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                    [ArticleID] => 1403907
                    [Title] => Why oil prices are going down
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Gasoline and diesel prices have declined and are expected to continue declining. Electricity costs are also expected to go down.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 823379 [Title] => Pancake House to put up 300 stores overseas in 5-7 years [Summary] =>

Casual dining restaurant chain Pancake House is looking to aggressively expand its footprint overseas as it aims to hit the 300-store mark in foreign in firm to seven years.

[DatePublished] => 2012-07-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 788935 [Title] => Motorcycle diaries [Summary] =>

Some people ride motorcycles to raise hell; some ride just to blow their hair back. Worldriderz takes you on a motorcycle trip to help save kids with malfunctioning organs.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => For Men [SectionUrl] => for-men [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 788238 [Title] => Pancake House expands to Mid-East mart [Summary] =>

Lorenzo-led casual dining chain Pancake House is expanding further into the rapidly-growing Middle Eastern market with the launch of its core restaurant brand and the addition of new branches for newly-acquired Yellow Cab pizza chain.

[DatePublished] => 2012-03-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 666631 [Title] => OFWs in Bahrain to be repatriated [Summary] =>

Malacañang said yesterday it would repatriate overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) in Bahrain who may want to go home, but will not yet resort to forced evacuation and repatriation despite the declaration of martial law in that country.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 644544 [Title] => Migrante: DoLE hit for counting 'speculative jobs' [Summary] =>

Migrante-Middle East, an alliance of Filipino migrant workers with chapters in various Gulf States, has chided the Department of Labor and Employment (DoLE) for only counting speculative jobs abroad instead of focusing its efforts and resources in creating decent local jobs in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-03 10:07:29 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 615762 [Title] => Group calls on Gulf States to abolish 'sponsorship system' [Summary] =>

A migrant workers' rights group has urged Gulf States in the Middle East to abolish their sponsorship system and respect the rights and well being of expatriate workers.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-28 08:17:06 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 595996 [Title] => iRemit eyes double-digit growth in transactions [Summary] =>

iRemit Inc., the country’s largest Filipino-owned non-bank remittance firm, is eyeing a double-digit rise in total transaction value this year – exceeding the industry’s target growth of eight percent – as it continues to seize new markets and scale up its operations.

[DatePublished] => 2010-07-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 466081 [Title] => International agriculture experts urge code of conduct for 'orderly land grab' [Summary] =>

WASHINGTON – Determined to guarantee their food supplies, wealthy food-importing countries are increasing investments in farmland in developing countries like the Philippines, necessitating some form of international code of conduct to ensure an even playing field for all parties involved, agriculture experts said.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1415410 [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 440469 [Title] => Shortage of able nurses seen [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The recruitment industry yesterday warned of a lingering shortage of qualified nurses for overseas hiring.

[DatePublished] => 2009-02-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097338 [AuthorName] => Mayen Jaymalin [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
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