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                    [ArticleID] => 1950132
                    [Title] => The new imperialism and slavery
                    [Summary] => I mentioned in one of my columns recently what the Singaporean historian Wong Linken said, that Southeast Asia was better ruled by colonialists because their governments were far more efficient.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-09-09 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134336
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1315036
                    [AuthorName] => F. Sionil Jose
                    [SectionName] => Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
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                    [ArticleID] => 1936635
                    [Title] => Lincoln: The great emancipator
                    [Summary] => Abraham Lincoln. The great emancipator. A Negro-free-from-slavery advocate.
                    [DatePublished] => 2019-07-22 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 0
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                    [AuthorID] => 
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                    [SectionName] => Entertainment
                    [SectionUrl] => entertainment
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                    [ArticleID] => 1835693
                    [Title] => Philippines active in fight against modern slavery
                    [Summary] => The Philippines has an estimated 780,000 of its population living in slavery and is among the leaders in the Asia- Pacific region in responding to the fight against modern slavery, according to the 2018 Global Slavery Index.
                    [DatePublished] => 2018-07-22 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1415410
                    [AuthorName] => Jose Katigbak
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                    [ArticleID] => 1545502
                    [Title] => Recent controversies spark discussion about slavery books
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When children's author-illustrator Don Tate works on a book about slavery, he keeps in mind that a smile must be more than just a smile.

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Pope Francis urged governments and legislatures on Wednesday to do more to end modern-day slavery, calling for better laws and policies to prevent human trafficking, protect its victims and prosecute those responsible.

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Pope Francis urged governments and legislatures on yesterday to do more to end modern-day slavery, calling for better laws and policies to prevent human trafficking, protect its victims and prosecute those responsible.

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Episcopalians in Rhode Island are planning to open what would be the nation's only museum centered on the trans-Atlantic slave trade, with a focus on the church's role in its history and the sometimes-buried legacy of slavery in Northern states.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-28 07:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1520348 [AuthorName] => Michelle R. Smith [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/world/20141128/Grave-yard-Tombstone-cemetery-catacombs.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1394871 [Title] => Gov’t vows stronger campaign vs modern slavery [Summary] =>

The Philippines has one of the worst modern slavery problems in the Asia-Pacific, but it also garnered the top spot in the 2014 edition of the Global Slavery Index (GSI) among countries “making comparatively strong efforts with limited resources” in the campaign against human trafficking.

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A lawmaker suggested that education is the key to prevent overseas Filipino workers from ending up as "modern slaves" abroad and to help them find more decent jobs.

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An estimated 261,200 Filipinos still live in modern slavery, according to a recent survey conducted by Australian-based human rights groups.

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