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+ Follow OPA Tag
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                (
                    [ArticleID] => 735068
                    [Title] => Palace to probe adviser's gun fiasco
                    [Summary] => 

Malacañang vowed yesterday to look into an incident involving two of Presidential Political Adviser Ronald Llamas’ security escorts, who reportedly went for a joyride using their boss’ car, figured in a collision, and were found with at least one assault rifle in their possession.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 273889 [Title] => OPAs accuse RP, Japan officials of lying [Summary] => A coalition of overseas performing artists said yesterday that officials of the Philippine and Japanese governments were lying when they promised there would be no reduction in the deployment of OPAs to Japan despite Japan’s strict new immigration policy.

OPA Koalisyon official Maureen Advincula cited figures indicating that very few entertainers were being granted working visas by Japan at this time.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262473 [Title] => 3 new posts in Office of the President [Summary] => President Arroyo created yesterday the Office of Political Affairs (OPA) to be headed by a Cabinet-ranked presidential adviser and two sub-offices led by executive directors.

The OPA, under the Office of the President, was created by virtue of Executive Order 344 dated Aug. 9, a copy of which was obtained by The STAR yesterday.

The President, however, has not named who will head this new office.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 119705 [Title] => Pag-aalis ng ARB system, tinutulan [Summary] => Mariing tinututulan ng samahan ng mga lehitimong OPA (Overseas Performing Artist) Managers and Developers sa ilalim ng Confederation of Artist Managers and Developers Asso. (CAMDA), kasama ng iba’t-ibang asosasyon ng OPA ang plano ng gobyernong pag-aalis sa pormal na training o pagsasanay na ginagawa bago makapagtrabaho sa abroad ang isang OPA bilang pangunahing hakbang ng pamahalaan upang i-"de-bureacratize" o "i-eliminate" ang red tape sa ARB system.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Showbiz [SectionUrl] => showbiz [URL] => ) ) )
OPA
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            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 735068
                    [Title] => Palace to probe adviser's gun fiasco
                    [Summary] => 

Malacañang vowed yesterday to look into an incident involving two of Presidential Political Adviser Ronald Llamas’ security escorts, who reportedly went for a joyride using their boss’ car, figured in a collision, and were found with at least one assault rifle in their possession.

[DatePublished] => 2011-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804901 [AuthorName] => Aurea Calica [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 273889 [Title] => OPAs accuse RP, Japan officials of lying [Summary] => A coalition of overseas performing artists said yesterday that officials of the Philippine and Japanese governments were lying when they promised there would be no reduction in the deployment of OPAs to Japan despite Japan’s strict new immigration policy.

OPA Koalisyon official Maureen Advincula cited figures indicating that very few entertainers were being granted working visas by Japan at this time.
[DatePublished] => 2005-04-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262473 [Title] => 3 new posts in Office of the President [Summary] => President Arroyo created yesterday the Office of Political Affairs (OPA) to be headed by a Cabinet-ranked presidential adviser and two sub-offices led by executive directors.

The OPA, under the Office of the President, was created by virtue of Executive Order 344 dated Aug. 9, a copy of which was obtained by The STAR yesterday.

The President, however, has not named who will head this new office.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804833 [AuthorName] => Marichu A. Villanueva [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 119705 [Title] => Pag-aalis ng ARB system, tinutulan [Summary] => Mariing tinututulan ng samahan ng mga lehitimong OPA (Overseas Performing Artist) Managers and Developers sa ilalim ng Confederation of Artist Managers and Developers Asso. (CAMDA), kasama ng iba’t-ibang asosasyon ng OPA ang plano ng gobyernong pag-aalis sa pormal na training o pagsasanay na ginagawa bago makapagtrabaho sa abroad ang isang OPA bilang pangunahing hakbang ng pamahalaan upang i-"de-bureacratize" o "i-eliminate" ang red tape sa ARB system.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Showbiz [SectionUrl] => showbiz [URL] => ) ) )
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