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                    [Title] => Abra pol’s aide slain
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Unidentified assailants shot dead an aide of a municipal mayor and congressional candidate in La Paz town on Friday night.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-05 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804891 [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1514728 [Title] => Clash of clan members seen in Nueva Ecija polls [Summary] =>

The Violagos, the reigning political clan and considered one of the most powerful political dynasties in Nueva Ecija, are in for a feud as the wife of outgoing Rep. Joseph Gilbert Violago and his elder brother are seeking to replace him in the 2016 elections.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-25 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097277 [AuthorName] => Manny Galvez [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 823102 [Title] => 2 dedo sa sunog [Summary] =>

Nasawi ang dalawang sibilyan matapos makulong ng apoy sa loob ng kanilang tahanan na nasusunog sa bayan ng Bangued, Abra kamakalawa ng madaling-araw.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 590087 [Title] => 2 tricycle drivers gunned down in Quezon City [Summary] =>

Two tricycle drivers were shot dead two hours apart in the same neighborhood in Quezon City.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1673868 [AuthorName] => Reinir Padua [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 518372 [Title] => Taruc V says he's ready to run for Ecija gov [Summary] =>

A week ahead of his 32nd birthday and barely a month before the deadline for the filing of the certificates of candidacy for various elective positions nationwide, reluctant gubernatorial wannabe, Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Director Jose Taruc V has declared he is fit and ready to make a run at the Capitol in the 2010 elections.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 242267 [Title] => Exporters urged to help wipe out joblessness [Summary] => The export sector must now take the lead in helping solve the pestering problem of joblessness and widespread poverty in the Philippines.

This can be done if regional export leaders help small and medium enterprises (SME) in the provinces grow faster and be able to create one additional job each, every year.

The call was made by Philippine Exporters Confederation (Philexport) president Sergio R. Ortiz-Luis, Jr. to regional chapter presidents of the federation on the opening day of a two-day regional planning session of the nation’s export leaders.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 207893 [Title] => Second wave of reforms needed to spur economy — FVR [Summary] => The Philippine government must embark on a second wave of economic, social and political reforms to fuel faster economic growth that has shown some signs of perking up under President Arroyo.

On the economic front, the government must shift its focus on specific industries, not the general economy.

This was the main message of former President Fidel V. Ramos on the opening day of the National Conference of Employers (NCE) held in Makati City before the weekend.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 196102 [Title] => Guingona bats for economic nationalism [Summary] => In the views of Vice President Tito Guingona and former Sen. Wigberto Tañada, the Philippines can only break away from its decades-old failure to industrialize if it adopts a nationalist economic agenda.

The prominent nationalist leaders expressed the same sentiments in addressing participants to a national conference of the Fair Trade Alliance that drafted its own agenda for national survival.
[DatePublished] => 2003-02-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 169897 [Title] => Government urged to make bold moves to trim ballooning budget deficit [Summary] => Former economic chief Cayetano Paderanga has called on the Arroyo administration to adopt bold decisions in government collections and spending including the closing down of some government offices if it wants to speed up and sustain economic growth.

In an official statement released in the internet newsletter of his economic think-tank group, IDEA, Dr. Cayetano Paderanga Jr. said that to raise its sustainable growth, the Philippines needs to close its fiscal gap without sacrificing essential physical and social infrastructure.
[DatePublished] => 2002-07-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 156744 [Title] => Government must foot the bill — ECOP [Summary] => The government must shoulder the stranded costs the National Power Corp. (Napocor) has accumulated through the years and is trying to pass on to consumers under the new Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA).

This strong position against making the consuming public shoulder the huge indebtedness of the state firm after entering into contracts to buy expensive electricity from independent power producers (IPP) was aired by Donald Dee, president of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP).
[DatePublished] => 2002-04-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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