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                    [ArticleID] => 1547812
                    [Title] => Binay: Economic growth must create jobs
                    [Summary] => 

Vice President Jejomar Binay downplayed yesterday the 6.3 percent growth in the economy in the last quarter of 2015, saying such improvement is “meaningless unless it provides jobs” for the people.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-29 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140915/jejomar-binay-speech-corruption-typhoon-luis.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1542699 [Title] => CHED execs face probe over P1.2-B scholarship fund [Summary] =>

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) failed to disburse more than P1.2 billion in its college scholarship fund in 2014 and is now facing an investigation by a congressional committee.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-14 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150417/CHED-9.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1530719 [Title] => Comelec blackmailing SC on ‘no bio, no boto’ TRO – lawmaker [Summary] =>

The Commission on Elections (Comelec) is being accused of trying to blackmail the Supreme Court (SC) into lifting the temporary restraining order (TRO) on the “no bio, no boto” policy.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-08 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1530404 [Title] => Comelec hit for entertaining possibility of election postponement [Summary] =>

Kabataan Partylist Representative Terry Ridon slammed the Commission on Elections for posing the possibility that the 2016 elections might be postponed in light of the Supreme Court’s issuance of a temporary restraining order against the poll body’s “No Bio, No Boto” policy.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-07 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1528164 [Title] => SC stops “No Bio, No Boto” policy [Summary] =>

The Supreme Court yesterday issued a temporary restraining order against the “No Bio, No Boto” policy of the Commission on Elections requiring voters to register their biometrics before they are allowed to vote in the 2016 elections.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-01 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1516795 [Title] => Congressional review of funeral services sought [Summary] =>

Kabataan party-list Rep. Terry Ridon has sought a congressional review on the laws and regulations governing the funeral industry to help curb abusive practices, possibly with new legislation.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1515931 [Title] => 42 SUCs get P145 M in additional funds [Summary] =>

The House of Representatives is giving 42 state universities and colleges additional operating funds for next year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-28 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1513481 [Title] => Lawmaker asks for P4-B increase in SUC budget [Summary] =>

On the last day for filing of amendments to the proposed P3.002-trillion national budget for 2016, Kabataan party-list Rep. Terry Ridon filed proposed changes seeking to excise provisions that transform several agency budgets into pork barrel and rechannel the funds to augment the budget of state universities  and colleges (SUCs).

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-21 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1512352 [Title] => Army defends increase in CAFGU budget amid lumad killings [Summary] =>

The Army yesterday defended the increase in the budget of the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU), which is now under scrutiny due to the recent killing of lumads or indigenous peoples in Mindanao.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-18 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805309 [AuthorName] => Alexis Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1511317 [Title] => Voter registration: Party seeks extension [Summary] =>

Kabataan Partylist Representative Terry Ridon asked the Commission on Elections to extend the voter’s registration period from October 31 to January 8 next year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-15 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1526426 [AuthorName] => Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) ) )
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