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                    [Title] => Music among the hills
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From a soulful “Mona Lisa” on the bus to a spirited “Da jia lai chang ge,” from “Somewhere over the rainbow” to “Sapagka’t kami ay tao lamang,” from acapella to videoke to big band to rondalla, music filled the air that Sunday in Loboc, Bohol when we joined Special Envoy to China Carlos Chan and his staff; officials, faculty and the students of the Chinese history class of the Confucius Institute at the Ateneo; and a business delegation that included the regional head of the Bank of China and a property developer from Fuzhou.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135573 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1632694 [AuthorName] => Notes from the editor [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/other-sections/starweek-magazine/20140831/music-friendship-4.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1250086 [Title] => Chinese paper apologizes after reporter confesses [Summary] =>

A newspaper whose detained reporter made a televised confession saying he had defamed a company in exchange for money published a front-page apology Sunday, saying the improper practices had taught it a "profound lesson."

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-27 16:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 914317 [Title] => Cooling measures take effect on luxury Asian property market [Summary] =>

Cooling measures are taking hold in major luxury residential markets in Asia and as a result the outlook for 2013 is looking flat, according to the latest quarterly report from Jones Lang LaSalle.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Real Estate [SectionUrl] => real-estate [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 905391 [Title] => Noy slams GMA anew, hits China [Summary] =>

A week before the campaign period heats up, President Aquino fired another salvo at his predecessor Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, saying she had mismanaged the country, and blamed China for the shortfall in tourist arrivals in 2012.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 774357 [Title] => Ty holding firm plans P24.657-B IPO [Summary] =>

Filipino-Chinese tycoon George S.K. Ty is taking his holding firm GT Capital Holdings Inc. public with plans to raise as much as P24.657 billion in what could be the first maiden share sale by a major local conglomerate in seven years.

[DatePublished] => 2012-02-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 722369 [Title] => Hong Kong worries about China's tightening grip [Summary] =>

 A visit by a senior Chinese leader meant to spread goodwill has instead left Hong Kong fuming over the smothering security that locals fear was aimed at muffling the media and protesters.

[DatePublished] => 2011-09-01 14:17:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 648700 [Title] => Cebu Pacific flies 19% more passengers to 10.5M last year [Summary] =>

Cebu Pacific (CEB) flew around 10.5 million passengers in 2010, an increase of 19 percent from over 8.76 million in 2009, the Gokongwei-owned budget carrier said.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 627448 [Title] => HK cops finish hostage probe [Summary] =>

The Hong Kong police has completed its investigation on the Aug. 23 Manila hostage tragedy that killed eight Hong Kong tourists and injured seven others.

[DatePublished] => 2010-11-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212384 [AuthorName] => Carina Roncesvalles [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 616822 [Title] => Palace gives itself above-passing mark [Summary] =>

Malacañang yesterday gave itself an above-passing grade and expressed confidence that the Aquino administration is on the right track as its first 100 days winds down.

[DatePublished] => 2010-10-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 612960 [Title] => China to get hostage report before Pinoys [Summary] =>

Beijing will have a first look at the report of the special body which investigated the Aug. 23 hostage crisis ahead of the public, Malacañang said yesterday.

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