^
+ Follow ETHIOPIA AND KENYA Tag
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1253499
                    [Title] => Nation’s obsession with Olympic gold
                    [Summary] => 

Every so often, we are asked how do we improve Philippine sports? And very often, the quality of Philippine sports is gauged by the performance of our athletes in elite sports or by the number of medals Filipino athletes bring home from international competitions like the Olympics, the Asian Games and the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135709 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653011 [AuthorName] => Philip Ella Juico [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 920421 [Title] => Global warming may have fueled Somali drought [Summary] =>

Global warming may have contributed to low rain levels in Somali in 2011 where tens of thousands died in a famine, research by British climate scientists suggests.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-16 01:00:47 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 848082 [Title] => Refereeing in the UAAP and sports traditions [Summary] =>

The reversal by the UAAP of the decision of its own Commissioner, Ato Badolato, to reject the protest of the National University (NU) that Far Eastern University’s (FEU) RR Garcia’s winning basket was made after regulation time and should therefore not be counted was, to say the least, odd. At worst, it was a total rejection of the proper role of Commissioner of a league like the UAAP.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135709 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653011 [AuthorName] => Philip Ella Juico [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 840871 [Title] => Win the gold first before dreaming of the prize [Summary] =>

Senator Miriam Santiago and partylist Rep. Mark Aeron Sambar have filed similar bills seeking to give a medal of valor and a guaranteed cash prize of P2 million to the first Filipino athlete to win an Olympic gold medal and every athlete thereafter who does the same.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136063 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1382205 [AuthorName] => Jerry Tundag [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 836062 [Title] => Fartlek and lack of vision for sports [Summary] =>

To be sure, there was widespread disappointment and anguish over the failure of 19-year old Davaeno, Mark Anthony Barriga, to get past Kazakhstan’s Birzhan Zhakypov in the light flyweight division of the London Olympics boxing competitions on Saturday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135709 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653011 [AuthorName] => Philip Ella Juico [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 711842 [Title] => Rains add misery to Somalia's famine refugees [Summary] =>

Tens of thousands of famine-stricken Somali refugees were cold and drenched after torrential rains pounded their makeshift structures in the capital, as the UN raised concerns yesterday that renewed conflict in the country may jeopardize relief work.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-01 04:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 708825 [Title] => Somali militants vow to block aid workers [Summary] =>

Al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia vowed to keep most international aid workers away despite a worsening famine, as the U.N. warned that 800,000 children could die in the region from starvation.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-23 08:23:27 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 706439 [Title] => US: Somalia food crisis one of biggest in decades [Summary] =>

East Africa's worsening famine is one of the largest humanitarian crises in decades, a U.S. State Department official said, pledging "significant" aid despite the debt ceiling impasse being debated in Washington.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-16 09:12:38 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
ETHIOPIA AND KENYA
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1253499
                    [Title] => Nation’s obsession with Olympic gold
                    [Summary] => 

Every so often, we are asked how do we improve Philippine sports? And very often, the quality of Philippine sports is gauged by the performance of our athletes in elite sports or by the number of medals Filipino athletes bring home from international competitions like the Olympics, the Asian Games and the Southeast Asian (SEA) Games.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135709 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653011 [AuthorName] => Philip Ella Juico [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 920421 [Title] => Global warming may have fueled Somali drought [Summary] =>

Global warming may have contributed to low rain levels in Somali in 2011 where tens of thousands died in a famine, research by British climate scientists suggests.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-16 01:00:47 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 848082 [Title] => Refereeing in the UAAP and sports traditions [Summary] =>

The reversal by the UAAP of the decision of its own Commissioner, Ato Badolato, to reject the protest of the National University (NU) that Far Eastern University’s (FEU) RR Garcia’s winning basket was made after regulation time and should therefore not be counted was, to say the least, odd. At worst, it was a total rejection of the proper role of Commissioner of a league like the UAAP.

[DatePublished] => 2012-09-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135709 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653011 [AuthorName] => Philip Ella Juico [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 840871 [Title] => Win the gold first before dreaming of the prize [Summary] =>

Senator Miriam Santiago and partylist Rep. Mark Aeron Sambar have filed similar bills seeking to give a medal of valor and a guaranteed cash prize of P2 million to the first Filipino athlete to win an Olympic gold medal and every athlete thereafter who does the same.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 136063 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1382205 [AuthorName] => Jerry Tundag [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 836062 [Title] => Fartlek and lack of vision for sports [Summary] =>

To be sure, there was widespread disappointment and anguish over the failure of 19-year old Davaeno, Mark Anthony Barriga, to get past Kazakhstan’s Birzhan Zhakypov in the light flyweight division of the London Olympics boxing competitions on Saturday.

[DatePublished] => 2012-08-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135709 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653011 [AuthorName] => Philip Ella Juico [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 711842 [Title] => Rains add misery to Somalia's famine refugees [Summary] =>

Tens of thousands of famine-stricken Somali refugees were cold and drenched after torrential rains pounded their makeshift structures in the capital, as the UN raised concerns yesterday that renewed conflict in the country may jeopardize relief work.

[DatePublished] => 2011-08-01 04:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 708825 [Title] => Somali militants vow to block aid workers [Summary] =>

Al-Qaida-linked militants in Somalia vowed to keep most international aid workers away despite a worsening famine, as the U.N. warned that 800,000 children could die in the region from starvation.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-23 08:23:27 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 706439 [Title] => US: Somalia food crisis one of biggest in decades [Summary] =>

East Africa's worsening famine is one of the largest humanitarian crises in decades, a U.S. State Department official said, pledging "significant" aid despite the debt ceiling impasse being debated in Washington.

[DatePublished] => 2011-07-16 09:12:38 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) ) )
abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with