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                    [Title] => Laughter Yoga in Filipino Therapists confab & expo
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Laughter Yoga will be discussed in the upcoming first Filipino Therapists Conference and Expo on Sept. 24 to 25 at the Crown Plaza, Ortigas Center.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 591716 [Title] => Laughter yoga pioneer conducts seminars [Summary] =>

When was the last time you had a good laugh? Remember what they say about laughter being the best medicine?

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 314312 [Title] => ‘Damayan’ reaches out to Mindoro flood victims [Summary] => CALAPAN, Oriental Mindoro — Despite the destruction brought by Typhoon "Quedan" here recently, residents of Barangay Camilmil found a reason to smile when they received relief assistance from volunteers of The STAR’s "Operation Damayan" last Wednesday.

The volunteers gave each family five kilos of rice, two kilos of sugar, assorted canned goods, two loaves of bread, instant noodles and one kilo of pancit which, according to 42-year-old Paul de Leon, was the biggest relief package they ever received.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 311814 [Title] => ‘Damayan’ reaches out to Navotas folk [Summary] => In a place called Isla Uling in Navotas, residents are used to the hard life.

Poverty is everywhere — from dilapidated shanties to tattered clothes worn by people weary of destitution.

But on Saturday, Christmas came early for these neglected Filipinos, most of whom make charcoal to get by, hence the island’s name.

Volunteers of "Operation Damayan" — the humanitarian arm of The STAR — took a 20-kilometer boat ride and walked half a kilometer in a muddy fishpond to make residents of Isla Uling feel the Christmas spirit.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310229 [Title] => STAR family plays bingo for poor Navotas residents [Summary] => Employees of the STAR group of publications played bingo Friday and proved that losing can also become a source of happiness — especially when the proceeds of the games are used to assist 200 poor families in Isla Uling in Navotas this Christmas.

The Isla Uling families will be the beneficiaries of the "Mano po Ninong, Mano po Ninang" project of The STAR’s socio-humanitarian arm, Operation Damayan, this year.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 310434 [Title] => STAR family plays bingo for poor Navotas residents [Summary] => Employees of the STAR group of publications played bingo Friday and proved that losing can also become a source of happiness — especially when the proceeds of the games are used to assist 200 poor families in Isla Uling in Navotas this Christmas.

The Isla Uling families will be the beneficiaries of the "Mano po Ninong, Mano po Ninang" project of The STAR’s socio-humanitarian arm, Operation Damayan, this year.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 268634 [Title] => ‘Damayan’ brings cheer to Real folk [Summary] => The Day of Hearts is about giving gifts of caring and love — gifts "Operation Damayan" brought early and with heartfelt compassion to the residents of the typhoon-ravaged town of Real, Quezon Saturday.

"Ang aga namang Valentine’s gift nito (This is an early Valentine’s Day gift)," 46-year-old Angelina Vargas said happily after receiving relief goods from the Damayan volunteers who went to Real for the humanitarian mission.
[DatePublished] => 2005-02-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 188597 [Title] => Damayan brings cheer to sick kids [Summary] => It is always heart-rending to see sad children on Christmas.

And as the season calls for spreading cheer, hope and love, Operation Damayan — the socio-humanitarian arm of The Philippine STAR and Pilipino Star Ngayon — chose to share its blessings this year with children suffering from or recovering from illness.

And what cheer and warmth it has brought to both the Damayan volunteers and the children beneficiaries.
[DatePublished] => 2002-12-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 89145 [Title] => ‘Damayan’ brings cheer to school children [Summary] => Sometimes, the sweetest sound of all emanates from the heart.

When The Philippine STAR’s Operation Damayan group of volunteers visited the hearing-impaired children of the Maria Lena Buhay Memorial Foundation, they were like music to the children’s ears.

They were a source of much fun and laughter, and they boosted the self-esteem of the children. Why, even a TV star played with them!
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