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                    [Title] => Remembering Milenyo's wrath in 2006
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Nearly eight years ago, typhoon "Milenyo (international name Xangsane)" struck the Philippines, bringing with it strong winds and rains.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-15 13:38:38 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/News-Feature/20140715/manila-flood.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1126501 [Title] => Waterproof and mad as hell [Summary] =>

This past week, the Philippines experienced an unwanted visitor by the name of Maring.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1329724 [AuthorName] => Gabbie Tatad [SectionName] => Supreme [SectionUrl] => supreme [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 855691 [Title] => DND concerned about hacking spree against state websites [Summary] =>

The Department of National Defense (DND) is concerned about the hacking of government websites and called on the critics of the embattled cybercrime law to raise their concerns through the proper channels. 

[DatePublished] => 2012-10-03 18:13:32 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 837088 [Title] => Heavy rains, floods again remind gov't to do better [Summary] =>

Paraphrasing the famous line addressed to his martyred father 29 years ago, President Aquino last Wednesday assured flood victims in evacuation centers in Metro Manila: “You won’t be left alone to fend for yourselves.” 

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133567 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804785 [AuthorName] => Satur C. Ocampo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 714124 [Title] => NDRRMC website hacked [Summary] =>

The website of the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) was defaced yesterday by hackers.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 644862 [Title] => Butuan City placed under state of calamity [Summary] =>

The Butuan City government has placed all of its 86 barangays under a state of calamity due to flashfloods and landslides brought by heavy rains, an official of the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) said today.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-04 13:36:13 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096525 [AuthorName] => Ben Serrano [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 615129 [Title] => Government ready for floods [Summary] =>

Malacañang assured the public yesterday that the government is undertaking measures to prevent a repeat of the massive flooding that caught people unprepared last year when tropical storm “Ondoy” dumped torrential rains, submerging Metro Manila and nearby provinces.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/5938/sfthumbv.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 614016 [Title] => Having learned its lesson, NDCC ready for Ondoy part 2 [Summary] =>

A year after the devastation to lives and properties by Typhoon Ondoy in Metro Manila and underlying areas, the National Disaster Risk Reduction Council (NDRRC), formerly known as the National Disaster Coordinating Council (NDCC) is now prepared for Ondoy part two.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-22 18:14:34 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805318 [AuthorName] => Jaime Laude [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 605156 [Title] => RP not ready for climate change - summit [Summary] =>

Are we prepared for climate change?

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097285 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 601578 [Title] => Protest action marks Guimaras oil spill 4th anniversary [Summary] =>

Members of an environmentalist group trooped to the office of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Quezon City yesterday to commemorate the fourth anniversary of the Petron Guimaras Oil Spill.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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