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                    [ArticleID] => 2313162
                    [Title] => NDRRMC: Over 14,000 families affected by Eastern Visayas flooding
                    [Summary] => Also citing data from the Department of Social Welfare and Development, 57, 606 individuals in Northern Samar, Samar, Eastern Samar, Southern Leyte, and Biliran are also affected by the flooding. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-11-21 16:46:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807953
                    [AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
                    [SectionName] => Nation
                    [SectionUrl] => nation
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/06/17/gen7-rains-fill-angat-dam-andy-g-zapata-jr_2019-06-17_23-26-16517_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2210408
                    [Title] => Student faces raps for kidnapping hoax
                    [Summary] => A 19-year-old student in Biliran is facing criminal charges for filing a false kidnap report.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-09-18 00:00:00
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                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804848
                    [AuthorName] => Miriam Desacada
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                    [Title] => Duterte denies fueling Sabah dispute
                    [Summary] => 

President-elect Rodrigo Duterte on Tuesday maintained that he was not fueling the Sabah dispute when he said that he would pursue the Philippines’ claim over the Malaysian-held territory.

[DatePublished] => 2016-06-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1542712 [Title] => First batch of Yolanda rehab efforts 95 % complete [Summary] =>

The first batch of rehabilitation and recovery efforts in Typhoon Yolanda-affected local government units is 95 percent complete.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-14 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1165072 [AuthorName] => Bebot Sison Jr. [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1529111 [Title] => Ex-Biliran mayor faces graft raps over medicine scam [Summary] =>

The Office of the Ombudsman yesterday ordered the filing of graft charges against a former town mayor in Biliran for allegedly procuring medicine for its rural health unit five years ago without public bidding.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-04 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1517195 [Title] => Biliran governor insists: “No dynasty, but destiny” [Summary] =>

Answering accusations of political dynasty of the Espinas in the island-province of Biliran, Governor Gerardo Espina Jr. insisted: “It is not dynasty, but sheer destiny.”

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-31 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1301846 [AuthorName] => Eileen Nazareno Ballesteros [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1516878 [Title] => Chiong ambush in biliran, Court acquits three cops [Summary] =>

After more than five years of detention, the three policemen—accused of murder, frustrated murder and attempted murder during an ambush outside the house of Charlie Chiong in Naval town of Biliran—were finally freed.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097369 [AuthorName] => Miriam Garcia Desacada [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1511360 [Title] => Almeria town mayor attends climate change workshop [Summary] =>

Re-electionist Mayor Dominador Agajon of Almeria town of Biliran province had to postpone until yesterday his filing of certificate of candidacy by first attending the three-day disaster contingency planning workshop held in this city since Monday by the United Nations Development Programme.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-15 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1289443 [AuthorName] => Edgar Allan Vilbar [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1499318 [Title] => Biliran prepares for disaster response [Summary] =>

Realizing the difficulties in handling massive response to calamities similar to super typhoon Yolanda’s, the Biliran provincial government — in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme, the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction Network, Office of the Civil Defense and local government units — conducted a series of seminar-workshops to prepare the people for the worst-case scenario.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-12 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1289443 [AuthorName] => Edgar Allan Vilbar [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1493765 [Title] => Emerging Power, Iceland firm in geothermal venture in Leyte [Summary] =>

Filipino-owned renewable energy company Emerging Power Inc. (EPI) has partnered with Orka Energy of Iceland to jointly develop a geothermal power project in Biliran, Leyte as part of its plans to expand its green energy operations.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-29 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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