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                    [Title] => Philippines economy grows 5.8 percent in 2015
                    [Summary] => 

The Philippine economy grew slower by 5.8 percent in 2015 although it grew much faster in the fourth quarter at a pace of 6.3 percent, the government reported yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-28 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1213316 [AuthorName] => Carlo S. Lorenciana [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1546502 [Title] => Laos assures US it will help counter Chinese assertiveness [Summary] =>

The prime minister of communist Laos assured US Secretary of State John Kerry on yesterday that his small nation will help counter China's assertiveness in the South China Sea.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-25 15:15:59 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1546446 [Title] => Chadleen finds her voice [Summary] =>

A little girl from Mandaue City was born with the gift of music but also with a birth defect — a cleft palate.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-25 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Entertainment [SectionUrl] => cebu-entertainment [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1546234 [Title] => Laos assures US it will help counter Chinese assertiveness [Summary] =>

The prime minister of communist Laos assured U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Monday that this small nation will help counter China's assertiveness in the South China Sea.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-25 04:20:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1545927 [Title] => Chadleen finds her voice [Summary] =>

A little girl from Mandaue, Cebu was born with an incredible gift of music but also with a birth defect  a cleft palate.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-24 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1515983 [AuthorName] => Micah Levin Isla [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/entertainment/20160125/Chadleen-Lacdo-o.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1536500 [Title] => Economic growth keeps upward trajectory [Summary] =>

The country’s economic growth remains on an upward trajectory despite the anticipated slowdown in this year’s gross domestic product (GDP) expansion.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-26 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20151227/ecomic-growth-2.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1529678 [Title] => EDITORIAL - How to sell the country [Summary] =>

In this world of stiff competition resulting from the eradication of the global trade barrier, what really counts is the ability of a country to present itself as an investment haven before the international community.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-05 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-freeman/cebu-news/20151206/freetoon.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527388 [Title] => Noy to meet EU investors after climate summit [Summary] =>

President Aquino will make the most of his time when he attends the Climate Change Summit in Paris and will invite European investors to take advantage of the booming Philippine economy.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-29 09:01:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140828/PNoy-GEN1.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1526762 [Title] => ‘2016 polls to boost local economy’ [Summary] =>

The general elections in May 2016 will help boost the local economy as local chief executives will be pressured to finish their infrastructure projects to be re-elected, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-27 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1523736 [Title] => Trudeau on sea row: Seek political, diplomatic means [Summary] =>

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Thursday urged rival claimants, which include the Philippines and China, over the South China Sea to seek resolution of the longstanding disputes.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-19 05:07:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/apec-2015/trudeau-south-china-sea-apec.jpg ) ) )
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