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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 281831 [Title] => Unemployment rate down to 8.3 percent in April [Summary] => The Philippines jobless rate plunged to 8.3 percent in April, down sharply from 11.3 percent in January, the government said yesterday.
This left some 2.9 million from the labor force of 35.1 million without work, down from 4.03 million in January, the governments National Statistics Office said in a statement.
The sharp drop surprised analysts.
"It is really too good to be true," said Ron Rodrigo of Accord Capital Equities Inc.
[DatePublished] => 2005-06-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 265528 [Title] => Marami pa ring walang trabaho [Summary] => LIMANG milyong Pinoy ang walang trabaho. Marami sa mga college graduates ang wala pa ring trabaho. Ilan sa kanila ang nakapanayam ng BANTAY KAPWA na bigo pa rin na makakuha ng mapapasukan. Kung saan-saan na sila nag-aaplay pero hindi pa rin makakuha ng trabaho.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133168 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804725 [AuthorName] => Cielito Mahal Del Mundo [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 216444 [Title] => Manpower,numero unong 'export product' ng Pilipinas [Summary] => SI Igmey isa lang sa maraming nag-aambisyong makapagtrabaho sa ibang bansa. Aniya, ang kakayurin niya nang isang taon sa bansa ay isang buwan lang niyang pagpapawisan sa abroad. Maraming Pinoy ang may ganyang attitude. Hindi natin sila masisisi dahil kapos sa quality jobs sa sarili nilang bansa. Dahil diyan, ang numero unong "kalakal" na panluwas ng Pilipinas ay manpower. Sa kabuuan, ang bansay umaani ng $8 bilyon taun-taon mula sa ating mga overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).
[DatePublished] => 2003-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133395 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804793 [AuthorName] => Al G. Pedroche [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 190395 [Title] => Return to work [Summary] => Heres the latest on the PLDT employees strike.
The Department of Labor and Employment has ordered striking employees at Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT) back to work in an effort to resolve a dispute with the management.
[DatePublished] => 2003-01-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134315 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 122484 [Title] => Pagsulong sa women's right giit ni GMA [Summary] => Idiniin kahapon ni Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo na kailangang isulong pa ang pagpapalakas ng karapatan ng mga kababaihan para ganap nilang makuha ang respeto ng kalalakihan bilang kapantay at katuwang nila sa iba’t ibang gawain hindi lang sa tahanan kundi maging sa paggawa ng mga patakarang pambansa.
Ang pahayag ay ginawa ng Pangulo sa isang seremonyang ginanap sa Ultra sa Pasig sa pagdiriwang ng Araw ng Kababaihan.
[DatePublished] => 2001-03-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) ) )
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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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