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National Defense
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                    [ArticleID] => 2332661
                    [Title] => ‘Military buildup plans in Batanes none of China’s business’
                    [Summary] => The Department of National Defense issued a rebuke to China over its recent critical comment on the declared plans of the Philippine government to build up military infrastructure in its northernmost islands of Batanes.
                    [DatePublished] => 2024-02-12 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1664250
                    [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/02/11/16_2024-02-11_21-36-45915_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 2194261
                    [Title] => The Secretary of National Defense
                    [Summary] => On May 25, 2020 George Floyd, a black man, was murdered by Derek Chauvin, a 44-year-old white police officer in the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-07-10 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136584
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1807416
                    [AuthorName] => Ramon J. Farolan
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
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                    [ArticleID] => 1835061
                    [Title] => Palace to review purchase of grenade launchers from Russia
                    [Summary] => Malacañang will review the impact on the Philippines’ security relations with the United States if it proceeds with the purchase of P400 million worth of grenade launchers from Russia’s state-owned firm, an official said yesterday. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-07-20 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804765
                    [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/duterteputin_2018-07-19_22-14-30814_thumbnail.jpg
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                    [ArticleID] => 1543096
                    [Title] => DepEd gets P1-B disaster fund
                    [Summary] => 

Congress has given the Department of Education (DepEd) P1 billion solely for use in disaster response, budget documents show.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-15 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804764 [AuthorName] => Janvic Mateo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1514675 [Title] => Free legal assistance to AFP, PNP members pushed [Summary] =>

A lawmaker is seeking to provide free legal assistance to members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Philippine National Police facing legal complaints from incidents related to their performance in their official duties.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-25 02:12:01 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804517 [AuthorName] => Rosette Adel [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20151025/legal-assistance.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1426437 [Title] => Parliamentary Federal Republic of the Philippines [Summary] =>

After a thorough research on federalism and parliamentary forms of government, and a comparative analysis between them and the present presidential system, we have come to realize that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte's proposal may be an idea whose proper timing has finally come.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136164 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1148714 [AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1423912 [Title] => Miriam wants civilians banned from owning body armor [Summary] =>

Any person found to have in his possession body armor or any military paraphernalia should be punished, Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago proposed.

[DatePublished] => 2015-02-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1412676 [Title] => Dapat bantayan ‘confidential’ at ‘intelligence’ funds [Summary] =>

MALAKING isyu taon-taon ang bilyones na pondong inilalaan ng gobyerno sa confidential at intelligence funds o CIF.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133616 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1167424 [AuthorName] => Ben Tulfo [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1410779 [Title] => 'Department of Disaster Management' sought [Summary] =>

A lawmaker proposed to create a distinct and separate Department of Disaster Management (DDM).

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-08 14:30:22 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1645031 [AuthorName] => Patricia Lourdes Viray [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20150108/tropical-ondoy-2.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1388237 [Title] => Teaching our kids and future generations [Summary] =>

The government’s budget for the coming year amounts to P2.4 trillion.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134448 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1777201 [AuthorName] => Tony Katigbak [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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