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[ArticleID] => 1893063
[Title] => Redistricting is an issue people know about
[Summary] => It’s already Tuesday and the time has come for me to respond to the nasty letter sent to me and The FREEMAN by Attorney Jamaal Calipayan in response to the article I wrote about redistricting our legislative districts.
[DatePublished] => 2019-02-12 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 135522
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1805403
[AuthorName] => Valeriano Avila
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
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[ArticleID] => 1389814
[Title] => Where legislative investigation ends
[Summary] => At the time when I discussed, in my constitutional law class, the theory on which is anchored the power of Congress to conduct legislative investigation, the vice president of our republic was already reeling from the serious accusation of his alleged acts, done while he was the chief executive of the country's premier city, which amounted to, of all despicable deeds, corruption.
[DatePublished] => 2014-11-09 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 135054
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1096513
[AuthorName] => Aven Piramide
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
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[ArticleID] => 1379366
[Title] => What is the purpose of a Senate investigation?
[Summary] => In a government of laws, and not of men, like ours, the three branches, namely, legislative, executive, and judiciary, have distinct and separate scopes of powers and authority.
[DatePublished] => 2014-10-12 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 136164
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1148714
[AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
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[ArticleID] => 1376356
[Title] => On first reading: Talisay council OKs LEDAC measure
[Summary] => Talisay City will soon form its own Legislative-Executive Development Advisory Council after the City Council approved on the first reading the ordinance creating the body.
[DatePublished] => 2014-10-04 00:00:00
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[Focus] => 0
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[SectionName] => Freeman Metro Cebu
[SectionUrl] => metro-cebu
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[ArticleID] => 1371549
[Title] => A useless legislative investigation
[Summary] => The kind of investigation participated eagerly by Senators Allan Peter Cayetano and Antonio Trillanes IV under which the construction of the Makati City Hall Building 2 which was erected by then City Mayor and now Vice President of the republic Jejomar Binay is in focus may appear to be a political demolition job.
[DatePublished] => 2014-09-21 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 135054
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1096513
[AuthorName] => Aven Piramide
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
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[ArticleID] => 1292109
[Title] => Megawide/GMR execs at the 888 News Forum
[Summary] => Yesterday at the 888 Forum held at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel, we finally met the Megawide/GMR representatives who are currently on a road show here in Cebu hoping to entice Cebuanos to buy in on the P14.5 billion expansion project for the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) where they won as the highest bidder.
[DatePublished] => 2014-02-19 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 135522
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1805274
[AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
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[ArticleID] => 1272453
[Title] => PB okays Talisay’s call for additional personnel
[Summary] => The provincial board has approved the request to hire 39 persons for the legislative staff of the Office of the Vice Mayor and members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod in Talisay City.
[DatePublished] => 2013-12-27 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1333920
[AuthorName] => Garry B. Lao
[SectionName] => Freeman Metro Cebu
[SectionUrl] => metro-cebu
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[ArticleID] => 1265186
[Title] => Group to track progress of proposed ordinances
[Summary] => Mandaue City Councilor Diosdado P. Suico has proposed an ordinance that seeks to create a legislative tracking committee that will track the progress of ordinances after these have been enacted to determine the status and how these are being implemented.
[DatePublished] => 2013-12-07 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1096371
[AuthorName] => Jose P. Sollano
[SectionName] => Freeman Metro Cebu
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[ArticleID] => 1259522
[Title] => Talisay SP clears issue about release of funds
[Summary] => Unless the executive branch issues a request, the Talisay City council will not act on measures with regard to releasing funds for typhoon “Yolanda” victims.
[DatePublished] => 2013-11-22 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1096555
[AuthorName] => Brenda Batuto
[SectionName] => Freeman Metro Cebu
[SectionUrl] => metro-cebu
[URL] =>
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[ArticleID] => 1186651
[Title] => An alternative to PDAF
[Summary] => When the so-called pork barrel scam exploded in a national paper, the citizenry was split in their reaction.
[DatePublished] => 2013-09-08 00:00:00
[ColumnID] => 135054
[Focus] => 0
[AuthorID] => 1096513
[AuthorName] => Aven Piramide
[SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
[SectionUrl] => opinion
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