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                    [ArticleID] => 1543514
                    [Title] => A daunting challenge
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The Philippines is a signatory to the Millennium Development Goals (MDG), which aspires to accomplish the goals of Education For All (EFA).

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-16 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135377 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1542029 [Title] => EDITORIAL – Obstructing a law [Summary] =>

After investing significant political capital to push the passage of the Reproductive Health Act, President Aquino’s zeal appears to be flagging in implementing the law.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-12 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/opinion/20160113/startoon.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1527101 [Title] => Review of Philippine AIDS program sought [Summary] =>

As the country prepares to celebrate World AIDS Day on Tuesday, a neophyte congresswoman is asking the House of Representatives to review existing government policies and programs to curb the increasing number of HIV/AIDS cases in the country.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-28 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://wpc.e0ad.edgecastcdn.net/00E0AD/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140519/Blood-Test-Diagnosis.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1526726 [Title] => HIV cases lumolobo [Summary] =>

Maaaring lumobo pa sa mahigit 133,000 mga bagong kaso ng Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) sa susunod na pitong taon kung magpapatuloy ang pagtaas ng trend nito.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-27 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096851 [AuthorName] => Doris Franche-Borja [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1507175 [Title] => Targeting poverty: hit or miss? [Summary] =>

Let’s begin with a sobering reminder: about a quarter of Filipinos live below the poverty line today. 

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-04 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133911 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1462001 [AuthorName] => Lila Ramos Shahani [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1504186 [Title] => UN summit to approve 15-year blueprint to eradicate poverty [Summary] =>

World leaders on Friday unanimously approved an ambitious and costly 15-year blueprint to eradicate extreme poverty, combat climate change and address more than a dozen other major global issues.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-25 11:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1289604 [AuthorName] => Edith M. Lederer [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20150926/UN-Ban-Ki-moon-Lars-Looke-Rasmussen-Danish.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1502587 [Title] => No poverty, hunger in 15 years? UN sets sweeping new goals [Summary] =>

A season of goal-setting begins this month as the United Nations launches a new 15-year plan to fight grinding world poverty, improve health and education and quell climate change.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-21 08:07:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1756833 [AuthorName] => Steven R. Hurst [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1498117 [Title] => 4Ps making lives better [Summary] =>

The family of 26-year-old Gemma Estopa of Barangay Campusong, Borbon, Cebu had to contain a meager average income of P900 per week for their daily needs.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-09 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1519839 [AuthorName] => Michael Vencynth H. Braga/FPL [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1495764 [Title] => Philippines vows support for UN development agenda [Summary] =>

The Philippines has affirmed Congress’ full support for the global post-2015 development agenda to be adopted by world leaders later this month at the United Nations on the eve of its 70th founding anniversary.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-03 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1439293 [Title] => Light in darkness [Summary] =>

What a joy it was to read about the millions of people around the world  marking  Earth Hour by turning off  electric lights at home and on icon landmarks  from 8:30 to 9:30 Saturday evening.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134209 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804859 [AuthorName] => Domini M. Torrevillas [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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