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                    [ArticleID] => 2127621
                    [Title] => Lawmaker proposes P1 million cash gift for oldest Filipino alive
                    [Summary] => A measure has been filed in the House of Representatives seeking to honor super centenarian Francisca Susano, the oldest Filipino alive at 124 years old.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-09-17 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Edu Punay
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                    [Title] => Philippine’s oldest person marks 124th birthday
                    [Summary] => Francisca Susano, the country’s oldest living person, celebrated her 124th birthday on Saturday with ranking government officials among her guests and well-wishers.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-09-13 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Gilbert Bayoran
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                    [Title] => The world's oldest man, a Japanese, dies at age 112
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The world's oldest man, a Japanese, has died at the age of 112, two months short of his 113th birthday.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-18 23:46:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20160119/japan-oldest-man-dies.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1440171 [Title] => US woman now world's oldest person, wants Obama visit [Summary] =>

The oldest woman in the world is now from Arkansas!

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The world's oldest person, a Japanese woman, died Wednesday, a few weeks after celebrating her 117th birthday.

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Japan's Jiroemon Kimura, who had been recognized by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest living person and the oldest man ever, died Wednesday of natural causes. He was 116.

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Most travelers know Cebu is the oldest city in the Philippines, with the oldest street, Colon; the oldest fort, Fort San Pedro; and the oldest religious image, the Santo Niño.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1292169 [AuthorName] => Edu Jarque [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 14330 [Title] => Japan's oldest person dies at 113 [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-08-20 18:59:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 107895 [Title] => The ageing process - SPORTING CHANCE by Joaquin M. Henson [Summary] => Age is a state of mind. Or so the senior citizens insist. It has nothing to do with one’s ability or inability to perform whatever. If a person sets his mind to doing something, it will be done — somehow.

Age is determination, too. It doesn’t matter how young or old one is. The will to get the job done is such an overpowering force that it defies the passage of time.

In sports, the common thinking is once age catches up to an athlete, the end is near. But wait. Doesn’t life begin at 40? Are athletes the exception to this rule? Not so.
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Age is determination, too. It doesn’t matter how young or old one is. The will to get the job done is such an overpowering force that it defies the passage of time.

In sports, the common thinking is once age catches up to an athlete, the end is near. But wait. Doesn’t life begin at 40? Are athletes the exception to this rule? Not so.
[DatePublished] => 2001-05-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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