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                    [ArticleID] => 932095
                    [Title] => New Zealand lawmakers approve gay-marriage bill
                    [Summary] => 

Hundreds of jubilant gay-rights advocates celebrated at New Zealand's Parliament on yesterday as the country became the 13th in the world and the first in the Asia-Pacific region to legalize same-sex marriage.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-18 03:31:44 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 926896 [Title] => Do You Show Your Kids You Love and Validate Them? [Summary] =>

I’m an emotional wreck right now as I write this. It may be the pregnancy hormones or fatigue or something else, but I am a bit down as I type this out while lying on my side. I’m still on bed rest, you see, and so I need to “take things easy,” as everyone remind me.

[DatePublished] => 2013-04-04 16:01:54 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1772953 [AuthorName] => Tina Santiago-Rodriguez [SectionName] => Unblogged [SectionUrl] => unblogged [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 72354 [Title] => SEC ok sa expansion sa Legacy plans [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2008-07-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Banat Balita [SectionUrl] => balita [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 185628 [Title] => Berkley Phils sees 30% revenue growth next year [Summary] => Banking on its aggressive expansion and marketing strategy, Berkley Philippines Inc. is projecting a 30-percent growth in revenues next year.

Fernando Correa Urquiza, president of Berkley International LLC, said "this ambitious target may be easier or difficult to achieve" depending on several factors like the growth of the economy and the industry.

The pre-need industry has faced difficult challenges in meeting investment objectives based on the assumptions of expected returns under more favorable economic and market conditions.
[DatePublished] => 2002-11-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 180102 [Title] => Berkley International targets 15% growth in new business [Summary] => Pre-need plan firm Berkley International Phils. Inc. is targeting a 15-percent growth in its new business this year, banking on its innovative marketing techniques and vast distribution network.

"We are expecting a 15-percent improvement in first year collections this year. We were not badly affected by the controversies that have plagued the industry. Despite the difficult business conditions, we’re glad that we have managed to survive," Berkley chairman Felipe R. Diego said in a press briefing recently.
[DatePublished] => 2002-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 130864 [Title] => Family First eyes RP as regional base in SE Asia [Summary] => Family First Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of W. Berkley International, plans to make the Philippines as its regional base in Southeast Asia despite the many complaints it received in the past two months in its Philippine operations.

Likewise, it will be establishing similar pre-need operations in Indonesia with an initial capitalization equivalent to P10 million. A total of P150 million will be infused into its proposed Indonesian operations by yearend.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097672 [AuthorName] => Ted P. Torres [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 93790 [Title] => Has Probe Team lost its bite? [Summary] => From the late 1980s up to the mid-1990s, the Probe Team was one of the most important and relevant shows on Philippine television. Its well-researched investigative features and exposes were much awaited by its legion of followers every Friday night – which was the program’s original timeslot on Channel 7 for the longest time.

As the years went by, however, this program (now aired every Tuesday) just sank deeper and deeper into mediocrity –sad to say.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135739 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1186451 [AuthorName] => Butch Francisco [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) ) )
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