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                    [Title] => An alternative music for the soul
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MANILA, Philippines - International gospel songwriter, singer and worship leader Bob Fitts said one of his memorable Manila concerts was when a brownout took place and plunged the Cuneta Astrodome into complete darkness.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 150790 [Title] => AFP rejects Gadhafi son’s offer to talk with Sayyaf [Summary] => Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) chief Gen. Diomedio Villanueva rejected yesterday an offer by a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to intercede for the release of the Abu Sayyaf hostages.

However, opposition Sen. Blas Ople said the government should consider the offer made by 30-year-old Seif al-Islam before mounting a full-scale military operation against the Abu Sayyaf kidnappers.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 149642 [Title] => US denies delisting RP from food aid program [Summary] => The United States Embassy belied reports that the US government has removed the Philippines from the list of beneficiaries of its food aid program.

In an interview, US Embassy charge d’ affaires Robert Fitts said yesterday that the Philippines even got an increase in the food aid this year.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 149048 [Title] => ‘Balikatan’ to eliminate terrorist parasites — US [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Philippines and the United States launched here yesterday the controversial "Balikatan 2002" joint military exercises that a US official said would eliminate "terrorist parasites" who threaten both countries. [DatePublished] => 2002-02-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804671 [AuthorName] => Roel Pareño [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 147358 [Title] => GMA admits Abus are targets of war games [Summary] => President Arroyo admitted yesterday that the elimination of the Abu Sayyaf Islamist group is one of the principal goals of the joint RP-US military exercises called "Balikatan 2002" now being held in Basilan. [DatePublished] => 2002-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 142022 [Title] => GMA receives C-130, arms from US government [Summary] => A C-130 Hercules cargo plane carrying some 10,000 pounds of military materiel, such as rifles and grenade launchers, arrived at Villamor Air Base in Pasay City yesterday from the United States, the first installment of a recently forged US military assistance package.

The plane and the equipment were formally received by President Arroyo, assisted by Defense Secretary Angelo Reyes and Armed Forces chief Gen. Diomedio Villanueva, in a champagne-bottle breaking "christening" ceremony.
[DatePublished] => 2001-12-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 136297 [Title] => Malacañang to US: Limit travel ban to Basilan, Sulu [Summary] => The US travel ban on its citizens in the Philippines should be limited to Basilan and Sulu.

This was what Malacañang insisted on yesterday as it sought to correct the US State Department advisory warning Americans against traveling to Mindanao.

For its part, the US Embassy in Manila said yesterday the advisory would be reviewed but gave no commitment it would be withdrawn.
[DatePublished] => 2001-10-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1497281 [AuthorName] => Marichu Villanueva and Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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