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                    [Title] => Anti-EDCA petitioners press SC on TRO
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Groups have renewed their bid in the Supreme Court (SC) to strike down the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) signed by the government with the US.

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Then there is the politics of it all.

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The killing of transgender woman Jennifer Laude by a US serviceman is the most recent vivid violation of people's rights, a consequence of lopsided military agreements between the US and the Philippine governments.

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It is unfortunate that some government officials, including some legislators have danced to the music of cause-oriented groups on the issue of the damage caused by an American warship grounded in the Tubbataha reef.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135759 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1301991 [AuthorName] => Eladio C. Dioko [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 768165 [Title] => Circus [Summary] =>

The impeachment circus is in town. We will know, over the next few days, if this process will be vital enough to hold our people’s attention and sway strong emotions whichever way.

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CLARK FIELD (PLDT/WeRoam) It was nice of US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. to assure Filipino guests on board the visiting nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson last Monday that the United States is ready to stand by these fair islands whenever their security is threatened.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135304 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804858 [AuthorName] => Federico D. Pascual Jr. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 684450 [Title] => Erap supports VFA review [Summary] =>

Former President Joseph Estrada favors a review of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).

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If we step back from the petty political sniping that always engulfs partisan politics in this country, we might better appreciate the significance of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s meeting today with US President Barack Obama.

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MANILA, Philippines - The patriotism that easily characterized generations of politicians bred in the pre-Marcos era is clearly illustrated in What’s Happening to Our Country: The Life and Times of Emmanuel Pelaez, the biography of the former vice president who served in the Macapagal administration.

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MILITARY BASES AGREEMENT
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                    [Title] => Anti-EDCA petitioners press SC on TRO
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Groups have renewed their bid in the Supreme Court (SC) to strike down the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) signed by the government with the US.

[DatePublished] => 2014-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20141218/EDCA-5.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1381423 [Title] => Custody [Summary] =>

Then there is the politics of it all.

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The killing of transgender woman Jennifer Laude by a US serviceman is the most recent vivid violation of people's rights, a consequence of lopsided military agreements between the US and the Philippine governments.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135377 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 905951 [Title] => Caution on Tubbataha reactions [Summary] =>

It is unfortunate that some government officials, including some legislators have danced to the music of cause-oriented groups on the issue of the damage caused by an American warship grounded in the Tubbataha reef.

[DatePublished] => 2013-02-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135759 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1301991 [AuthorName] => Eladio C. Dioko [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 768165 [Title] => Circus [Summary] =>

The impeachment circus is in town. We will know, over the next few days, if this process will be vital enough to hold our people’s attention and sway strong emotions whichever way.

[DatePublished] => 2012-01-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 687226 [Title] => US' defense of Phl nice to hear, but... [Summary] =>

CLARK FIELD (PLDT/WeRoam) It was nice of US Ambassador Harry Thomas Jr. to assure Filipino guests on board the visiting nuclear aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson last Monday that the United States is ready to stand by these fair islands whenever their security is threatened.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135304 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804858 [AuthorName] => Federico D. Pascual Jr. [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 684450 [Title] => Erap supports VFA review [Summary] =>

Former President Joseph Estrada favors a review of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097133 [AuthorName] => Jose Rodel Clapano [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 491083 [Title] => Relations [Summary] =>

If we step back from the petty political sniping that always engulfs partisan politics in this country, we might better appreciate the significance of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo’s meeting today with US President Barack Obama.

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MANILA, Philippines - The patriotism that easily characterized generations of politicians bred in the pre-Marcos era is clearly illustrated in What’s Happening to Our Country: The Life and Times of Emmanuel Pelaez, the biography of the former vice president who served in the Macapagal administration.

[DatePublished] => 2009-03-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 402996 [Title] => PAF poised to leave Clark to give way to more investors [Summary] => CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga – Amid the shortage of land for investors at this freeport, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) ... [DatePublished] => 2008-09-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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