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                    [Title] => Turning plastic wastes into school desks
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“We have a lot of plastic wastes here in Metro Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/9458/goodnews1.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 892061 [Title] => Villar to address ATM concern of blind persons [Summary] =>

Senator Manuel Villar Jr. said the Senate would address the concern of the visually impaired regarding the use of automated teller machines (ATM), the designs of which did not fully consider their needs as users.

[DatePublished] => 2013-01-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 794073 [Title] => Senate bill wants to make teachers' election duties voluntary [Summary] =>

For the longest time, public school teachers have served as the board of election inspectors (BEI) during elections, not as a matter of choice but as mandated by law.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 743622 [Title] => Bill to allow students with unpaid fees to take exams [Summary] =>

Senator Manuel Villar Jr. is pushing for the passage of a bill that would make it illegal for all tertiary level institutions to prevent their students from taking their examinations due to non-payment of tuition fees.

[DatePublished] => 2011-11-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Education and Home [SectionUrl] => education-and-home [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 685841 [Title] => Villar seeks probe of recruiters holding OFWs' passports 'hostage' [Summary] =>

Senator Manuel Villar Jr. called yesterday for an investigation into the practice of some recruiters of taking the passports of prospective overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) “hostage” while their deployment papers are being processed.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 676913 [Title] => Miriam seeks establishment of bike-friendly communities [Summary] =>

Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago has filed a bill seeking the establishment of bike-friendly communities nationwide to encourage commuters to use bicycles as an alternative means of transportation.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 657527 [Title] => Senate passes bills amending Family Code [Summary] =>

The Senate has passed two bills amending the Family Code, one of which would allow a divorced Filipino to automatically remarry.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 555356 [Title] => Villar expects more bets joining forces with NP [Summary] =>

Now even fruits have taken on political color.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 526842 [Title] => Gibo nanguna sa online poll [Summary] =>

Nanguna si Lakas-Kampi-CMD standard bearer Gilbert “Gibo” Teo­doro Jr. sa isang mock polls sa popular na online social networking site na Facebook.

[DatePublished] => 2009-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 473661 [Title] => Palace: Opposition raiding merged Lakas-Kampi [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang confirmed yesterday that members of the opposition are raiding the ranks of the administration, particularly at the local level, now that the Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats and Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino (Kampi) have merged into one party.

[DatePublished] => 2009-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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