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                    [ArticleID] => 1486070
                    [Title] => Bienvenidos Aqui Zamboanga!
                    [Summary] => 

Zamboanga City is a highly urbanized city located in the southern ends of Mindanao. It is the 6th most populous and 3rd largest city by land area in the Philippines. The Zamboangeños mainly speak Chabacano (broken Spanish) and Bisaya.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-08 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1484105 [AuthorName] => Mae Mercader [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 794280 [Title] => 14 Churches for Visita Iglesia would be better [Summary] =>

Visita Iglesia:  The Church said the Filipino faithful can visit up to 14 Catholic Churches, which signifies the 14 stations of the cross, to further strengthen their faith this Lenten season.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Video Features [SectionUrl] => video-features [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img600/2732/visita1thumb.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 677016 [Title] => Japanese Holy Week for the Filipino Catholic [Summary] =>

A devout Catholic recalls observing Lenten season in the Philippines, and shares her plans on spending the Holy Week miles away from home, in the land of the rising sun.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-17 01:07:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1422137 [AuthorName] => Jovan Cerda [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 650062 [Title] => OFWs celebrate "Pista Senyor" all over the world [Summary] =>

The Filipinos’ well-known religiosity and devotion for the Infant Jesus Has been shown once again, all over the world, with the celebrations spearheaded by the OFWs on the third Sunday of January.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134004 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1146528 [AuthorName] => Atty Josephus Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 484721 [Title] => We pray for peace in Mindanao [Summary] =>

We are jolted to our senses once again upon hearing the news about the series of bombings that ushered in the week.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135429 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 459989 [Title] => Pray for peace before polls - CBCP [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has circulated a pastoral exhortation requesting the faithful to pray for peace for a whole year, especially since the national election is scheduled for next year.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 367043 [Title] => Autumn and locating Catholic Churches in Japan [Summary] => It was cloudy last Thursday and the temperature suddenly dropped bringing in prematurely the cold weather associated with late autumn in Japan. Fortunately, the sun resurfaced brightly the next day, making the holiday celebrating Culture Day on November 3 a more enjoyable one for the Japanese people, young and old alike!
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133239 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223596 [AuthorName] => Cherry Piquero Ballescas [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 350597 [Title] => Pope offers help to OFWs in Lebanon [Summary] => The Vatican has offered to help thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) trapped in war-torn southern Lebanon.

Archbishop Fernando Filoni, Apostolic Nuncio in Manila, informed Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. of the offer in a letter dated July 18. De Venecia’s office released copies of the letter to the media yesterday.

The Speaker said it was clear that it was Pope Benedict XVI, whom President Arroyo visited a few weeks ago during her trip to Italy and Spain, who made the initiative to help Filipino workers in Lebanon.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348309 [Title] => The DFA and our government may be doing their best: But our rescue efforts look woefully pathetic [Summary] => The stampede on the part of many nations to rescue their nationals from burning Beirut and aircraft-pounded, shell-wracked Lebanon exposes us as a country unprepared for any emergency – not only foreign, I’m sorry to say, but even domestic.

This is because we fritter away our funds making our politicians millionaires, and pogi projects made them, from top to bottom, look and "smell" good in pursuit not of the general welfare but of the next election.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348426 [Title] => LPG: Our first available fuel alternative! [Summary] => I was reading a news item from The Freeman last Monday on a report by Councilor Edgardo Labella, Chair of Cebu City's Committee on Laws requesting the Department of Energy (DoE) to go after illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) operators as it has been proven that some 3,000 fire incidents that happened in the entire country was blamed on these illegal operators. These fires cause the deaths of some 500 lives. Of course I was alarmed that this was happening in our country and right here in Cebu!
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1486070
                    [Title] => Bienvenidos Aqui Zamboanga!
                    [Summary] => 

Zamboanga City is a highly urbanized city located in the southern ends of Mindanao. It is the 6th most populous and 3rd largest city by land area in the Philippines. The Zamboangeños mainly speak Chabacano (broken Spanish) and Bisaya.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-08 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1484105 [AuthorName] => Mae Mercader [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 794280 [Title] => 14 Churches for Visita Iglesia would be better [Summary] =>

Visita Iglesia:  The Church said the Filipino faithful can visit up to 14 Catholic Churches, which signifies the 14 stations of the cross, to further strengthen their faith this Lenten season.

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Video Features [SectionUrl] => video-features [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img600/2732/visita1thumb.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 677016 [Title] => Japanese Holy Week for the Filipino Catholic [Summary] =>

A devout Catholic recalls observing Lenten season in the Philippines, and shares her plans on spending the Holy Week miles away from home, in the land of the rising sun.

[DatePublished] => 2011-04-17 01:07:10 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1422137 [AuthorName] => Jovan Cerda [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 650062 [Title] => OFWs celebrate "Pista Senyor" all over the world [Summary] =>

The Filipinos’ well-known religiosity and devotion for the Infant Jesus Has been shown once again, all over the world, with the celebrations spearheaded by the OFWs on the third Sunday of January.

[DatePublished] => 2011-01-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134004 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1146528 [AuthorName] => Atty Josephus Jimenez [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 484721 [Title] => We pray for peace in Mindanao [Summary] =>

We are jolted to our senses once again upon hearing the news about the series of bombings that ushered in the week.

[DatePublished] => 2009-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135429 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 459989 [Title] => Pray for peace before polls - CBCP [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) has circulated a pastoral exhortation requesting the faithful to pray for peace for a whole year, especially since the national election is scheduled for next year.

[DatePublished] => 2009-04-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096905 [AuthorName] => Evelyn Macairan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 367043 [Title] => Autumn and locating Catholic Churches in Japan [Summary] => It was cloudy last Thursday and the temperature suddenly dropped bringing in prematurely the cold weather associated with late autumn in Japan. Fortunately, the sun resurfaced brightly the next day, making the holiday celebrating Culture Day on November 3 a more enjoyable one for the Japanese people, young and old alike!
[DatePublished] => 2006-11-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133239 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223596 [AuthorName] => Cherry Piquero Ballescas [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 350597 [Title] => Pope offers help to OFWs in Lebanon [Summary] => The Vatican has offered to help thousands of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) trapped in war-torn southern Lebanon.

Archbishop Fernando Filoni, Apostolic Nuncio in Manila, informed Speaker Jose de Venecia Jr. of the offer in a letter dated July 18. De Venecia’s office released copies of the letter to the media yesterday.

The Speaker said it was clear that it was Pope Benedict XVI, whom President Arroyo visited a few weeks ago during her trip to Italy and Spain, who made the initiative to help Filipino workers in Lebanon.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348309 [Title] => The DFA and our government may be doing their best: But our rescue efforts look woefully pathetic [Summary] => The stampede on the part of many nations to rescue their nationals from burning Beirut and aircraft-pounded, shell-wracked Lebanon exposes us as a country unprepared for any emergency – not only foreign, I’m sorry to say, but even domestic.

This is because we fritter away our funds making our politicians millionaires, and pogi projects made them, from top to bottom, look and "smell" good in pursuit not of the general welfare but of the next election.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348426 [Title] => LPG: Our first available fuel alternative! [Summary] => I was reading a news item from The Freeman last Monday on a report by Councilor Edgardo Labella, Chair of Cebu City's Committee on Laws requesting the Department of Energy (DoE) to go after illegal Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) operators as it has been proven that some 3,000 fire incidents that happened in the entire country was blamed on these illegal operators. These fires cause the deaths of some 500 lives. Of course I was alarmed that this was happening in our country and right here in Cebu!
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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