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                    [ArticleID] => 1370346
                    [Title] => ‘Sunken ferry should have been retired’
                    [Summary] => 

The sunken M/V Maharlika 2 should have been retired five years ago as it was well past its serviceable life of 25 years, an official of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) bared yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096525 [AuthorName] => Ben Serrano [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140918/sunken-ferry-12.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1369083 [Title] => Ferry lumubog: 3 nalunod, 3 nawawala [Summary] =>

Tatlo-katao ang kumpirmadong nalunod habang tatlo naman ang nawawala makaraang lumubog ang M/V Maharlika II RORO sa karagatang sakop ng Panaon Island sa Southern Leyte noong Sabado ng gabi, ayon sa ulat ng National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805066 [AuthorName] => Ricky ­Tulipat [SectionName] => Probinsiya [SectionUrl] => probinsiya [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/pilipino-star-ngayon/probinsya/20140915/bata-nalunod.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1369156 [Title] => Roro lumubog: 3 nalunod, 3 missing [Summary] =>

Tatlo katao ang naiulat na nasawi habang tatlo ang nawawala at nasa mahigit 100 ang naisalba nang lumubog ang isang roll on/roll off (RORO) vessel sa karagatan ng Panaon Island, Southern Leyte kamakalawa ng gabi.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1478686 [AuthorName] => Ludy Bermudo, Ricky Tulipat [SectionName] => Police Metro [SectionUrl] => police-metro [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 747993 [Title] => Noval lauds LGUs in Southern Leyte [Summary] =>

The new DILG-8 regional director, Pedro Noval, Jr., lauded local officials in Southern Leyte for their support of policies and programs implemented by the department.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1289443 [AuthorName] => Edgar Allan Vilbar [SectionName] => Freeman Region [SectionUrl] => region [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 664613 [Title] => 4 dead, 31 hurt in bus collision [Summary] =>

Four people, including a policeman, were killed while 31 others were injured when two passenger buses collided about 15 kilometers from the Matnog port in Sorsogon midnight Wednesday, police said.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804767 [AuthorName] => Cecille Suerte Felipe [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 384178 [Title] => Vulcan eyes jv with Canada’s TVI on Leyte minesite [Summary] => Vulcan Industrial & Mining Corp. is exploring a possible joint venture with Canada-based TVI Resource Development Philippines Inc. for mining exploration in Leyte.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, Vulcan said it signed a confidentiality agreement with TVI for the later to review and evaluate mining data concerning the Panaon gold mines and properties.

Vulcan said the site covers about 1,644 hectares located at Panaon Island, Southern Leyte.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 328658 [Title] => Strong quake jolts Mindoro Occidental [Summary] => A strong earthquake shook Mindoro Occidental yesterday morning, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, the government’s earthquake monitoring agency said.

The magnitude 5.1 quake, which lasted for 10 seconds, occurred at 7:43 a.m. and was centered undersea, 45 kilometers off the town of San Jose.

The tectonic quake was felt at Intensity 5 in San Jose; Intensity 4 in Odiongan, Romblon; Intensity 3 in Boracay; Intensity 2 in Mogpoc, Marinduque and Kalibo, Aklan; and Intensity 1 in the cities of Roxas, Pasay and Quezon.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 328477 [Title] => Quakes strike Southern Leyte town [Summary] => TACLOBAN CITY — Residents of Pintuyan town on Panaon Island in Southern Leyte panicked as they woke up to an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 at 3:56 a.m. yesterday, followed by three other tremors, the civil defense office said.

The quakes, of tectonic origin, was also felt elsewhere in the province.

Myra Dolina, science research analyst of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology, said the quakes were possibly caused by the movement of the Leyte segment of the Philippine fault zone.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 303394 [Title] => Remembering the Battle of Leyte Gulf [Summary] => One of the greatest failures of the Philippine government is the fact that our annual budget for education never caught up with our population growth. Please don’t blame our population explosion… blame the politicians for not anticipating our population growth! Add to that list those so-called "nationalists" who promote only "Filipinism" to the detriment of our ability to speak English… now where has all this gotten us?
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134429 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 274005 [Title] => Aussie mining firm invests $1M in Leyte gold project [Summary] => Australian mining company Medusa Mining Limited is investing $1 million on a joint venture with Vulcan Industrial & Mining Corp. (VIMC) for the Panaon Island Gold Project in Southern Leyte.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, VIMC senior vice president Jurisita M. Quintos said its partner, Medusa, is in advanced negotiations with an investment group that has committed to put an initial $1million into the project. She said a joint venture agreement is expected to be signed in the near future.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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