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                    [Title] => November declared as National Consciousness Month for Punctuality and Civility
                    [Summary] => President Arroyo has declared November as National Consciousness Month for Punctuality and Civility.

Mrs. Arroyo ... [DatePublished] => 2008-10-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 135060 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Punctuality Week [Summary] => It’s derisively referred to as "Filipino time," and many events in this country are scheduled to accommodate this bad habit. The idea that Filipinos rarely arrive on time for appointments may have been reinforced by high-profile personalities notorious for tardiness. Imelda Marcos, at the height of her power, always kept people waiting, sometimes up to four hours. Joseph Estrada, during his presidency, also had trouble keeping appointments. Even the workaholic Fidel Ramos was notorious for arriving late.
[DatePublished] => 2001-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 103361 [Title] => Punctuality Week [Summary] =>

With the daily traffic nightmare, it's hard to be on time for appointments in Metro Manila. Even without traffic, however, there are still many people who think it's fashionable to be late. Filipinos in particular have become so notorious for tardiness there is even a phrase -- "Filipino time" -- to describe the seeming national penchant for being late. This stereotype was reinforced during the Marcos regime, when being an hour late was still early for the flamboyant Imelda Marcos. [DatePublished] => 2000-04-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1193631 [AuthorName] => by Editorial [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 87381 [Title] => Estrada launches punctuality drive [Summary] =>

Saying punctuality is an "indispensable virtue," the chronically tardy President Estrada has declared April 9-15 as "Punctuality Week."

not_ent"Punctuality and civility are two of the indispensable virtues that our citizenry must possess if we are to aspire for a peaceful, prosperous and orderly society," the President said in issuing Proclamation No. 255. [DatePublished] => 2000-03-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )

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