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[Title] => Prosecutor: French teacher lied about IS attack claim
[Summary] => A preschool teacher who claimed to have been attacked by a masked assailant invoking Islamic State made up the story, French prosecutors said yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2015-12-14 15:31:47
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[AuthorName] => Lori Hinnant
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[Title] => Yellow is the color of home
[Summary] => Standing up after the devastation brought about by Super Typhoon Yolanda was never easy for survivors who lost their homes and loved ones.
[DatePublished] => 2015-10-31 10:00:00
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[SectionName] => Starweek Magazine
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[Title] => When a house becomes a home
[Summary] => MANILA, Philippines - Rosalinda and her family were granted a new house one sunny day in July. It had a small enclosed space dedicated for a lavatory, a sink with a stainless steel finish, tall doors and wide windows – one each at the front and back of their humble abode, welcoming light and air.
She was a mother of four, now only of two, a loving wife and a dutiful homemaker. Before super typhoon Yolanda devastated their community, she owned a large, profitable sari-sari store and a money-lending business while her husband worked as a jeepney driver.
She recalled how, almost two years ago, water quickly engulfed everything they owned and cared about. The typhoon took with it three of her young children aged 10, 8, and two, and her brother. In the middle of the calamity, they were immobilized, in pain, and helpless. Only her eldest daughter, who is now 13, survived, as did her parents as they were away on vacation.
What followed were two months spent in hospital recovery, the next two months surviving in the family jeepney that made it through the onslaught, nine months living in a tent and relying on relief goods for food and basic needs, being transferred to temporary homes made of bamboo matting and coconut lumber, until they were finally given a house where they could start anew.
Twenty-five concrete cream and sky blue houses now stand in two rows in a peaceful new neighborhood in Barangay Sto. Niño, Tacloban City. Twenty-five families who are typhoon survivors were officially granted newly-constructed and typhoon-proof houses along with Rosalinda and her husband.
AES Philippines, a global power company operating in Zamboanga City, partnered with Habitat for Humanity Philippines to turn over 25 houses to selected families. Though Tacloban City is far from their area of operation, AES Philippines exerts tangible efforts to be socially involved, especially in communities in need of assistance. The project is a team effort of the company and voluntary donations from AES employees all over the world.
During the turnover, AES Asia strategic business unit president Scott Kicker, together with Habitat for Humanity Philippines CEO Charlie Ayco, city councilor Cristina Romualdez, and other local government representatives were present to officially hand over the keys to the newly-built houses.
“We all do our little part, but most of the work is done by the people of Habitat for Humanity. They’re out here every day in the frontline, they were here when there were no hotels, no electricity. That’s the hard part and I can’t take credit for that. All I can hope is that the company will play a small part in it,” says Kicker.
Countless months since their horrific experience in the hands of super typhoon Yolanda, Rosalinda is grateful for the roof above their heads and promises to make the most of the opportunity given her family to rebuild their lives all over again.
[DatePublished] => 2015-09-06 10:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1440630
[AuthorName] => Khaila Gurion
[SectionName] => The Good News
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[Title] => Manny focuses on footwork; Roach unhappy over sparring
[Summary] => Manny Pacquiao is shifting his focus on footwork as training for the Floyd Mayweather Jr. fight enters its fourth week in Los Angeles.
[DatePublished] => 2015-03-30 10:00:00
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[AuthorID] => 1804774
[AuthorName] => Abac Cordero
[SectionName] => Sports
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[Title] => Pope urges Europe to open doors to refugees
[Summary] => Pope Francis urged Europe to open its doors to refugees yesterday as he marked the anniversary of a deadly migrant shipwreck off Sicily by meeting with survivors and relatives of the victims.
[DatePublished] => 2014-10-02 07:14:09
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[AuthorID] => 1243262
[AuthorName] => Daniela Petroff
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[Title] => In this very room
[Summary] => Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, “Peace to you!” — John 20:26
[DatePublished] => 2014-03-04 00:00:00
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[SectionName] => Daily Bread
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[Title] => Traders Hotel Manila gets a new look
[Summary] => Traders Hotel, Manila opens its doors to corporate events, weddings and social occasions with its newly-renovated grand ballroom and function rooms.
[DatePublished] => 2013-08-10 00:00:00
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[SectionName] => Modern Living
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[Title] => 20th Travel and Tour Expo opens doors at the SMX
[Summary] => 20th Travel and Tour Expo opens doors at the SMX
[DatePublished] => 2013-02-16 10:46:57
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[SectionName] => Video Features
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[Title] => No less than quality
[Summary] => For property developer EDSA Grand Realty and Development Corp., nothing beats quality materials in the construction of its condominium projects.
[DatePublished] => 2011-11-26 00:00:00
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[Title] => LRT operation disrupted anew - official
[Summary] => Operation of the Light Rail Transit-Line 1 was temporarily disrupted again this morning after doors of one of its trains failed to close, an official disclosed today.
[DatePublished] => 2011-04-12 08:17:08
[ColumnID] => 133272
[Focus] => 0
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[AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo
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