President Aquino.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 647647 [Title] => 'Comelec chief race not limited to 2' [Summary] =>

A Malacañang official yesterday said the selection process for the next chairman of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will not be limited to veteran election lawyers Romulo Macalintal and Sixto Brillantes Jr.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 643455 [Title] => 16 major concerns [Summary] =>

President Aquino has finished six months of his term. He and his Cabinet appointees have had enough time to familiarize themselves with their jobs. The period of on the job training is over.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135492 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1307672 [AuthorName] => Ernesto M. Maceda [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 630849 [Title] => The doomsayers must be red in the face [Summary] =>

Ever since the August 23, 2010 Manila Hostage Crisis happened, the doomsayers have been predicting that the popularity, trust and approval ratings of President Noynoy Aquino (P-Noy) will plunge dramatically.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133540 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1790869 [AuthorName] => William M. Esposo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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