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                    [ArticleID] => 1371082
                    [Title] => UP professors score Abad’s hecklers
                    [Summary] => 

Professors of the University of the Philippines’ School of Economics (UPSE) slammed the heckling of Budget Secretary Florencio Abad on Wednesday night, calling it a form of “violence” and “a blow to UP’s honor.”

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1673868 [AuthorName] => Reinir Padua [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1371115 [Title] => House to approve P2.6-T 2015 budget next week [Summary] =>

The House of Representatives is still on schedule to approve the proposed P2.606-trillion 2015 national budget next Friday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1364073 [Title] => Dangerous and harmful legacies [Summary] =>

An administration nearing the end of its term should be more concerned about the good and lasting legacies it will leave behind.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133340 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804883 [AuthorName] => Jose C. Sison [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1351572 [Title] => ‘Drilon, Roxas got choicest cuts from DAP’ [Summary] =>

Senate President Franklin Drilon, Interior Secretary Manuel Roxas II and other close allies of President Aquino were accused yesterday of getting the “choicest cuts” from the P177-billion Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1350355 [Title] => Nawawalang P90-B savings hinahanap kay Abad [Summary] =>

Iginiit kahapon ng dala­wang babaeng senador na dapat i-account ni Budget Secretary Butch Abad kung saan napunta ang nawawalang P90 bilyong savings mula sa pinagsama-samang P237 bilyong pondo na naipon para sa Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097275 [AuthorName] => Malou Escudero [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/pilipino-star-ngayon/bansa/20140726/butch-abad-3.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1350248 [Title] => Escudero shuns critics over Senate's 'biased' DAP probe [Summary] =>

Senate Finance Committee Chair Senator Francis Escudero shunned criticisms on Friday over the apparent bias shown by administration allies for Budget Secratary Butch Abad on the Disbursement Acceleration (DAP) issue at the Senate on Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-25 18:33:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140717/Francis-Chiz-Escudero.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1347085 [Title] => P-Noy challenges SC [Summary] =>

After hurling a veiled threat at the Supreme Court and directly questioning the unanimous 13-0 decision declaring the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) unconstitutional last Monday, President Aquino backtracked on Tuesday before a gathering of bankers and businessmen at Malacanang.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135492 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1307672 [AuthorName] => Ernesto M. Maceda [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1345753 [Title] => Unbrilliant [Summary] =>

Let me apologize to the linguists and grammarians in our midst if, for the purpose of this article today, I dare to coin a word which I propose to be "unbrilliant."

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1345283 [Title] => Abad’s resignation rejected [Summary] =>

President Aquino announced at a Cabinet meeting that Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad submitted a letter of resignation, which he immediately rejected.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135492 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1307672 [AuthorName] => Ernesto M. Maceda [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1345289 [Title] => Noy turns down Abad resignation [Summary] =>

Under fire for the Disbursement Acceleration Program that he is believed to have engineered, Budget Secretary Florencio Abad tendered a courtesy resignation that was immediately rejected by President Aquino who said the DAP had benefited the people.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140712/cabinet-meeting-1.jpg ) ) )
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