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                    [ArticleID] => 1494707
                    [Title] => Filipino wins Magsaysay award for work to save ancient dance
                    [Summary] => 

Amid the chimes of gongs, Ligaya Fernando Amilbangsa teaches a group of women and children the mystical moves of a centuries-old dance form she has struggled to save from oblivion in the Philippines' restive south.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-31 14:17:17 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390313 [AuthorName] => Jim Gomez [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1494624 [Title] => Noy hails Magsaysay awardees for ‘back-breaking efforts’ [Summary] =>

President Aquino lauded the 2015 Ramon Magsaysay awardees during yesterday’s ceremonies, saying that real transformation requires backbreaking effort and this is what they gave, willingly.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-31 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150901/Ramon-Magsasay-awardees-11.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1494451 [Title] => Filipino wins Magsaysay award for work to save ancient dance [Summary] =>

Amid the chimes of gongs, Ligaya Fernando Amilbangsa teaches a group of women and children the mystical moves of a centuries-old dance form she has struggled to save from oblivion in the Philippines' restive south.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-31 05:44:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1390313 [AuthorName] => Jim Gomez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150831/ramon-magsaysay-awards-2015-filipina-winner.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1494112 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Honoring heroes [Summary] =>

It’s a fitting coincidence that this year’s celebration of National Heroes’ Day falls on the birth anniversary of a man in whose honor an award was created to recognize unsung heroes. Ramon Magsaysay, though not recognized as a national hero, is regarded as one of the nation’s best presidents.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20150831/StarToon.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1494184 [Title] => Ramon Magsaysay Awards: Laotian creates livelihood by reviving silk weaving [Summary] =>

When she fled her village in eastern Laos in 1961 to escape bombings during the Vietnam War, all that Kommaly Chanthavong took with her were heirloom pieces of woven silk handed down from her grandmothers.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1222988 [AuthorName] => Cheeko Ruiz [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150831/Kommaly-Chanthavong-Ramon-Magsaysay-Award.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1482515 [Title] => Pinay who preserves Mindanao artistic heritage among 2015 Ramon Magsaysay awardees [Summary] =>

In the midst of violence and unrest in Mindanao, who would have thought dance could bring together people raised with cultural and religious differences?

[DatePublished] => 2015-07-29 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223862 [AuthorName] => Cherry Salazar [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150730/2015-RM-awardees-6.jpg ) ) )
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