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                    [ArticleID] => 1514527
                    [Title] => Congress vows to improve quality of Pinoy seafarers
                    [Summary] => 

The House of Representatives will continue to pass legislation aimed at keeping Filipino seafarers the No. 1 choice of global shipping companies, through continued compliance with international standards and enhancement of training programs, leaders of the chamber said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-24 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1511932 [Title] => Seafarers stage protest vs Marina [Summary] =>

At least 2,000 seafarers and their families gathered at the Maritime Industry Authority along Taft Avenue in Manila Thursday to protest what they described as the Marina’s shortcomings and incompetence.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-17 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805358 [AuthorName] => Non Alquitran [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1508506 [Title] => Palace on UN ruling: GMA enjoyed due process [Summary] =>

The Palace on Thursday insisted that former president and Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was granted due process, following the United Nations ruling that her detention violates international law.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-08 02:43:19 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1645031 [AuthorName] => Patricia Lourdes Viray [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20151008/sonny-coloma-gloria-arroyo.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1504575 [Title] => Trade facilitation key in hitting this year’s exports growth goal [Summary] =>

Exporters are working to achieve the eight to 10-percent exports growth target this year amid softening of major overseas markets, banking on the implementation of trade facilitation measures.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-27 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1651979 [AuthorName] => Philexport [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20150928/Philexport-Sergio-Ortiz-Luis-Jr.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1494621 [Title] => UN alarmed over increasing number of enforced disappearances [Summary] =>

The United Nations has denounced the “alarming” number of acts tantamount to enforced disappearances.

[DatePublished] => 2015-08-31 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20150901/Ban-Ki-moon-8.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1436368 [Title] => UN chief calls for more efforts to end all forms of racial discrimination [Summary] =>

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Saturday called upon all UN member states to learn from past tragedies to combat racism in today's world.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-22 15:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1403895 [Title] => EDITORIAL - Migrants’ Day [Summary] =>

Today is a special day for the sector that accounts for a significant chunk of national production: overseas Filipino workers. In 2000, the United Nations proclaimed Dec. 8 as International Migrants Day – the date in 1990 when the UN General Assembly adopted the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1393937 [Title] => House to review oil compensation law [Summary] =>

The House of Representatives is set to review the implementation of Republic Act 9483 or the Oil Pollution Compensation Act of 2007.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1329643 [Title] => Lawmakers to help avert ban on Phl seafarers [Summary] =>

Lawmakers yesterday vowed to support more measures to avert the blacklisting of Filipino seafarers by the European Union (EU), which last month gave the Philippines more time to comply with the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) for seafarers.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1328133 [Title] => CHED eyes national entrance exam for key courses [Summary] =>

The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) is eyeing the possibility of implementing a national qualifying exam for specific courses in line with efforts to improve the quality of graduates in these fields.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804518 [AuthorName] => Ghio Ong [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140528/ched-logo-with-exam-paper-8.jpg ) ) )
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