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                    [ArticleID] => 1279783
                    [Title] => Noy thanks DSWD for striving amid challenges, criticisms
                    [Summary] => 

President Aquino thanked officials and employees of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) yesterday for not giving up despite the difficulties that they go through and the criticisms they receive every time there are delays in relief operations in times of disasters.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1258362 [Title] => Palace: No blame game between Noy, LGUs [Summary] =>

The buck stops with him, and President Aquino believes it is better to just investigate what happened to local government units (LGUs)’ preparations and response to Super Typhoon Yolanda rather than engage in a blame game.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 490685 [Title] => Dealing with critics [Summary] =>

If there is one thing admirable about President Arroyo, it is her singlemindedness when she believes she is right and when she knows that she is doing the right thing.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134315 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 430913 [Title] => The President's Secret Weapon [Summary] =>

Life is an endless struggle full of frustrations and challenges, but eventually you find a hair stylist you like. —Author Unknown

[DatePublished] => 2009-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135221 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1391760 [AuthorName] => Joanne Rae M. Ramirez [SectionName] => Newsmakers [SectionUrl] => newsmakers [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 189821 [Title] => And now comes the hard part [Summary] => Aside from the usual cynics and skeptics, who grouse that if her ratings go up (or two million signatures are miraculously "accumulated") she’ll pull a switcheroo, everybody is praising President Macapagal-Arroyo for biting the bullet – and declaring that she will definitely not run for reelection in 2004.

Did I hear wrong? I think she really means definitely NOT.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 129062 [Title] => Dinner with the President [Summary] => At the outset, lest I am misunderstood, let me say that I felt honored by the invitation to join three other columnists for dinner with the President at Malacañang last Tuesday. And before everything else, I would like to say, thank you for the invitation and the ego boost that goes with such an honor.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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