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DR. ROMEO QUIJANO
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 673421 [Title] => Mga Pinoy maraming panlaban sa radiation [Summary] =>Bukod sa pagkain ng mga seaweeds na mayaman sa iodine, pinayuhan kahapon ng isang toxicologist ang mga Pinoy na uminom ng mga oral detoxifying agents, kumain ng mga prutas at gulay at mga anti-radiation herbs upang may panlaban sakaling tumama sa bansa ang radiation na nagmumula sa Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant sa Japan.
[DatePublished] => 2011-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1590360 [AuthorName] => Ni Malou Escudero [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 673494 [Title] => 'Radiation threat real' from Japan [Summary] =>The threat of radiation from Japan reaching Philippine shores is real and should not be ignored, a professor and toxicology expert told the Senate yesterday.
[DatePublished] => 2011-04-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/3580/gen7thumb.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 513069 [Title] => Donors mulling RP corruption record [Summary] =>The Arroyo admin never runs out of officials who bring it scorn.
[DatePublished] => 2009-10-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 493157 [Title] => Environmentalists: Study long-term effects of coal ash [Summary] =>Environmentalists, in a forum yesterday, gave further explanation on coal ash and other hazardous wastes that contribute to greenhouse gases, emphasizing the “need to delve first into the long-term effects of coal ash to public health, being a worthwhile investment.”
[DatePublished] => 2009-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Cebu News [SectionUrl] => cebu-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 76529 [Title] => Doctors reiterate call for endosulfan ban [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-08-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 224256 [Title] => DENR urged to stop construction of nickel plant [Summary] => Sen. Edgardo J. Angara is urging the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) to stop the $150-million construction of a Filipino-Japanese-owned nickel processing plant in Palawan, saying the facility will cause irreversible damage to the countrys last environmental frontier.
Angaras move is being backed by the Palawan Council for Sustainable Development (PCSD) which called on the DENR to review the possible impact and dangers posed by the mettalurgical facility.
[DatePublished] => 2003-10-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 131712 [Title] => Rockwell denies PCIJ accusations [Summary] => The Rockwell Power Plant denied yesterday that it was responsible for a "deadly pond of toxic waste" in a barangay in Pasig City.
In a letter to The STAR, director/country manager R. Jay Nelson said that the investigative report by the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ) made quite a "leap in assumption" when it claimed the construction of the Lopez-owned business and residential district displaced residue threatening to the environment.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-28 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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