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                    [Title] => Babae kalaboso sa bomb joke sa mall
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Bagsak kalaboso ang isang 27-anyos na Pinay matapos itong mag-bomb joke sa laman ng bag ng kaniyang American boyfriend habang papasok sa isang shopping mall sa Davao City kamakalawa ng hapon.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 379361 [Title] => Tarongoy recovers well after Iraq ordeal [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Former Iraq hostage Roberto Tarongoy has recovered well more than a year after his harrowing eight-month ordeal in the hands of Iraqi militants.

"So far, I have not suffered any nightmares or trauma. I have kept my faith in God that He would help me get back to a normal life after the abduction," he told The STAR.

He and his wife, Ivy Grace, have ventured into a small business of selling motorcycle parts in the northern part of the city.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 284808 [Title] => Thanks to daily servings of tea, Tarongoy able to count the days [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — It was the accountant in him.

Even if he was blindfolded throughout his more than seven months of captivity in the hands of Iraqi militants, Robert Tarongoy managed to count the days. Thanks to his captors’ daily servings of shai, the local tea.

"Every day, without fail, they made me drink a cup of that tea," he recalled during a small thanksgiving gathering at the family residence of his wife, Ivy Grace, at Panorama Homes here last Friday night.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283814 [Title] => Tarongoy returns home to Davao City [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Former Iraqi captive Robert Tarongoy finally came home to Davao City Sunday evening to the waiting arms of his three sisters and other relatives who welcomed him at the VIP Lounge of the Davao International Airport, with a bag of Chippy chips and Maxx menthol candy, said to be his favorite munch.

"I thank everyone for the support they have given me and my family. And to those who have worked hard for my release," said a teary-eyed Tarongoy upon his arrival at 9 p.m. on Sunday, following a delay of almost four hours in his flight.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283507 [Title] => Survivor [Summary] => We rejoice with the Tarongoy family. After eight tortured months, the life of Bobby was saved.

Through that long period of captivity in the hands of Iraqi bandits, Bobby was blindfolded and bound. He was fed only scarcely and beaten up more regularly.

His survival was a feat of human endurance. His recovery was a feat of incredible patience on the part of the high-level team organized by government to secure his safety.

Let’s not count the cost of public funds expended to recover this man. The life of a Filipino is priceless.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283553 [Title] => EDITORYAL - Magkaroon ng aral kay Tarongoy [Summary] => MAHIGPIT ang paalala ni Robert Tarongoy sa mga Pilipinong nais magtungo sa Iraq. Huwag nang ituloy ang balak na doon magtrabaho sapagkat masyadong mapanganib. Mangiyak-ngiyak na sinabi ni Tarongoy na mula nang bihagin siya ng mga rebeldeng Iraqi noong Nov. 1, 2004, ay hindi na siya nakakita ng araw. Lagi siyang may piring. Kahit na sa paliligo ay nakapiring siya. [DatePublished] => 2005-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283333 [Title] => Tarongoy: For 8 months, I was kept in the dark [Summary] => Filipino accountant Robert Tarongoy came home yesterday after nearly eight months as a hostage in Iraq, during which he was kept blindfolded by Iraqi militants.

"For eight months, I was kept in the dark… I did not feel sunshine. My eyes are still aching," Tarongoy, a native of Davao City, said after arriving on a Gulf Air flight from Abu Dhabi, his voice full of emotion as flashbulbs popped around him.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283403 [Title] => Tarongoy dumating na [Summary] => Matapos ang 332 araw na pagkakabihag, nakauwi na ng bansa kahapon ang Pinoy worker na si Roberto Tarongoy mula sa Iraq.

Dakong ala-1:40 ng hapon nang dumating sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) si Tarongoy, 31, tubong Davao City lulan ng Gulf Air flight mula sa Dubai.

Kasamang dumating ni Tarongoy si Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Special Concern Rafael Seguis at ilang opisyales ng Philippine Embassy sa Middle East bilang mga escort.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283133 [Title] => Tarongoy released by Iraqi insurgents [Summary] => A Filipino accountant held hostage by rebels in Iraq for seven months has been freed by his captors and will soon be reunited with his family, President Arroyo announced yesterday.

"Robert Tarongoy is finally coming home," the President said after a Mass in Cebu City. "Ivy Tarongoy, Robert’s wife, told me she is overjoyed and deeply grateful for this good news."

No ransom was paid for Tarongoy’s freedom, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Jose Brillantes clarified.
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[DatePublished] => 2005-06-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Babae kalaboso sa bomb joke sa mall
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Bagsak kalaboso ang isang 27-anyos na Pinay matapos itong mag-bomb joke sa laman ng bag ng kaniyang American boyfriend habang papasok sa isang shopping mall sa Davao City kamakalawa ng hapon.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097155 [AuthorName] => Joy Cantos [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 379361 [Title] => Tarongoy recovers well after Iraq ordeal [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Former Iraq hostage Roberto Tarongoy has recovered well more than a year after his harrowing eight-month ordeal in the hands of Iraqi militants.

"So far, I have not suffered any nightmares or trauma. I have kept my faith in God that He would help me get back to a normal life after the abduction," he told The STAR.

He and his wife, Ivy Grace, have ventured into a small business of selling motorcycle parts in the northern part of the city.
[DatePublished] => 2007-01-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 284808 [Title] => Thanks to daily servings of tea, Tarongoy able to count the days [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — It was the accountant in him.

Even if he was blindfolded throughout his more than seven months of captivity in the hands of Iraqi militants, Robert Tarongoy managed to count the days. Thanks to his captors’ daily servings of shai, the local tea.

"Every day, without fail, they made me drink a cup of that tea," he recalled during a small thanksgiving gathering at the family residence of his wife, Ivy Grace, at Panorama Homes here last Friday night.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283814 [Title] => Tarongoy returns home to Davao City [Summary] => DAVAO CITY — Former Iraqi captive Robert Tarongoy finally came home to Davao City Sunday evening to the waiting arms of his three sisters and other relatives who welcomed him at the VIP Lounge of the Davao International Airport, with a bag of Chippy chips and Maxx menthol candy, said to be his favorite munch.

"I thank everyone for the support they have given me and my family. And to those who have worked hard for my release," said a teary-eyed Tarongoy upon his arrival at 9 p.m. on Sunday, following a delay of almost four hours in his flight.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283507 [Title] => Survivor [Summary] => We rejoice with the Tarongoy family. After eight tortured months, the life of Bobby was saved.

Through that long period of captivity in the hands of Iraqi bandits, Bobby was blindfolded and bound. He was fed only scarcely and beaten up more regularly.

His survival was a feat of human endurance. His recovery was a feat of incredible patience on the part of the high-level team organized by government to secure his safety.

Let’s not count the cost of public funds expended to recover this man. The life of a Filipino is priceless.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283553 [Title] => EDITORYAL - Magkaroon ng aral kay Tarongoy [Summary] => MAHIGPIT ang paalala ni Robert Tarongoy sa mga Pilipinong nais magtungo sa Iraq. Huwag nang ituloy ang balak na doon magtrabaho sapagkat masyadong mapanganib. Mangiyak-ngiyak na sinabi ni Tarongoy na mula nang bihagin siya ng mga rebeldeng Iraqi noong Nov. 1, 2004, ay hindi na siya nakakita ng araw. Lagi siyang may piring. Kahit na sa paliligo ay nakapiring siya. [DatePublished] => 2005-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283333 [Title] => Tarongoy: For 8 months, I was kept in the dark [Summary] => Filipino accountant Robert Tarongoy came home yesterday after nearly eight months as a hostage in Iraq, during which he was kept blindfolded by Iraqi militants.

"For eight months, I was kept in the dark… I did not feel sunshine. My eyes are still aching," Tarongoy, a native of Davao City, said after arriving on a Gulf Air flight from Abu Dhabi, his voice full of emotion as flashbulbs popped around him.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283403 [Title] => Tarongoy dumating na [Summary] => Matapos ang 332 araw na pagkakabihag, nakauwi na ng bansa kahapon ang Pinoy worker na si Roberto Tarongoy mula sa Iraq.

Dakong ala-1:40 ng hapon nang dumating sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) si Tarongoy, 31, tubong Davao City lulan ng Gulf Air flight mula sa Dubai.

Kasamang dumating ni Tarongoy si Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Special Concern Rafael Seguis at ilang opisyales ng Philippine Embassy sa Middle East bilang mga escort.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283133 [Title] => Tarongoy released by Iraqi insurgents [Summary] => A Filipino accountant held hostage by rebels in Iraq for seven months has been freed by his captors and will soon be reunited with his family, President Arroyo announced yesterday.

"Robert Tarongoy is finally coming home," the President said after a Mass in Cebu City. "Ivy Tarongoy, Robert’s wife, told me she is overjoyed and deeply grateful for this good news."

No ransom was paid for Tarongoy’s freedom, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary for Migrant Workers Jose Brillantes clarified.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 283134 [Title] => Cebu is beginning to look like a refuge and ‘sanctuary’ for GMA [Summary] => Sure, she may have had a speech scheduled before an international IT group of foreign delegates and businessmen. There must have been a raft of other projects to be toured or inaugurated. But her rushing for solace and prayer to the Pink Sisters yesterday gave La Presidentas real intent away.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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