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                    [ArticleID] => 1545964
                    [Title] => Legacies of war: Comfort women continue their struggle
                    [Summary] => 

What about our lolas (grandmas), the Filipina comfort women who endured decades of neglect on their own? How far from “victory” are they? And how has the Philippine government helped them in their elusive quest for justice? 

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-24 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133911 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1462001 [AuthorName] => Lila Ramos Shahani [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20160124/comfort-women-cover.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1491296 [Title] => Coming-Home Food [Summary] =>

Pacita's Pa-Kape was full and very noisy that Saturday morning. There was a lot of teasing and loud laughter all around.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-22 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135333 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1274152 [Title] => How Many Lolas Do You Have? [Summary] =>

I ask that question because sometime ago I wrote two books about grandmothers. The first one is entitled "The Boy Who Had Five Lolas" and the second, "All Aboard with Five Lolas."

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133688 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1341377 [AuthorName] => Grace D. Chong [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 777288 [Title] => Probable cause sa impeachment vs del Castillo pagbobotohan sa Martes [Summary] =>

Tinapos na kahapon ng House committee on justice ang pagdinig sa impeachment complaint na kinakaharap ni Supreme Court Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1556432 [AuthorName] => Ni Butch Quejada/Gemma Garcia [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 624631 [Title] => Justice for our lolas [Summary] =>

You may already have received this urgent petition through your email. Just in case you have not yet received this request, we are printing this to support our Lolas' long delayed cry for justice.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133239 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223596 [AuthorName] => Cherry Piquero Ballescas [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 556774 [Title] => Photoshopped Lolos [Summary] =>

“Papa, if that man is Lolo’s friend, how come he looks 20 years younger?”

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133943 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804831 [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 3599 [Title] => Beauty  with a heart [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1482231 [AuthorName] => Ma. Karla R. Bautista [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 308985 [Title] => Lolas are free [Summary] => Leave it to Rita Dy.

Whenever we get together, we end up packing more activities than what the hours can accommodate, despite her best intentions to keep things slack and simple.

"Letty, ah, uhm…. Can we hear Mass at the Correctional Institution for Women (CIW) before we go to the bazaar? My Zonta group will stand witness to the release of 15 very, very old inmates pardoned by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo."

"How old?" I asked Rita.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135323 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1461085 [AuthorName] => Letty Jacinto-Lopez [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 306209 [Title] => Imprisoned lolas [Summary] => ABS-CBN correspondent Abner Mercado strikes you as a very solid, huge person, physically speaking. It is his heart for the needy, however, that makes him stand out even more.

Those of you who watched this week's The Correspondents will understand what we are saying about Abner. He is not a personal friend yet once he approaches you, he assures you that he is your friend, one you can share and entrust your joys and pains with, any time.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133239 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223596 [AuthorName] => Cherry Piquero Ballescas [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 172201 [Title] => Golden moments with the old folks [Summary] => It’s been quite a while since I have written for Young Star. I’ve been quite busy with many things. Mainly trying to live life as much as I can. [DatePublished] => 2002-08-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488374 [AuthorName] => Marco Lobregat of the Philippine Star’s YS [SectionName] => Young Star [SectionUrl] => young-star [URL] => ) ) )
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