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+ Follow OLIGARCHS Tag
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                    [ArticleID] => 2252000
                    [Title] => The Negros Island politics: Oligarchy of sugar barons
                    [Summary] => The politics of Negros is controlled by the sugar barons and the landed gentry mostly of Spanish blood who came to the Philippines between the eighteenth and nineteenth century and obtained huge encomiendas. 
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-03-16 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136164
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1148714
                    [AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez
                    [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [1] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2029153
                    [Title] => Public morale
                    [Summary] => The massacre on Mother Ignacia is over.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-07-20 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136412
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804708
                    [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [2] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 2028001
                    [Title] => Explainer: The oligarchy in the Philippines is more than just one family or firm
                    [Summary] => "Oligarchs and rich families are still very much in power and in control of the social wealth, the national economy, and remain decisive in government policies."
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-07-19 13:28:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 2
                    [AuthorID] => 
                    [AuthorName] => 
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/07/10/abs-2_2020-07-10_21-58-05755_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [3] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1984210
                    [Title] => The war against the oligarchs
                    [Summary] => One has a sprawling mansion in a posh district in the hilly San Francisco Bay area, one of his many homes all over the world.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-01-13 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136412
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804708
                    [AuthorName] => Iris Gonzales
                    [SectionName] => Business
                    [SectionUrl] => business
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [4] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1982933
                    [Title] => The origins of oligarchs
                    [Summary] => Resentment towards oligarchs is on the rise following President Duterte’s accusation that the Ayalas and Manny Pangilinan have taken advantage of onerous provisions in their water contracts for 23 years. Old wounds were opened and feelings of trepidation are festering anew against old family conglomerates.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-01-08 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136504
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1806379
                    [AuthorName] => Andrew J. Masigan
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [5] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1975216
                    [Title] => Andanar: Duterte has not embraced cronyism
                    [Summary] => Presidential Communications Operations Office Secretary Martin Andanar branded as “baseless” and “erroneous” a news report that President Duterte has embraced oligarchs.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-12-08 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804765
                    [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2019/12/07/andanar_2019-12-07_22-39-22448_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [6] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1960910
                    [Title] => Enjoying Switzerland, the land of mountains, tunnels, lakes and snow
                    [Summary] => After the great nation of France, our pilgrimage group arrived in the world's cleanest, greenest and most beautiful country of Switzerland, the land of Swiss knife and golden chocolates, as well as the most trustworthy Swiss Bank, where many of our richest taipans and tycoons, oligarchs and dirty politicians, as well as dictators and plunderers of third world countries are hiding their stolen trillions or gold bars and antique heirlooms and jewelries.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-10-17 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136164
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1148714
                    [AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez
                    [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
                )

            [7] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1834205
                    [Title] => Cabinet official says media, ‘oligarchs’ conniving vs Duterte
                    [Summary] => Cabinet Secretary Leoncio Evasco Jr. yesterday accused media and “oligarchs” of banding together to hit President Duterte “left and right.”
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-07-17 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804891
                    [AuthorName] => Artemio Dumlao
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
                    [SectionUrl] => headlines
                    [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/articles/gen9-leoncio-evasco_2018-07-16_22-23-52_thumbnail.jpg
                )

            [8] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 157179
                    [Title] => Pragmatism as a way of life
                    [Summary] => People may still mouth the necessary platitudes, but they now live mostly by whatever works regardless of how it works. Actions are assessed in terms of what they are able to effect, not the principled contexts that comfortable moralists, naive do-gooders, manipulative hypocrites and a few truly noble souls insist actions must be located in.

[DatePublished] => 2002-04-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133858 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1316794 [AuthorName] => Felipe B. Miranda [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 131594 [Title] => Who will replace the oligarchs? [Summary] => The First Asian Crisis did weakened the oligarchs. But we have always held that the power of the oligarchy derives not from its shrewd use of its power and influence but from the fatal misperception of significant sectors of society as to their true self-interest.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1787224 [AuthorName] => Victor Limlingan [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) ) )
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