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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2359506 [Title] => EDITORYAL - Maraming trabaho para sa OFWs? [Summary] => Noong nakaraang taon, naitala na 6,800 Pilipino ang umaalis sa bansa para magtrabaho sa ibang bansa, ayon sa grupong Migrante. Pinagbatayan ng Migrante ang 2.5 million overseas employment certificate na iniisyu sa OFWs na umaalis sa bansa. [DatePublished] => 2024-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2024/05/31/oped_2024-05-31_21-59-00171_thumbnail.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2271098 [Title] => Pekeng ‘overseas employment certificates’ nagkalat sa online [Summary] => Nagbabala sa publiko ang Bureau of Immigration (BI) lalo na sa mga magtatangka na bumiyahe palabas ng bansa na huwag nang tangkain na gumamit ng mga pekeng ‘overseas employment certificates’ na makukuha ngayon sa online. I [DatePublished] => 2023-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804755 [AuthorName] => Danilo Garcia [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2023/06/03/bi2022-08-2922-07-13_2023-06-03_00-12-03508_thumbnail.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2139260 [Title] => Moral turpitude damages the nation [Summary] => Urged to act fast on the petition to cancel the certificate of candidacy for president of Ferdinand Marcos Jr., the Comelec, through its spokesperson, has indicated it would be able to resolve the issue by late December. That is, if the process – which usually takes six weeks – was followed strictly. [DatePublished] => 2021-11-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133567 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804785 [AuthorName] => Satur C. Ocampo [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 2036798 [Title] => Medical professionals allowed to go abroad [Summary] => The government has relaxed its ban on the overseas deployment of nurses and health workers by allowing those with existing contracts as of March 8 as well as those bearing employment certificates from the Philippine Overseas Employment Agency to leave the country to pursue their careers. [DatePublished] => 2020-08-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1804765 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => https://media.philstar.com/photos/2020/08/20/medical_2020-08-20_21-27-04433_thumbnail.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 508692 [Title] => 2 illegal recruiters nabbed [Summary] =>Authorities arrested two suspected members of an illegal recruitment syndicate operating inside the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) offices in Manila.
[DatePublished] => 2009-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 630 [Title] => Sundalo gi-aresto human mamusil atol sa kagubot [Summary] => [DatePublished] => 2007-05-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804726 [AuthorName] => Edwin Ian Melecio [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 269643 [Title] => Wasting time in long lines [Summary] => Haydee Carlos and Jojo Dancel are just two of many workers whove written to decry the long queues to renew their overseas employment card. The OEC is a requirement of the Phil. Overseas Employment Authority, a clearance that a worker has been duly processed for stint abroad and would not be flying out with mere tourist visa. First-time and vacationing workers must line up at the POEA head office in Intramuros, Manila, or any of its few satellite stations to buy it for P100.
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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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