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                    [ArticleID] => 1525112
                    [Title] => Makati city government hires persons with disabilities
                    [Summary] => 

The Makati City government has started hiring persons with disabilities (PWDs) for various positions at the city hall.

[DatePublished] => 2015-11-23 03:32:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097368 [AuthorName] => Mike Frialde [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/nation/20141202/persons-with-disability-VAT-exemption.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1314134 [Title] => SM Muntinlupa is PRA’s Mall of the Year [Summary] =>

SM Center Muntinlupa was recently awarded as the Shopping Center of the Year (Small Category) during the recent 17th Outstanding Filipino Retailers and Shopping Centers of the Year Awards Night held recently at the Crowne Plaza in Ortigas Center.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business As Usual [SectionUrl] => business-as-usual [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1258793 [Title] => No resting on laurels [Summary] =>

Michael Barredo has probably done much more in promoting sports for the differently abled than anyone would’ve imagined from a handicapped man who lost his eyesight in a car accident in 1979. And he is well-recognized for his achievements. In 1989, he received the Apolinario Mabini Award as an outstanding businessman and in 1993, was cited with a TOYM (The Outstanding Young Men) Award for humanitarian service and community development.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 466790 [Title] => Barredo heads world blind sports body [Summary] =>

Not too many know that former PSC commissioner Mike Barredo was reelected unopposed to serve a fresh four-year term as International Blind Sports Association (IBSA) president during the organization’s eighth General Assembly in Antalya, Turkey, recently.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 232037 [Title] => Novo Ecijanos excel here and now abroad [Summary] => Last week, the Vatican assigned Bishop Oscar Solis, then Pastor of St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Louisiana to oversee the archdiocese of Los Angeles, one of the top US Catholic communities in the United States. Bishop Solis is a Filipino-American who was born and raised in San Jose, Nueva Ecija.
[DatePublished] => 2003-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 213035 [Title] => Milestones for Mike [Summary] => It’s been nearly 24 years since Mike Barredo figured in a horrible car accident that destroyed his vision. He was 24, athletic and an outstanding car salesman at the peak of his life. His wife Barbara was pregnant with their second child. She later gave birth to Richard whom Barredo has never seen.

The accident happened at about 2 a.m. in front of the Rizal Coliseum on Vito Cruz. Barredo, overtaking from the right, drove his car into a parked vehicle. His head banged against the windshield of his car, which was a total wreck. He was a bloody mess.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 171375 [Title] => Tinga gets Mabini award [Summary] => The municipal government of Taguig received the prestigious Apolinario Mabini Award as local government unit of the year for championing the cause of the disabled.

Taguig Mayor Freddie Tinga received the award from President Arroyo in ceremonies held at Malacañang Palace.

Tinga’s administration was cited for providing valuable assistance to Goodwill Industry of the Philippines, an organization for the disabled and disadvantaged in the municipality.
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[DatePublished] => 2001-07-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135979 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804781 [AuthorName] => Bill Velasco [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 108159 [Title] => Seeing in the dark - THE GAME OF MY LIFE by Bill Velasco [Summary] => Mike Barredo was struck blind in a car accident on December 7, 1979. He was told he would never see again. A multi-talented athlete who played in the Philippine Football Association, the Philippine Youth Football Team, the National Junior Chess Championship and the De La Salle Greenhills junior basketball team, his future was literally cast into the dark. But he never let it kill his spirit.
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