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            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1638660
                    [Title] => The plague of meth addiction
                    [Summary] => Allowed, for now China has confirmed that they have "allowed" Filipino fishermen to fish freely in Scarborough Shoal, or Panatag Shoal as known to locals.
                    [DatePublished] => 2016-11-02 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 134875
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1444024
                    [AuthorName] => Korina Sanchez
                    [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion
                    [SectionUrl] => opinion
                    [URL] => 
                )

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                (
                    [ArticleID] => 1349648
                    [Title] => DOH allays fear on China’s bubonic plague
                    [Summary] => 

The Department of Health (DOH) assured the public yesterday that the death of a person from bubonic plague in China last week is no cause for alarm in the Philippines.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140724/china-GEN8.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1349451 [Title] => Parts of Chinese city sealed for bubonic plague [Summary] =>

Parts of a northern Chinese city have been quarantined after state media said a man there died of bubonic plague.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-23 14:27:07 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => World [SectionUrl] => world [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140723/rat-in-a-jar.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1283937 [Title] => Scientists find ancient plague DNA in teeth [Summary] =>

Scientists say two of the deadliest pandemics in history were caused by strains of the same plague and warn that new versions of the bacteria could spark future outbreaks.

[DatePublished] => 2014-01-28 08:43:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1488805 [AuthorName] => Maria Cheng [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 919328 [Title] => Plague on GMA News TV’s Mankind [Summary] =>

Genghis Khan — the bloodiest warlord in history — sweeps south from Mongolia into China and creates a mighty empire. He leaves 40 million dead bodies in his wake. But a greater killer stalks mankind — the Plague.

[DatePublished] => 2013-03-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 689036 [Title] => Locust ravages China's Xinjiang region [Summary] =>

Large swarms of locusts have laid waste to vast tracts of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, with authorities expecting the plague to worsen as the weather heats up.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-24 16:26:28 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 492662 [Title] => China seals off northwestern town as plague kills 3rd man [Summary] => BEIJING (AP) -- An outbreak of pneumonic plague in a remote farming town in northwestern China has killed a third person, the official Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday, as authorities locked down the town and moved to disinfect the region. [DatePublished] => 2009-08-04 09:35:26 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 463153 [Title] => Will Our Lady of Guadalupe save Mexico from an epidemic? [Summary] =>

I most certainly noticed the photograph in a daily of a devotee to Our Lady of Guadalupe wearing a blue mask to keep swine flu away.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133330 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1773484 [AuthorName] => Tingting Cojuangco [SectionName] => Sunday Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => sunday-life [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 206852 [Title] => Willing victims [Summary] => Today, we are due to be stricken off the WHO list of SARS-stricken countries. Soon after that, we expect travel advisories issued against visiting this country would be lifted. The ban on the entry of Filipino contract workers in several Middle Eastern countries should be lifted as well.

From most indications, the plague has been stopped here. There have been no new cases reported, no new deaths to grab the headlines and precipitate panic.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 203558 [Title] => State of siege [Summary] => The Bureau of Immigration says that international terrorists planned a series of bombings in Mindanao during the Holy Week. Prompt action by the authorities foiled that devious effort.

Why these terrorists would want to do that baffles me completely. A campaign of terror during this time will be completely redundant.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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