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                    [Title] => One Negros island region plan: Negros Oriental execs still divided
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Proponents of the One Negros Island Region plan, merging Negros Oriental and Occidental provinces into a region separate from both Central Visayas and Western Visayas, were still not getting favorable backing yet, as officials of the Oriental province were still divided on the matter.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1430242 [AuthorName] => Juancho R. Gallarde [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1259701 [Title] => Construction works seen to rise further [Summary] =>

The value of new Philippine construction projects are seen to rise 46 percent next year compared to this year, amid higher government spending for infrastructure as well as expectations of sustained strong economic growth, consultancy firm BCI Asia said.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1256904 [Title] => NFA: Sufficient rice supply in typhoon-hit areas [Summary] =>

The National Food Authority (NFA) has assured the people that there is ample supply of rice in all areas and regions hit by Super Typhoon Yolanda, and there is no reason for the victims to panic and resort to unlawful activities.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img41/3674/gen5new.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 381049 [Title] => 1st GM eggplant soon to be commercially grown in RP [Summary] => Thanks to India, the Philippine vegetable industry will soon include genetically modified (GM) eggplant as one of the prized food crops.

Said to be the first GM eggplant in South and Southeast Asia, the new pest-resistant eggplant was developed by the Maharashtra Hybrid Seeds Company (Mahyco) based in Jaina, India.

It was introduced in the Philippines three years ago and it is now in the final stage of trial in greenhouse at the University of the Philippine Los Baños-Institute of Plant Breeding (UPLB-IPB).
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 88311 [Title] => Tatad mounts call for federal gov't [Summary] =>

Senate Majority Leader Francisco Tatad said yesterday the distribution of powers among the federated units of a federal government would ensure the development of even the most backward region of the country.

Tatad, proponent of a federal system of government along with Senators Aquilino Pimentel Jr. [DatePublished] => 2000-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297981 [AuthorName] => Efren Danao [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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