DURING PRESIDENT DIOSDADO MACAPAGAL

Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 72450
                    [Title] => The great US experiment — the Philippines
                    [Summary] => 
            
                    [DatePublished] => 2008-07-12 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135430
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1115213
                    [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 255710
                    [Title] => GMA adopts her father’s simple-living policy
                    [Summary] => During President Diosdado Macapagal’s administration, the main motto of the government was "Simple Living" and President Macapagal was the very first to set the example right in Malacañang. The government was very frugal with all government expenses. We had the honor and privilege of being Secretary of Education at that time and I remember that our salary was unbelievably low because it was still based on the 1935 Constitution.
                    [DatePublished] => 2004-06-29 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135432
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1115213
                    [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 184170
                    [Title] => These are critical times
                    [Summary] => The pre-war generation underwent two very trying times: the Japanese occupation that turned Manila into the second most devastated city after World War II and the martial rule of Ferdinand Marcos that reduced the country from the next richest economy in Asia after Japan to the second poorest after Bangladesh.


                    [DatePublished] => 2002-11-16 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135432
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1115213
                    [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 103704
                    [Title] => The art of making executive decisions - Roses And Thorns
                    [Summary] => 

Making executive decisions is an art and in the words of Chester I.
                    [DatePublished] => 2000-01-11 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 133272
                    [Focus] => 0
                    [AuthorID] => 1115213
                    [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
                )

        )

)

abtest

The great US experiment — the Philippines

By ROSES & THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | July 12, 2008 - 12:00am

Opinion

GMA adopts her father’s simple-living policy

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | June 29, 2004 - 12:00am

During President Diosdado Macapagal’s administration, the main motto of the government was "Simple Living" and President Macapagal was the very first to set the example right in Malacañang....

Opinion

These are critical times

By ROSES AND THORNS | By Alejandro R. Roces | November 16, 2002 - 12:00am

The pre-war generation underwent two very trying times: the Japanese occupation that turned Manila into the second most devastated city after World War II and the martial rule of Ferdinand Marcos that reduced the...

Opinion

The art of making executive decisions - Roses And Thorns

By Alejandro R. Roces | January 11, 2000 - 12:00am

Making executive decisions is an art and in the words of Chester I.

Opinion