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                    [Title] => Reverse brain drain
                    [Summary] => 

“The indolence of the Filipino,” one of Rizal’s most impactful essays, is a piece I only managed to read piecemeal in college, so much so that I thought Rizal was justifying laziness by citing that Filipinos didn’t have to work so hard because if you throw a seed in your own backyard, it will grow into a crop or a fruit-bearing tree without much effort.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-05 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133538 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1354537 [Title] => BIFF members launch offensives after Army overtakes camp [Summary] =>

Members of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) have been trying to drive away soldiers in Army detachments in the southeast of Maguindanao since Monday night, an Army spokesman said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-06 15:39:25 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20140623/BIFF-Moro-Rebels.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1293922 [Title] => Agri group slams fear mongering on WTO sanctions [Summary] =>

The agri-industry alliance Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (SINAG) scored former agriculture officials and trade experts yesterday for sowing fear of possible retaliatory trade sanctions should the Philippines continue to impose quantitative restrictions (QRs) on rice.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1289640 [Title] => JFC backs bill amending law on foreign investments [Summary] =>

The Joint Foreign Chambers (JFC) support a proposed measure seeking to change the foreign investments law by removing restrictions on practice of professions and lowering the employment threshold for small and medium enterprises.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1264930 [Title] => Ceasefire pact keeps cops from pursuing rebels in Marawi raid [Summary] =>

The government’s 16-year ceasefire pact with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front has kept  authorities from running after a band of MILF rebels that kidnapped on Friday the chief of the Marawi City police.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-06 15:44:23 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1252800 [Title] => Vietnam questions NFA regulation on rice imports [Summary] =>

Vietnam is questioning the government requirement for an import permit to allow the entry of imported rice.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1250579 [Title] => Angkat na bigas pinigil Importer pumalag sa NFA! [Summary] =>

Pumalag ang isang importer dahil hindi umano makatarungan ang pagpigil ng National Food Authority (NFA) sa mga inangkat na bigas at ang akusasyon na sangkot sa operasyon sa rice smuggling sa Davao.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096558 [AuthorName] => Butch M. Quejada [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1247168 [Title] => P-Noy rules out rice importation [Summary] =>

President Aquino has ruled out any rice importation this year after meeting with Agriculture Secretary Proceso J. Alcala and Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1244040 [Title] => Villagers in Talitay town flee as rival rebel groups clash [Summary] =>

The fatal ambush  last Thursday of three bodyguards of the second-termer mayor of Talitay town sparked hostilities between two rival Moro gurerilla groups, forcing villagers to safer areas.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-11 11:49:32 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804871 [AuthorName] => John Unson [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 923969 [Title] => WTO sets talks on Phl-Thailand tax dispute [Summary] =>

The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) is set to discuss this week the status of Thailand’s compliance to the agency’s ruling to implement tax reforms on imported cigarettes on a case filed by the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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