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                    [ArticleID] => 1893222
                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Drug education
                    [Summary] => After targeting suppliers of prohibited drugs, the government is giving increased attention to curbing demand. Children from kindergarten to Grade 12 will soon be taught about the evils and prevention of drug abuse.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-02-13 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
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                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
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                    [ArticleID] => 1549339
                    [Title] => Graphic Health Warning compliance on cigarettes awaits IRR
                    [Summary] => 

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)  says it cannot compel tobacco firms to roll out cigarette packs bearing health warnings unless the implementing rules and regulations of the Graphic Health Warning (GHW) Law have been approved and finalized.

[DatePublished] => 2016-02-03 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/banat/balita/20140625/Smoking-Cigarette-1.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1387350 [Title] => My journey in the Philippines [Summary] =>

Lives were lost, property and livelihood were destroyed, and people were left with a memory of howling winds and torrential rains brought by super typhoon Yolanda.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1761222 [AuthorName] => Tammy Bar-On [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/other-sections/the-good-news/20141103/My-journey-IsraAID-arts-training-Yolanda.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1356661 [Title] => Gov’t adopts new policy to protect seafarers from Ebola [Summary] =>

The government has issued guidelines to protect Filipino seafarers from Ebola amid the outbreak of the deadly virus in West African countries.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1354259 [Title] => Gov't implements more measures to prevent spread of Ebola [Summary] =>

The government announced today the implementation of additional measures to prevent the entry and spread of the dreaded Ebola virus disease in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-05 20:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1330458 [Title] => Task force on emerging infectious diseases formed [Summary] =>

With the emergence of deadly viruses over the years, President Aquino has created an inter-agency task force that will prevent the entry of fatal infectious diseases to the country.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1277793 [Title] => DENR bans lead in consumer products, packaging [Summary] =>

The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has banned the use of lead and its compounds in the local production of consumer products and packaging.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1274753 [Title] => 'Yolanda' death toll climbs to 6,166 [Summary] =>

The death toll from Super Typhoon "Yolanda" climbed to 6,166 after the counting hit lull in the previous days, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-03 09:29:43 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473499 [AuthorName] => Louis Bacani [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://img822.imageshack.us/img822/1112/44kt.jpg ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1261071 [Title] => From furniture to cars: Abaca plant proves worth as raw material [Summary] =>

What used to be known as an indigenous material common to furniture and handicraft making could now be utilized for natural fiber-reinforced plastic composite material to replace some parts of cars.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1342554 [AuthorName] => Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Business [SectionUrl] => cebu-business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1257046 [Title] => Gov't defends typhoon response: 'Nothing is fast enough' [Summary] =>

The Philippine government on Friday defended its efforts to deliver assistance to victims of Typhoon Haiyan, many of whom have received little or no assistance since the monster storm struck one week ago.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-15 13:43:53 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1634071 [AuthorName] => Oliver Teves and Todd Pitman [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3590/zplt.jpg ) ) )
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