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                    [Title] => Governance major problem in Phl - EU
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Governance has been a major problem of the Philippines and will require years for the country to effect transformation, according to the European Union’s outgoing Ambassador Alistair MacDonald.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 645043 [Title] => Fewer babies for the Asian tiger economies [Summary] =>

It was a great way to start the New Year when an old friend and college barkada of ours, Mr. Napoleon “Poly” Nazareno, president of Smart Communications and the Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) invited the old gang for a sumptuous dinner at Anzani’s Restaurant in Nivel Hills, Cebu last Sunday, Jan. 2nd.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 642939 [Title] => EU hopes Congress will approve RH bill [Summary] =>

The European Union (EU) hopes the House of Representatives and the Senate will approve the Reproductive Health (RH) bill despite lawmakers’ pronouncements that the measure is not among the priority legislations in 2011.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 642438 [Title] => Phl, EU sign P2-billion deal for health program [Summary] =>

The Philippines and the European Union (EU) have signed the 36-million euro (about P2.12 billion) second phase of the Health Sector Policy Support Program (HSPSP).

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 639802 [Title] => EU extends $47.8 million grant to Phl health sector [Summary] =>

Filipinos lack of access to affordable and quality health service continues to be a big challenge to the government, the European Union's (EU) top envoy to the Philippines said today.

[DatePublished] => 2010-12-17 17:15:55 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 627181 [Title] => Too early to judge Noy on killings - EU [Summary] =>

President Aquino’s brief period in office is not enough for him to stop cases of unexplained killings, according to the European Union (EU).

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 626205 [Title] => Philippines still keen on economic partnership accord with EU [Summary] =>

The Philippines is still keen on pursuing an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 620888 [Title] => EU wants RP to speed up action on possible FTA [Summary] =>

The European Union (EU) has warned that if the Philippines continues to drag its feet on a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA), the EU might not be able to accommodate the Philippines anymore because it is processing several agreements with other Asian countries.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1480108 [AuthorName] => Ma. Elisa Osorio  [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 610655 [Title] => Exciting stories of adventure & survival [Summary] =>

The public screening of the 13th edition of Ciné Europa (European Film Festival) opened yesterday, with 22 movies from 17 European countries scheduled to be shown at the Cinema 2 of the Shang Cineplex of Shangri-La Plaza Mall.

[DatePublished] => 2010-09-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1357240 [AuthorName] => Ibarra C. Mateo [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 598950 [Title] => EU okays grants worth 2.1 million euros for RP disaster project [Summary] =>

The European Union (EU) recently approved grants worth 2.1 million euros (P125 million) for seven disaster risk reduction projects in the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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