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                    [ArticleID] => 1544091
                    [Title] => Ombudsman asked: Look into SSS mess
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EVEN without raising by P2,000 the monthly pension of retired Social Security System members, the fragile SSS setup is bound to collapse under the weight of inefficiency and mismanagement.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-18 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135304 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804858 [AuthorName] => Federico D. Pascual Jr. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 716903 [Title] => Helicopters did not belong to Mike, says Iggy [Summary] =>

Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio Arroyo yesterday defended his brother, former first gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo, who has been implicated in the controversial helicopter deal.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 450462 [Title] => Prosecutors told: Respect GMA move [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - President Arroyo is standing pat on her decision to order the filing of charges against the so-called “Alabang Boys” and some prosecutors of the Department of Justice despite the latter’s denial of allegations that they mishandled the case or had been bribed to clear the suspects.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 336883 [Title] => Mistaken identity [Summary] => The recent report of a group called TEAM Asia negotiating to bring tennis darlings Maria Sharapova and Martina Hingis to Manila triggered a reaction from Gela Isidro who represents a company with the same name.

Here’s the letter from Isidro:

"An individual named Joey Fornier, who is allegedly connected with TeamAsia, released information to the effect that professional tennis players Martina Hingis and Maria Sharapova will be visiting the Philippines in November.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 336162 [Title] => Are M&M really coming? [Summary] => News of tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Martina Hingis coming to town in November sparked a commotion that drew a sharp reaction from the world-wide sports management company IMG (International Management Group).

According to IMG Manila, there is no confirmation of Sharapova’s arrival for a three-day, two-night Manila visit. IMG should know, according to Nick Freyer, head of tennis, Asia-Pacific, because it manages Sharapova’s affairs.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 335851 [Title] => Sharapova, Hingis coming to town [Summary] => Negotiations are underway to bring tennis stars Maria Sharapova and Martina Hingis to Manila in November and Team Asia’s Joey Fornier told The Star yesterday it’s 70 percent sure the three-day, two-night visit will push through.

Sharapova, 19, is guaranteed at least P6.5 Million and Hingis, 25, P2.5 Million to appear in separate three-hour clinics and play in a best-of-3 match at the Araneta Coliseum. Team Asia is packaging the three-nation tour with Manila as the second leg after Singapore and before Beijing.
[DatePublished] => 2006-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 261085 [Title] => Beating a dead horse [Summary] => Did the Supreme Court (SC) conclusively settle the issue of whether FPJ is a natural-born Filipino or not?
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133340 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804883 [AuthorName] => Jose C. Sison [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260820 [Title] => SC tells GMA, FPJ to answer motion [Summary] => The Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) directed yesterday President Arroyo and her defeated rival, Fernando Poe Jr., to comment within 10 days on the separate motions filed by several lawyers reviving the issue of Poe’s citizenship.

The President’s election lawyer Romulo Macalintal said they would not oppose the motions to intervene by lawyers who insist the movie actor is not a natural-born Filipino and thus had no right to file an election protest and claim the presidency.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 243746 [Title] => SC affirms ruling FPJ qualified to run [Summary] => The Supreme Court rejected yesterday "with finality" all efforts to disqualify actor Fernando Poe Jr. from running in the May 10 elections.

In an en banc decision, the high tribunal maintained its 8-5 vote earlier this month declaring Poe a natural-born Filipino citizen and therefore qualified to seek the presidency.

The court said no substantial arguments were raised to justify the actor’s removal from the presidential race.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 243828 [Title] => Mosyon vs citizenship ni FPJ ibinasura ng SC [Summary] => Tuluy-tuloy na ang pagtakbo sa pampanguluhang halalan ni Fernando Poe, Jr. matapos na magpalabas ng dalawang pahinang resolution ang Supreme Court (SC) en banc sa Baguio City na tuluyang nagbabasura sa motion ng dalawang abogado na humaharang sa kandidatura ni FPJ.

Iginiit ng SC na hindi nagbabago ang naunang botong 8-5 na pumapabor din sa unang resolution na ipinalabas ng Comelec.
[DatePublished] => 2004-03-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) ) )
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