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Philippine Airlines (PAL) hosted a gala dinner last March 15 at the ballroom of Century Park Hotel for its friends in government, travel industry and Mabuhay Miles Million Milers and Program Partners to celebrate the flag carrier’s founding anniversary. The event was actually a countdown to PAL’s 70th birthday next year.

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Malacañang is treating the incident involving the president of Palau at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as a minor one that should not be blown out of proportion.

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Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has angered many in Asia where historians say about 200,000 women were forced into prostitution by Japanese soldiers, claiming last week there was no proof women were coerced.
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Speaking at the regular breakfast forum of the Manila Overseas Press Club at the Ristorante La Dolce Fontana in Greenhills, San Juan, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin said it is normal for countries to clash occasionally over policy decisions since each country has different interests to uphold.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 228835 [Title] => 3 cities receive 45 fire trucks [Summary] => A total of 45 fire trucks were turned over to three cities in Metro Manila — Makati, Manila and Muntinlupa — by the Lions International Supporting Association (LISA) yesterday morning.

During simple turnover ceremonies at the Valencia Circle in Rizal Park, LISA chairman Shoei Yoshida promised to further help Filipinos in every way the organization can.

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin and representatives of the mayors of Makati, Manila and Muntinlupa thanked LISA members for the vehicles, which would surely boost their firefighting capabilities. [DatePublished] => 2003-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226884 [Title] => Guingona off to China on investment mission [Summary] => Vice President Teofisto Guingona will leave today for a five-day official trip to China to meet with investors interested in the rehabilitation of an integrated steel mill in Iligan City.

Together with Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo, Guingona will also take part as special guest at the second anniversary celebration of the Shanghai branch of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) on Saturday.

Metrobank was the first Philippine bank to open in China two years ago.
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Manila has sent a formal request for the US government to be allowed access to the Indonesian militant, also known as Riduan Isamuddin, who is in US custody at an undisclosed place.
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Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin said yesterday the world financial body’s decision to keep the Philippines in its list of uncooperative countries is puzzling, but the government continues to study options in order to be stricken off the list.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209375 [Title] => ‘Peace at any price’ always costs too much [Summary] => It was an interesting dinner this writer attended Saturday night in the residence of Norwegian Ambassador Paul Moe. The red Bordeaux wine, French naturally, was excellent and even United States Ambassador Frank Ricciardone Jr. enjoyed it – or pretended to, diplomatically.

What was fascinating were the dramatis personae present: Our two major peaceniks were there, namely the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Secretary (and retired General) Eduardo Ermita, and Davao’s Peace Processor Silvestre "Bebot" Bello.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
FOREIGN AFFAIRS UNDERSECRETARY FRANKLIN EBDALIN
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                    [Title] => Countdown to PAL's 70th anniversary
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Philippine Airlines (PAL) hosted a gala dinner last March 15 at the ballroom of Century Park Hotel for its friends in government, travel industry and Mabuhay Miles Million Milers and Program Partners to celebrate the flag carrier’s founding anniversary. The event was actually a countdown to PAL’s 70th birthday next year.

[DatePublished] => 2010-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 53991 [Title] => Palace says incident on Palau president minor [Summary] =>

Malacañang is treating the incident involving the president of Palau at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport as a minor one that should not be blown out of proportion.

[DatePublished] => 2008-04-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 388257 [Title] => Comfort women call Japan PM liar for denying evidence [Summary] => Nearly two dozen elderly Filipino women called Japan’s prime minister "a liar" yesterday after he said there was no evidence that women were forced into front-line brothels by Japanese troops during World War II.

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has angered many in Asia where historians say about 200,000 women were forced into prostitution by Japanese soldiers, claiming last week there was no proof women were coerced.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 374375 [Title] => 3 kasunduan nilagdaan ng RP, Japan [Summary] => Tatlong kasunduan ang nilagdaan sa pagitan ng Pilipinas at Japan sa pagbisita ni Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe para higit pang mapatatag ang alyansa ng pagkakaibigan at pangkabuhayan ng dalawang bansa.
[DatePublished] => 2006-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 260214 [Title] => ‘RP-US relations remain good’ [Summary] => Despite differences between the Philippines and the United States over the early withdrawal of Filipino troops from Iraq, relations between the two countries remain strong, a foreign affairs official said yesterday.

Speaking at the regular breakfast forum of the Manila Overseas Press Club at the Ristorante La Dolce Fontana in Greenhills, San Juan, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin said it is normal for countries to clash occasionally over policy decisions since each country has different interests to uphold.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 228835 [Title] => 3 cities receive 45 fire trucks [Summary] => A total of 45 fire trucks were turned over to three cities in Metro Manila — Makati, Manila and Muntinlupa — by the Lions International Supporting Association (LISA) yesterday morning.

During simple turnover ceremonies at the Valencia Circle in Rizal Park, LISA chairman Shoei Yoshida promised to further help Filipinos in every way the organization can.

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin and representatives of the mayors of Makati, Manila and Muntinlupa thanked LISA members for the vehicles, which would surely boost their firefighting capabilities. [DatePublished] => 2003-11-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226884 [Title] => Guingona off to China on investment mission [Summary] => Vice President Teofisto Guingona will leave today for a five-day official trip to China to meet with investors interested in the rehabilitation of an integrated steel mill in Iligan City.

Together with Executive Secretary Alberto Romulo, Guingona will also take part as special guest at the second anniversary celebration of the Shanghai branch of the Metropolitan Bank and Trust Co. (Metrobank) on Saturday.

Metrobank was the first Philippine bank to open in China two years ago.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 218111 [Title] => RP wants Hambali tried for Rizal Day blasts [Summary] => Suspected al-Qaeda kingpin Hambali should stand trial in the Philippines for plotting a Light Railway Transit bombing that left 22 dead in December 2000, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin said yesterday.

Manila has sent a formal request for the US government to be allowed access to the Indonesian militant, also known as Riduan Isamuddin, who is in US custody at an undisclosed place.
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 211349 [Title] => Government puzzled by FATF decision [Summary] => The government is puzzled by the decision of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to keep the Philippines in the money-laundering blacklist despite compliance with its requirements.

Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Franklin Ebdalin said yesterday the world financial body’s decision to keep the Philippines in its list of uncooperative countries is puzzling, but the government continues to study options in order to be stricken off the list.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 209375 [Title] => ‘Peace at any price’ always costs too much [Summary] => It was an interesting dinner this writer attended Saturday night in the residence of Norwegian Ambassador Paul Moe. The red Bordeaux wine, French naturally, was excellent and even United States Ambassador Frank Ricciardone Jr. enjoyed it – or pretended to, diplomatically.

What was fascinating were the dramatis personae present: Our two major peaceniks were there, namely the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process, Secretary (and retired General) Eduardo Ermita, and Davao’s Peace Processor Silvestre "Bebot" Bello.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133172 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1510184 [AuthorName] => Max V. Soliven [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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