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                    [ArticleID] => 1414858
                    [Title] => Pope Francis: Catholics don't have to breed 'like rabbits'
                    [Summary] => 

Pope Francis is firmly upholding church teaching banning contraception, but said Monday that Catholics don't have to breed "like rabbits" and should instead practice "responsible parenting."

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-20 08:23:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1620017 [AuthorName] => Nicole Winfield [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/microsites/Pope/IN%20PHOTOS%20Pope%20arrives%20in%20manila%20cathedral/3-pope-francis-waves.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1328329 [Title] => Philippine scorecard on MDGs 4 and 5 [Summary] =>

In 2000, the Philippines with many other countries worldwide, adopted the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that provided a framework for the international community to work together toward common targets and ensure that human development would reach one and all.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135735 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1515871 [AuthorName] => Mercedes B. Concepcion, Ph.D. [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1300794 [Title] => Phl faces tough task of reducing maternal deaths: official [Summary] =>

Reducing maternal deaths to 52 per 100,000 live births to meet the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target in 2015 will be an uphill climb for the Philippines, a senior government official said today.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-13 23:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1251752 [Title] => Mandatory support for triplets sought [Summary] =>

Lawmakers are seeking mandatory government support for triplets, quadruplets and other high order multiple births to assist parents who are not economically prepared to raise them.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1241426 [Title] => Study: Most twins can be born without a C-section [Summary] =>

Expecting twins?

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-04 07:13:23 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1499785 [AuthorName] => Marilynn Marchione [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/9383/jxxc.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 912483 [Title] => Health mechanisms for barangays sought [Summary] =>

Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago has filed a resolution seeking government mandate to provide health mechanisms in each barangay to oversee the health of pregnant women.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 850786 [Title] => Philippines' under-five mortality levels improving: census [Summary] =>

Death toll among Filipino children under five years of age continues to decline, the Philippine census office said today.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-19 19:29:10 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 739329 [Title] => NSO: Four of 10 babies in Phl illegitimate [Summary] =>

Four of 10 babies born in the country are illegitimate, data from the National Statistics Office (NSO) showed.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 738799 [Title] => '4 of 10 babies born in Philippines illegitimate ' [Summary] =>

Four of every 10 babies born in the country are illegitimate and one of them came from a teenage mother, the latest data from the National Statistics Office (NSO) revealed today.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-19 15:39:34 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1434772 [AuthorName] => Jun Pasaylo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 686711 [Title] => Taiwan to punish hospitals for sex-based abortions [Summary] =>

Taiwan's health ministry says hospitals will be penalized for conducting gender selective abortions blamed for up to 3,000 aborted female fetuses last year.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-17 16:47:58 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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