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                    [ArticleID] => 2259299
                    [Title] => Libel and the freedom of expression
                    [Summary] => Whenever the courts decide to acquit a writer of libel, defamation, or slander for expressing his critical views, it means that the freedom of expression is so important as a bedrock of liberty and democracy that societies and governments should not silence a dissenter even if his opinions are quite unpleasant and even disturbing.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-04-16 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136164
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1148714
                    [AuthorName] => Atty. Josephus B. Jimenez
                    [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
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                    [ArticleID] => 2187560
                    [Title] => Tuloy ang laban para sa kasarinlan at kalayaan
                    [Summary] => BUKAS, ipagdiriwang natin ang ika-124 taong paglaya ng Pilipinas mula sa 333-taong pang-aalipin ng mga Kastila at 48-taong pananakop ng mga Amerikano.  
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-06-11 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 136426
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805359
                    [AuthorName] => Pastor Joey Umali
                    [SectionName] => Punto Mo
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                    [ArticleID] => 1483152
                    [Title] => The forgotten Treaty of Paris
                    [Summary] => 

Both China and the Philippines attempt to justify reasons for making their claims to the various islands in the South China Sea.

[DatePublished] => 2015-07-31 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1435496 [Title] => Damaging Phl ecological balance [Summary] =>

China’s continuous reclamation through construction of artificial islands causes widespread destruction of West Philippine Sea’s (WPS) biodiversity and damages its ecological balance.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1418006 [Title] => EDITORIAL - No blank check for the MILF [Summary] =>

Forget that the MILF, being a rebel group, has no real and legitimate claim to any territory within the Republic of the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-freeman/opinion/20150129/Freetoon.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1384066 [Title] => Why we need the Visiting Forces Agreement [Summary] =>

The alleged murder of Jennifer Laude by a US Marine had brought the usual uproar over the VFA including calls for its abolition.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Letters to the Editor [SectionUrl] => letters-to-the-editor [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1383764 [Title] => China’s 5 Constitutions refute Beijing sea claim [Summary] =>

As unilateral declarations, the Charters bind China to its word that Hainan is its southernmost territory.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1383005 [Title] => China’s own ancient maps disprove Beijing sea claim [Summary] =>

On display at U.P.-Diliman, 52 old maps show Hainan island-province as China’s southernmost territory, and Scarborough as part of the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1304135 [Title] => Let us unite against China [Summary] =>

For a very long period of time and anchored upon diverse reasons, not the least of which being regional fervor, the Philippines is one country that has chosen to be fragmented in many an issue.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135054 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096513 [AuthorName] => Aven Piramide [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1287586 [Title] => Drilon: No Cha-cha for Bangsamoro Law [Summary] =>

The Bangsamoro Basic Law being crafted under the peace framework between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) will not lead to an amendment of the Constitution, Senate President Franklin Drilon said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img843/4835/gen8.jpg ) ) )
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