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                    [Title] => Kerwin Espinosa acquitted of illegal weapon possession
                    [Summary] => A Manila court has acquitted self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa of charges related to illegal possession of firearms and explosives in connection with a 2016 police raid on his family’s residence.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-09-05 00:00:00
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                    [SectionName] => Cebu News
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                    [ArticleID] => 2248150
                    [Title] => US provides fund for Philippine trade e-licensing platform
                    [Summary] => The United States provided funding support for the development of the Philippines’ strategic trade e-licensing platform to help prevent the illicit movement of material used for military purposes or for the production of weapons of mass destruction.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-02-28 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorID] => 1804865
                    [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago
                    [SectionName] => Headlines
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                    [Title] => A citizen army, our best weapons system
                    [Summary] => One of the last acts of the outgoing administration was to order two navy corvettes from South Korea, with anti-ship, anti-submarine and anti-air capabilities.
                    [DatePublished] => 2022-07-17 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Ramon J. Farolan
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                    [Title] => DOST turns over fully-automated weapon station to Philippine Navy
                    [Summary] => The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Friday turned over a fully-automated weapon station, known as "Project Buhawi", to the Philippine Navy in efforts to improve the firing capability of the country's naval ships.
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                    [AuthorName] => Angelica Y. Yang
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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - Weapons of mass distraction
                    [Summary] => In the digital age, politicians have learned to harness social media to advance their causes and project themselves, but also to subject opponents to dirty tricks and harass critics.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-07-14 00:00:00
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                    [Title] => No permit = New weapon
                    [Summary] => When Valenzuela Mayor Rex Gatchalian first did it, little did he realize that he was introducing a “New Weapon” against unpopular projects and programs of the national government or private companies in particular.
                    [DatePublished] => 2021-02-03 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Cito Beltran
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                    [Title] => Cache of weapons discovered in Nueva Ecija
                    [Summary] => Government troopers discovered a cache of ammunition in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija on Monday.
                    [DatePublished] => 2020-10-07 00:00:00
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                    [AuthorName] => Ramon Efren Lazaro
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                    [Title] => Starsky and Hutch (2004)
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                    [DatePublished] => 2013-06-28 10:54:38
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                    [Title] => A quiz about weapons & obsessions
                    [Summary] => 

Admit it. We all have these “can’t-live-without-them” items or obsessions in us.

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The power of symbolism within the world of comic books is used for both practical and story-telling purposes. Symbols and icons stand for something, whether subconsciously or otherwise, and when used properly in a storyline, they can be a very powerful tool for invoking emotions and establishing historical context.

Items, logos and icons that symbolize one thing or another literally number in the thousands. There are, however, a few that stand out above the rest. So much so that even non-comic book readers know what they are and what they represent. And when it comes to symbolism, is there anything really more powerful than a weapon? In this post, I show you my top five picks for the most iconic comic book weapons of all time!

5. Green Lantern Power Ring

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1315252 [AuthorName] => Featured Blogger Bim Barbieto [SectionName] => Unblogged [SectionUrl] => unblogged [URL] => ) ) )
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June 28, 2013 - 10:54am
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