+ Follow explainer Tag
Array
(
[results] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2439974
[Title] => City, province workers get different pay for same work. Why labor groups say it's unfair
[Summary] => After Labor Day, groups are calling for a uniform living wage for each industry and the elimination of provincial wage rates as the cost of living increasingly levels out between regions.
[DatePublished] => 2025-05-02 16:52:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807868
[AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/07/15/c620_2024-07-15_22-26-34899_thumbnail.jpg
)
[1] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2439021
[Title] => Regional breakdown: How party-lists stack up across the Philippines
[Summary] => Regional strongholds and local loyalties are shaping a diverse map of support for party-lists as the May 2025 elections approach.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-29 15:30:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807868
[AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/01/14/3_2025-01-14_22-25-53748_thumbnail.jpg
)
[2] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2439197
[Title] => What is RSV? 'Widespread yet lesser-known' virus may affect over 9.2M Filipino seniors — data
[Summary] => It typically manifests symptoms such as:
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-29 08:58:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807666
[AuthorName] => Dolly Dy-Zulueta
[SectionName] => Health And Family
[SectionUrl] => health-and-family
[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141111/SeniorCitizen-2.jpg
)
[3] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2437819
[Title] => Why is Manila's Cardinal Chito Tagle being billed as ‘papabile'?
[Summary] => Observers have labeled Tagle the “Asian Francis” due to similarities in pastoral focus and leadership style with the late pope. Why is he being considered as a strong contender?
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-28 12:48:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807953
[AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/02/22/pope-francis-tagle_2025-02-22_17-52-52844_thumbnail.jpg
)
[4] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2438961
[Title] => What is Lapu-Lapu Day? Festival in Vancouver, Canada links to Filipinos in Cebu
[Summary] => What is Lapu-Lapu Day in Vancouver, Canada?
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-28 08:59:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1804924
[AuthorName] => Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo
[SectionName] => Arts and Culture
[SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/28/lapu-lapu-2_2025-04-28_08-59-23629_thumbnail.jpg
)
[5] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2438547
[Title] => Why Pope Francis chose Santa Maria Maggiore as his final resting place
[Summary] => The "Pope of the People" chose a church in the center of Rome that holds significance to him throughout his papacy.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-26 19:02:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] =>
[AuthorName] =>
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/26/pope-francis-santa-maria-maggiore_2025-04-26_19-02-52782_thumbnail.jpg
)
[6] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2438271
[Title] => Why the Philippines is unlikely to reach upper middle-income status by 2025
[Summary] => The Philippine government had been optimistic about reaching upper middle-income status by 2025—until global uncertainties emerged.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-25 14:34:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1808287
[AuthorName] => Jean Mangaluz
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/09/19/lrt_2024-09-19_23-28-41406_thumbnail.jpg
)
[7] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2435977
[Title] => Does the Catholic Church endorse politicians during elections? An explainer.
[Summary] => During elections, the Catholic Church has long shunned recommending political candidates to its faithful, but its influence extends beyond endorsements.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-15 12:24:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807953
[AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/14/san-roque-cathedralcaloocanjpeg_2025-04-14_17-14-22624_thumbnail.jpg
)
[8] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2433497
[Title] => Executive privilege vs. Senate subpoena: Will there be a constitutional crisis?
[Summary] => An explainer: Are we headed towards a constitutional crisis, as Sen. Bato dela Rosa claims?
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-04 13:31:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1808287
[AuthorName] => Jean Mangaluz
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/04/487817020117765546773314187780147615820348n_2025-04-04_13-32-38509_thumbnail.jpg
)
[9] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2432732
[Title] => Beyond numbers: In Duterte’s case, it's about proving 'widespread, systematic' attack — ICC lawyer
[Summary] => The prosecution only needs to present "emblematic" cases that meet the criteria for crimes against humanity of murder, without the need to list all victims of Duterte's drug war, according to ICC-accredited lawyer Gilbert Andres.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-01 17:52:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807868
[AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/10/17/drug-suspect-killed_2024-10-17_09-20-36663_thumbnail.jpg
)
)
)
explainer
Array
(
[results] => Array
(
[0] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2439974
[Title] => City, province workers get different pay for same work. Why labor groups say it's unfair
[Summary] => After Labor Day, groups are calling for a uniform living wage for each industry and the elimination of provincial wage rates as the cost of living increasingly levels out between regions.
[DatePublished] => 2025-05-02 16:52:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807868
[AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/07/15/c620_2024-07-15_22-26-34899_thumbnail.jpg
)
[1] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2439021
[Title] => Regional breakdown: How party-lists stack up across the Philippines
[Summary] => Regional strongholds and local loyalties are shaping a diverse map of support for party-lists as the May 2025 elections approach.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-29 15:30:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807868
[AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/01/14/3_2025-01-14_22-25-53748_thumbnail.jpg
)
[2] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2439197
[Title] => What is RSV? 'Widespread yet lesser-known' virus may affect over 9.2M Filipino seniors — data
[Summary] => It typically manifests symptoms such as:
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-29 08:58:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807666
[AuthorName] => Dolly Dy-Zulueta
[SectionName] => Health And Family
[SectionUrl] => health-and-family
[URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141111/SeniorCitizen-2.jpg
)
[3] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2437819
[Title] => Why is Manila's Cardinal Chito Tagle being billed as ‘papabile'?
[Summary] => Observers have labeled Tagle the “Asian Francis” due to similarities in pastoral focus and leadership style with the late pope. Why is he being considered as a strong contender?
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-28 12:48:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807953
[AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/02/22/pope-francis-tagle_2025-02-22_17-52-52844_thumbnail.jpg
)
[4] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2438961
[Title] => What is Lapu-Lapu Day? Festival in Vancouver, Canada links to Filipinos in Cebu
[Summary] => What is Lapu-Lapu Day in Vancouver, Canada?
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-28 08:59:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1804924
[AuthorName] => Deni Rose M. Afinidad-Bernardo
[SectionName] => Arts and Culture
[SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/28/lapu-lapu-2_2025-04-28_08-59-23629_thumbnail.jpg
)
[5] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2438547
[Title] => Why Pope Francis chose Santa Maria Maggiore as his final resting place
[Summary] => The "Pope of the People" chose a church in the center of Rome that holds significance to him throughout his papacy.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-26 19:02:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] =>
[AuthorName] =>
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/26/pope-francis-santa-maria-maggiore_2025-04-26_19-02-52782_thumbnail.jpg
)
[6] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2438271
[Title] => Why the Philippines is unlikely to reach upper middle-income status by 2025
[Summary] => The Philippine government had been optimistic about reaching upper middle-income status by 2025—until global uncertainties emerged.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-25 14:34:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1808287
[AuthorName] => Jean Mangaluz
[SectionName] => Business
[SectionUrl] => business
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/09/19/lrt_2024-09-19_23-28-41406_thumbnail.jpg
)
[7] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2435977
[Title] => Does the Catholic Church endorse politicians during elections? An explainer.
[Summary] => During elections, the Catholic Church has long shunned recommending political candidates to its faithful, but its influence extends beyond endorsements.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-15 12:24:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807953
[AuthorName] => Ian Laqui
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/14/san-roque-cathedralcaloocanjpeg_2025-04-14_17-14-22624_thumbnail.jpg
)
[8] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2433497
[Title] => Executive privilege vs. Senate subpoena: Will there be a constitutional crisis?
[Summary] => An explainer: Are we headed towards a constitutional crisis, as Sen. Bato dela Rosa claims?
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-04 13:31:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1808287
[AuthorName] => Jean Mangaluz
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2025/04/04/487817020117765546773314187780147615820348n_2025-04-04_13-32-38509_thumbnail.jpg
)
[9] => Array
(
[ArticleID] => 2432732
[Title] => Beyond numbers: In Duterte’s case, it's about proving 'widespread, systematic' attack — ICC lawyer
[Summary] => The prosecution only needs to present "emblematic" cases that meet the criteria for crimes against humanity of murder, without the need to list all victims of Duterte's drug war, according to ICC-accredited lawyer Gilbert Andres.
[DatePublished] => 2025-04-01 17:52:00
[ColumnID] => 0
[Focus] => 1
[AuthorID] => 1807868
[AuthorName] => Dominique Nicole Flores
[SectionName] => Headlines
[SectionUrl] => headlines
[URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/10/17/drug-suspect-killed_2024-10-17_09-20-36663_thumbnail.jpg
)
)
)
abtest