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FORMER MANILA MAYOR ALFREDO LIM
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                    [ArticleID] => 1510261
                    [Title] => Lim challenges Erap, Bagatsing for Manila mayoralty
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Former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim on Tuesday filed his certificate of candidacy as he seeks to get his mayoralty post back and challenge two other aspirants.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-12 21:48:48 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804517 [AuthorName] => Rosette Adel [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20151013/alfredo-lim.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 196851 [Title] => ‘People power I an unfinished revolt’ [Summary] => Philippine STAR publisher and chairman Max V. Soliven told an overflow crowd at the Club Filipino yesterday that there have been too many celebrations of EDSA I but the significance of the event has been lost on many Filipinos.

Speaking as one of the millions who took part in the people power revolution that toppled the Marcos dictatorship 17 years ago, Soliven declared that "EDSA I is an unfinished revolution" and the people have to go on fighting and striving to attain the real spirit of EDSA. [DatePublished] => 2003-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 150259 [Title] => Why Filipinos love to ‘give’ [Summary] => Former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim has a favorite story about his first few months as a beat policeman.

Upon getting his first paycheck, he celebrated in what he thought was a grand manner. The next day, he realized he didn’t have enough money to tide him over until the next payday. He did what everybody in his station did. He borrowed money.

The first thing he did when he received his next paycheck was to pay the principal amount he borrowed plus interest. The second thing he did was to borrow again.
[DatePublished] => 2002-02-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488513 [AuthorName] => Margaret Jao-Grey  [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 131085 [Title] => Wong back, ready to face Senate [Summary] => Kim Wong, also named Wong Kam-sin, tagged by military intelligence chief Col. Victor Corpus as Sen. Panfilo Lacson’s contact man with an international drug syndicate, returned to the country yesterday to clear his name.

Wong, who owns a restaurant chain in Manila, flew in aboard a Philippine Airlines jet from Hong Kong.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1681404 [AuthorName] => Rey Arquiza [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 106459 [Title] => Lim makes a comeback [Summary] => Former Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim launches his comeback bid today as an independent candidate with his filing of certificate of candidacy at the Commission on Elections (Comelec).

Running under the independent party "KKK-Laban" or the "Katarungan, Kapayapaan at Kaunlaran-Laban," Lim chose Manila Fifth District Councilor Roger Gernale as his running mate.

According to Gernale, he and Lim have decided to run under an independent party so as not to incur any political debt as well as send a signal against traditional politicians.
[DatePublished] => 2001-02-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 86843 [Title] => Nikki's mom named envoy to Mexico; Puno to UN [Summary] =>

Alice Lim-Coseteng, 67-year-old mother of Sen. Anna Dominique "Nikki" Coseteng, as been appointed ambassador to Mexico.

President Estrada signed her appointment papers, last Jan. 12, along with that of Ronaldo Puno, who was named permanent representative to the United Nations.

The President justified his choice of Coseteng as replacement for Delia Meñez Rosal who is winding up her tour of duty in Mexico, by saying she is gracious and intelligent. "You will be impressed with her. She is not only gracious, but also a very intelligent woman," Mr. [DatePublished] => 2000-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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