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                    [Title] => Gov't verifying report of Filipinos recruited as fighters in Middle East
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The government is verifying a report that some Filipino Muslims were being recruited as fighters in conflict-affected countries in the Middle East.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-09 19:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1101821 [Title] => (UPDATE) Gov't vows probe into ship collision as death toll rises [Summary] =>

The government assured today that thorough investigation into the two-ship collision off Cebu would immediately start to determine who is at fault.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-17 19:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1032031 [Title] => Gov't distributing relief goods for flood victims in Mindanao [Summary] =>

The social welfare department will be deploying 36,000 food packs and relief goods to areas affected by the recent flooding in Mindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2013-07-30 20:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 957353 [Title] => Gov't optimistic of July talks with MILF rebels [Summary] =>

The Philippine government is hoping that contentious issues on the three remaining annexes of the framework agreement on the Bangsamoro (FAB) could finally be resolved in the formal peace talks with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) set early next month, a senior government official said Sunday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-23 18:24:24 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1793780 [AuthorName] => Xinhua [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 957345 [Title] => Authorities probing oil spill in Pasig River [Summary] =>

The Philippine government is closely monitoring the oil leak near the Pasig River in Manila, a government official said Sunday, dismissing any concerns over the safety of President Benigno Aquino III or those in the Presidential Palace.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-23 17:33:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1793780 [AuthorName] => Xinhua [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 957250 [Title] => Gov't to help sex scandal victims [Summary] =>

The government is ready to extend assistance to overseas Filipino workers who reportedly fell victim to a "sex-for-fly" scheme allegedly arranged by embassy personnel in the Middle East, Deputy Presidential Spokeswoman Abigail Valte said today.

[DatePublished] => 2013-06-22 23:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 923534 [Title] => Gov't persists in ‘no ransom policy’ on abduction cases [Summary] =>

The government reiterated today it would continue observing the "no ransom policy" in handling abduction and kidnapping cases after an Australian hostage was released with reported ransom on Saturday.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-24 16:30:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 894836 [Title] => Families with hunger experience numbered 3.3 M in 2012 [Summary] =>

More than 3.3 million families in the Philippines experienced hunger in the last three months, though the figure dropped from 21 percent in August to 16 percent in December, according to a survey released here today.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-08 22:45:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 842887 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Restoring public trust [Summary] =>

At 52, Maria Lourdes Soreno is the youngest ever to be appointed as Supreme Court Chief Justice. Barring all glitches, she will have 18 years to serve until she reaches the mandatory retirement age of 70.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 815706 [Title] => Gov't lauds Pacquiao despite defeat [Summary] =>

The government hailed today Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao despite his defeat from defending his WBO welterweight belt from Timothy Bradley.

[DatePublished] => 2012-06-10 17:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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