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                    [Title] => Creating livelihood from waterlilies
                    [Summary] => 

Former Las Piñas City Representative and Villar Foundation managing director Cynthia Villar, a staunch advocate of environmental conservation and preservation, led the 6th Water Lily Festival in Las Piñas.

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My long-standing love affair with Capiz oysters started way, way back at Via Mare Café Oyster Bar.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136103 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1236973 [AuthorName] => Claude Tayag [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 662071 [Title] => I see food, I seafood [Summary] =>

A small silver package was handed to me ceremoniously in front of 20 or so watchful eyes.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134127 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807758 [AuthorName] => Stephanie Zubiri [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 661105 [Title] => Oh, to be Capizeño [Summary] =>

The last time I savored the fabled diwal of Capiz was several years ago at a clan dinner held outdoors in Mambusao  with the then endangered bivalve making an appearance as a crowning special dish.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134575 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804845 [AuthorName] => Alfred A. Yuson [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 346740 [Title] => Negros loses P469 M in land taxes due to CARP [Summary] => The demand for an intensive review of the Comprehensive Agrarian From Program (CARP) hit a sore point yesterday as various local government units had reportedly lost P469 million in land taxes from agrarian reform beneficiaries.

This was according to La Castellana Mayor Enrico Elumba who sent me a copy of his study of collectibles on assessed land values, which he prepared after his town suffered tremendous tax losses on real property due to CARP.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136001 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1771096 [AuthorName] => THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263039 [Title] => Endangered shellfish reappears [Summary] => ‘Diwal’ is back.

And to people in Western Visayas, this development is very good news.

A few years back, this shellfish which, to many Visayans is the "most delicious bivalve," appeared headed for extinction owing to overexploitation.

Now comes Dr. Liberator Laurena of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) announcing: "Good news, the ‘diwal’ has started to reappear."
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 192562 [Title] => Drums thunder in Iloilo [Summary] => The infectious thumping of drums rolled across Iloilo City yesterday with Mayor Jerry Trenas appealing to Dinagyang patrons to participate in the Western Visayas regional capital’s tribute to Sto. Niño.

Hotels are bulging with guests. Not even the adverse travel advisories have been able to keep away foreigners who find Dinagyang an enchanting experience.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136001 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1771372 [AuthorName] => THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
DIWAL
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                    [Title] => Creating livelihood from waterlilies
                    [Summary] => 

Former Las Piñas City Representative and Villar Foundation managing director Cynthia Villar, a staunch advocate of environmental conservation and preservation, led the 6th Water Lily Festival in Las Piñas.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135074 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804795 [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton [SectionName] => Modern Living [SectionUrl] => modern-living [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 662070 [Title] => Diwalicious [Summary] =>

My long-standing love affair with Capiz oysters started way, way back at Via Mare Café Oyster Bar.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136103 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1236973 [AuthorName] => Claude Tayag [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 662071 [Title] => I see food, I seafood [Summary] =>

A small silver package was handed to me ceremoniously in front of 20 or so watchful eyes.

[DatePublished] => 2011-03-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134127 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1807758 [AuthorName] => Stephanie Zubiri [SectionName] => Food and Leisure [SectionUrl] => food-and-leisure [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 661105 [Title] => Oh, to be Capizeño [Summary] =>

The last time I savored the fabled diwal of Capiz was several years ago at a clan dinner held outdoors in Mambusao  with the then endangered bivalve making an appearance as a crowning special dish.

[DatePublished] => 2011-02-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134575 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804845 [AuthorName] => Alfred A. Yuson [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 346740 [Title] => Negros loses P469 M in land taxes due to CARP [Summary] => The demand for an intensive review of the Comprehensive Agrarian From Program (CARP) hit a sore point yesterday as various local government units had reportedly lost P469 million in land taxes from agrarian reform beneficiaries.

This was according to La Castellana Mayor Enrico Elumba who sent me a copy of his study of collectibles on assessed land values, which he prepared after his town suffered tremendous tax losses on real property due to CARP.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136001 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1771096 [AuthorName] => THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 263039 [Title] => Endangered shellfish reappears [Summary] => ‘Diwal’ is back.

And to people in Western Visayas, this development is very good news.

A few years back, this shellfish which, to many Visayans is the "most delicious bivalve," appeared headed for extinction owing to overexploitation.

Now comes Dr. Liberator Laurena of the University of the Philippines in the Visayas (UPV) announcing: "Good news, the ‘diwal’ has started to reappear."
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Agriculture [SectionUrl] => agriculture [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 192562 [Title] => Drums thunder in Iloilo [Summary] => The infectious thumping of drums rolled across Iloilo City yesterday with Mayor Jerry Trenas appealing to Dinagyang patrons to participate in the Western Visayas regional capital’s tribute to Sto. Niño.

Hotels are bulging with guests. Not even the adverse travel advisories have been able to keep away foreigners who find Dinagyang an enchanting experience.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136001 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1771372 [AuthorName] => THE SOUTHERN BEAT By Rolly Espina [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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