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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1381313 [Title] => Quedancor officials face graft raps [Summary] =>The Office of the Ombudsman has ordered the filing of charges against officials of the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corp. (Quedancor) before the Sandiganbayan for the alleged irregular accreditation of suppliers for its swine program in 2004.
[DatePublished] => 2014-10-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1380876 [Title] => 4 Quedancor executives face graft over swine program [Summary] =>The Office of the Ombudsman has indicted four officials of the Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corp. (Quedancor) in connection with the irregular accreditation of input suppliers for the Quedancor Swine Program (QSP) in the provinces of Iloilo, Aklan, Capiz, Bataan, Pampanga, Tarlac and Zambales in 2004.[DatePublished] => 2014-10-16 15:55:33 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1262583 [AuthorName] => Dennis Carcamo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140112/ombudsman.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 986151 [Title] => Ex-DA sec. pinakakasuhan ng graft ng Ombudsman [Summary] =>Ipinag-utos kahapon ni Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales na sampahan ng kasong graft si dating Agriculture Secretary Luis Ramon Lorenzo, Jr., mga opisyal ng Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee Corporation (Quedancor) at Metro Livestock Incorporated dahilan sa umano’y pagsasabwatan ng mga ito hinggil sa implementasyon ng Quedancor Swine Program (QSP) ng ahensiya.
[DatePublished] => 2013-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1127581 [AuthorName] => Angie dela Cruz [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 987351 [Title] => Graft raps filed vs ex-DA chief [Summary] =>Graft charges were ordered filed yesterday against former agriculture secretary Luis Ramon “Cito” Lorenzo Jr. and officials of the state-owned firm Quedan and Rural Credit Guarantee (Quedancor) over a swine program in 2004.
[DatePublished] => 2013-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://imageshack.us/a/img827/3061/5v9h.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216725 [Title] => Farmers, fishermen set up national organization [Summary] => A new national organization of farmers, fishers and small entrepreneurs named TODOPINOY has been established by the delegates and participants to the first National Convention of Self-Reliant teams held recently in Quezon City.
Coming from 14 regional centers and 52 provincial/district areas, the participants, all beneficiaries and team leaders under Quedancors self-reliant team (SRT) financing model, drafted and ratified their by-laws and articles of incorporation and elected 21 members of their National Board of Directors.
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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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