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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 332520 [Title] => Senate urged to rush biofuels bill [Summary] => The Senate was urged yesterday to rush the approval of the Bio-Fuels Bill in the wake of soaring world prices of crude oil and refined products.
The appeal was made by Bukidnon Rep. Juan Miguel Zubiri, principal author of the measure that seeks to promote the use of ethanol, a product that can be extracted from sugar cane, coconut and cassava and which can be mixed with gasoline.
Zubiri said there is urgent need to lessen the countrys dependence on imported fuel since prices of crude and finished products have been continually rising.
[DatePublished] => 2006-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 312686 [Title] => PBE elects new officers [Summary] => At their annual meeting held Nov. 29, members of the Philippine Business for the Environment (PBE) elected their board of trustees for 2006. The board is led by PBE chairman Ed Chua who is also country chairman and CEO of Pilipinas Shell. PBE founding chairman is Washington Z. Sycip.
The trustees consist of industry CEOs and company leaders who have always considered the environment an important responsibility of doing business.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 163219 [Title] => GMA wishy-washy on PPA, opposition charges [Summary] => President Arroyo was accused yesterday of being "wishy-washy" on the controversial purchased power adjustment (PPA) issue.
House Minority Leader Carlos Padilla (LDP, Nueva Vizcaya) and colleague Abraham Mitra (LDP, Palawan) made the accusation in reaction to Mrs. Arroyos statement that opposition congressmen were to blame for the delay in the consideration of the proposed changes in the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (Epira).
[DatePublished] => 2002-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 105684 [Title] => Cops: Extortion gangs behind attacks on 2 ships in Davao [Summary] => DAVAO CITY Police authorities now suspect that extortionist groups could be behind the attacks on two foreign cargo vessels here this month.
Senior Superintendent Joselito Pomperada believe that the bombings of M/V Fuji Mountain and M/V Aries Forest were the handiwork of certain groups who wanted to harass vessels that ply this city.
[DatePublished] => 2000-10-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 100841 [Title] => NDC set to acquire 28% stake in Yuchengco firm [Summary] =>Government is planning to acquire 28 percent of the Yuchengco-owned T'boli Agro-industrial Development Inc. (TADI) as the company prepares for the expansion of its pineapple plantation and cannery in South Cotabato.
Using the proceeds of the Erap bonds, government will make the acquisition through its investment arm, the National Development Co. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096655 [AuthorName] => Des Ferriols [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman has tempered expectations on their chances against a heavily favored Vietnam and in the FIVB Challenger Cup that came off the wraps at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.
But deep inside the soft-spoken and courageous skipper and the rest of Nationals, they all dream of the same big dream – a ticket straight to the Women’s Volleyball Nations League main group next year.
And their quest begins tonight when they square off with the Vietnamese at 6:30 p.m.
The home bet is the underdog versus the Vietnamese side that swept and dominated last month’s AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Filipinas snatched a historic bronze there.
“Well, alam naman po namin na mas malakas ang kalaban and we know our team is young. All we can ask the girls is to do its best while not putting pressure on the team that much,” said the charismatic Alas team leader.
The team lost power spiker Eya Laure and libero Jen Nierva and were replaced by Creamline’s Jema Galanza and National University’s Bella Belen.
Belen’s teammate, Alyssa Solomon, and Galanza’s fellow Creamline star, Tots Carlos, were enlisted into the pool but will not be able to join due to undisclosed reasons.
“It’s great to have new reinforcements in the pool. Experience-wise, marami ang mako-contribute nila sa team,” said De Guzman of Galanza and Belen.
Intriguingly, Nierva’s last-minute withdrawal left the squad with one legitimate libero in Dawn Catindig.
Cherry Nunag was listed as the team’s second libero although she’s known as a natural middle blocker.
The other members of the team are Faith Nisperos, Fifi Sharma, Vannie Gandler, Julia Coronel, Angel Canino, Dell Palomata, Arah Panique, Thea Gagate and Sisi Rondina.
The trek to that VNL dream is long and arduous though as Alas Pilipinas would need to win all its games against Vietnam, the semis and eventually the finals, assuming it could make it that far, to realize it.
In the opener of the meet, Puerto Rico turned back a feisty Kenya 25-20, 25-19, 27-25, to advance to the semis.
Teenage sensation Grace Mar Lopez Villanueva went on attack mode and fired 19 points including 18 on kills while Diana Reyes scattered 10 hits.
Pamella Adhiambo Owino tried to put up a fight for the Kenyans by unloading a match-best 22 points. most of which came in the third set when they tried
to put up a fight and steal the set before eventually falling short in the end.
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