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DEPUTY NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER VIRTUS GIL
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 356543 [Title] => Statement - The All-Pinoy GSM Organization's stand on illegal cellphone trade [Summary] => In growing national concerns of the rampant cellphone snatching and proliferation of cellphone illegal trades and activities, we, The All-Pinoy GSM Organization, Inc. with 15,000+ strong members nationwide and worldwide, consist of cellphone shop owners, cellphone dealer and repair technicians, support the government's newly created Task Force headed by Deputy National Security Adviser Virtus Gil in coordination with the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC) and the Philippine National Police (PNP).
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 353338 [Title] => Task force to be formed vs cell phone snatching [Summary] => President Arroyo ordered yesterday Deputy National Security Adviser Virtus Gil to head a composite team that would put an end to the theft and illegal re-sale of cellular phones.
Mrs. Arroyo instructed Gil to form a task force with "police and operational powers" to curb the incidents of cell phone snatching, which have become prevalent and even deadly.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 353174 [Title] => Turn on your charm, GMA urges public servants [Summary] => President Arroyo ordered yesterday front-line government agencies especially those with bad reputations in dealing with the public to turn on their charms to improve their public image and attract more businesses.
Mrs. Arroyo made the directive during the Export Development Council meeting at Malacañang where she also ordered that all front-line government agencies should place a huge billboard at the entrances of their offices on step-by-step procedures to be undertaken by their clients.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 281826 [Title] => Indonesian envoy presses RP to neutralize JI cell [Summary] => ZAMBOANGA CITY Indonesian Ambassador Junus Effembie Habibie is pressing the government to "neutralize" the Jemaah Islamiyah terror cell in Central Mindanao.
"These people are our common enemy," he told reporters yesterday.
"We do not tolerate them."
Habibie, who was here to formally take custody of two Indonesians freed from Abu Sayyaf captivity, said his government is closely coordinating with Philippine authorities in the fight against terrorism.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [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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