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                    [Title] => Xurpas eyes more acquisitions, regional expansion
                    [Summary] => 

Xurpas Inc. is targeting to conquer Southeast Asia through more acquisitions possibly this year as it seeks to expand in the region, its top official said.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-03 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804708 [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1197781 [Title] => Study: 1 in 4 men in parts of Asia have committed rape [Summary] =>

About one in four men in some parts of Asia admitted raping a woman, according to the first large studies of rape and sexual violence. About one in 10 admitted raping a woman who was not their partner.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-11 09:10:44 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488805 [AuthorName] => Maria Cheng [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://i40.tinypic.com/2wf3fqc.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 940854 [Title] => Costumes are more colorful in Phl [Summary] =>

Costumes are objects of art. They can be visually engaging and sometimes mind-boggling.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 593969 [Title] => JDV proposes Asian Micro-Finance Fund [Summary] =>

Former House speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. proposed the creation of an Asian Micro-Finance Fund and an Asian Anti-Poverty Fund at the Anti Poverty Summit in Kunming, China to help small entrepreneurs gain easier access to credit.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 588275 [Title] => US raps on Asian shrimpers' doors after oil spill [Summary] =>

As the Gulf Coast oil spill continues to gush, US seafood suppliers are turning to Asia to ensure Americans have enough shrimp for their gumbos, Creoles and kebabs this summer, but some of those overseas cupboards are low themselves.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-28 21:16:43 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 251921 [Title] => Kuwait lauded for OFW-friendly regulations [Summary] => Sen. Manuel Villar Jr. hailed yesterday plans by Kuwait to issue regulations to protect foreign maids from maltreatment and abuse, even as he urged the Philippine government to itself be more active in protecting the rights of Filipino workers abroad.

Villar, chairman of the Senate committee on foreign relations, said that Kuwait’s initiative demonstrates its commitment to look after the welfare of foreign workers.
[DatePublished] => 2004-05-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 224709 [Title] => Techno-cally, we’re number three [Summary] => A few weeks ago, Transparency International came out with its infamous report, placing the Philippines Numero Three in Graft and Corruption in the region. We were topped by Bangladesh and Indonesia. Hmm... I wonder if they bribed someone to leapfrog over us, and hey! Were we even trying? So, third in Asia, 11 in the world, with an estimated God knows how many billion of pesos wasted every year because of "Graft and Corruption." Now there’s a bank account that would leave Jose Pidal looking puny and insignificant. [DatePublished] => 2003-10-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136215 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1793646 [AuthorName] => WryBread By Philip Cu-Unjieng [SectionName] => Allure [SectionUrl] => allure [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 220939 [Title] => ‘RP is 3rd most corrupt in Asia’ [Summary] => The Philippines is the third most corrupt nation in Asia and is ranked 11th among the countries with the worst corruption cases in the world, according to an ABS-CBN report quoting a study conducted by Transparency International, a global anti-corruption coalition.

The Philippines was ranked the third most corrupt Asian country, after Bangladesh and Indonesia, the report aired over "TV Patrol" last night said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1127935 [AuthorName] => Ann Corvera [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 96381 [Title] => Garment firms back Roxas plan for allocation of export quotas [Summary] => Leaders of the multibillion dollar garments industry have agreed to adopt reforms proposed by Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II in the allocation of quota to the United States market.

Fractious until last year, garment manufacturers and exporters have found a reason to unite in Roxas’ formula that the re-allocation of export quota to the US will be in the form of incentives to outstanding performance beginning next year.
[DatePublished] => 2001-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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