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                    [Title] => Gov't approves new PPP projects for accelerated growth
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The government approved today a number of key Public Private Partnership (PPP) projects, mainly on infrastructure construction, in a bid to boost the country's economic development.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-19 22:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1164361 [Title] => Rebels bomb transmission tower in Maguindanao [Summary] =>

Suspected rebels of the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters, a breakaway faction of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), bombed a transmission tower of the National Grid Corporation in Maguindanao today, causing a blackout in the province.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-02 20:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 885271 [Title] => 35 fishermen rescued, 261 still missing [Summary] =>

Low-flying search planes spotted three Filipino fishermen drifting at sea and flashing mirrors to signal for help, as authorities stepped up the search Wednesday for 261 others still missing more than a week after a powerful typhoon killed hundreds in the southern Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-12 18:00:26 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 883197 [Title] => Death toll from typhoon climbs past 500 [Summary] =>

Rescuers were digging through mud and debris Friday to retrieve more bodies strewn across a farming valley in the southern Philippines by a powerful typhoon. The death toll from the storm has surpassed 500, with more than 400 people missing.

[DatePublished] => 2012-12-07 23:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 857741 [Title] => Benefits outweigh risks in Philippines peace deal [Summary] =>

 A tentative roadmap to peace in the southern Philippines announced this week is the first major step in the latest attempt to end a long and bloody insurgency waged by minority Muslims in the predominantly Christian nation. It carries the risk of failure that has been the fate of similar peace agreements, but strong domestic and international backing could boost its chances of success. Here's a look at the background and the future of the deal: 

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The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed to nearly 1,500 on yesterday, as authorities widened their search for bodies.

[DatePublished] => 2011-12-28 03:23:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 762194 [Title] => (UPDATE) 'Sendong' death toll jumps to nearly 1,500 [Summary] =>

The death toll from flash floods that swept away entire villages in the southern Philippines climbed to nearly 1,500 on Tuesday, as authorities widened their search for bodies.

[DatePublished] => 2011-12-27 10:00:11 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 705529 [Title] => Bishops say sorry, return donated SUVs [Summary] =>

Philippine Roman Catholic bishops embroiled in a scandal involving allegedly inappropriate donations today returned vehicles they received as gifts from the government's charity funds.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-13 20:34:24 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 671977 [Title] => (UPDATE) Kidnappers of 16 people in Agusan demand release of jailed members [Summary] =>

The gunmen demanded freedom for their fellow tribesmen who were jailed following an almost identical hostage-taking in the same town in 2009 by suspects wanted for murder and abductions, said regional police chief Reynaldo Rafar.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-02 16:25:15 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 671971 [Title] => Gunmen in Agusan del Sur kidnap 14, set demand [Summary] =>

Police say gunmen in the restive southern Philippines have kidnapped 14 people, most of them teachers, and are demanding freedom for jailed relatives.

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