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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1692219 [Title] => DU30's two recent important appointments [Summary] => While he made political history in the hometown of my wife in Bantayan Island which for decades has always had an Escario as its chief executive, unfortunately for Mayor Arthur Despi his stint as Mayor of Bantayan was short-lived when the Commission on Elections disqualified him because his former political group, ABAG-Promdi, disowned him and accused him of forging the signature of the group's chairman, a decision affirmed by the SC. [DatePublished] => 2017-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1691952 [Title] => The 100th year of the Fatima apparitions [Summary] => This Saturday, May 13th, could be a significant day in human history because it is the 100th anniversary of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal. [DatePublished] => 2017-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1691759 [Title] => Obstruction of justice in Santa Fe? [Summary] => For our special presentation on our talkshow Straight from the Sky, we bring you issues pertaining to senior citizens, many of whom have certain complaints that need to be addressed. [DatePublished] => 2017-05-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1691080 [Title] => Gina Lopez stepped on too many powerful toes [Summary] => What happened to Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez in the other day’s confirmation hearings before the Commission on Appointments (CA) is another visible proof that Pres. Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte is no strongman as he is being portrayed by the foreign news media, notably New York Times and Cable News Network. A strongman would have cajoled his followers to toe the line, otherwise face dire consequences. [DatePublished] => 2017-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1690771 [Title] => On the mayor's verbal tussle: time to move on [Summary] => We have already written about the verbal spat between Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Sta. Fe Mayor Jose Esgana and as I learned from Mayor Osmeña... [DatePublished] => 2017-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1690471 [Title] => Having the BRT won't improve our air quality [Summary] => I read a report from The Philippine STAR last Monday where it blared "Palace Backs 1-Week LGU Approval for Telco Infra." [DatePublished] => 2017-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1690244 [Title] => The brewing trouble between two LP mayors [Summary] => The habal-habal driver in Clarin, Bohol, who tipped the police of the whereabouts of the Abu Sayyaf Group is richer today. By how much? [DatePublished] => 2017-05-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1689047 [Title] => The handsome men of Abu Sayyaf [Summary] => The illicit affair between suspected bomb expert Renierlo Dongon a.k.a. “Kudri” and PSupt. Christina Nobleza, deputy director of the Crime Laboratory in Davao region, has become the hottest topic in coffee houses all over the country. [DatePublished] => 2017-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1688815 [Title] => Time to identify the caves in each barangay [Summary] => Now it can be told that the ill-fated mission of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Bohol revealed more about the top ranking ASG members than we knew. The ASG lost Muamar Askali, alias Abu Rami, who was killed in Barangay Napo, Inabanga, Bohol, last April 11. Then last Saturday, Joselito Melloria, a.k.a. Abu Alih, who purportedly assumed leadership of the mission and acted as their guide was also killed in Clarin with three of his men. That's a loss of two ASG leaders. [DatePublished] => 2017-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1687464 [Title] => A vindication for Arroyo [Summary] => In last Tuesday’s 888 News Weekly Forum at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel... [DatePublished] => 2017-04-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1692219 [Title] => DU30's two recent important appointments [Summary] => While he made political history in the hometown of my wife in Bantayan Island which for decades has always had an Escario as its chief executive, unfortunately for Mayor Arthur Despi his stint as Mayor of Bantayan was short-lived when the Commission on Elections disqualified him because his former political group, ABAG-Promdi, disowned him and accused him of forging the signature of the group's chairman, a decision affirmed by the SC. [DatePublished] => 2017-05-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1691952 [Title] => The 100th year of the Fatima apparitions [Summary] => This Saturday, May 13th, could be a significant day in human history because it is the 100th anniversary of the first apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Fatima, Portugal. [DatePublished] => 2017-05-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1691759 [Title] => Obstruction of justice in Santa Fe? [Summary] => For our special presentation on our talkshow Straight from the Sky, we bring you issues pertaining to senior citizens, many of whom have certain complaints that need to be addressed. [DatePublished] => 2017-05-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1691080 [Title] => Gina Lopez stepped on too many powerful toes [Summary] => What happened to Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez in the other day’s confirmation hearings before the Commission on Appointments (CA) is another visible proof that Pres. Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte is no strongman as he is being portrayed by the foreign news media, notably New York Times and Cable News Network. A strongman would have cajoled his followers to toe the line, otherwise face dire consequences. [DatePublished] => 2017-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1690771 [Title] => On the mayor's verbal tussle: time to move on [Summary] => We have already written about the verbal spat between Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and Sta. Fe Mayor Jose Esgana and as I learned from Mayor Osmeña... [DatePublished] => 2017-05-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1690471 [Title] => Having the BRT won't improve our air quality [Summary] => I read a report from The Philippine STAR last Monday where it blared "Palace Backs 1-Week LGU Approval for Telco Infra." [DatePublished] => 2017-05-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1690244 [Title] => The brewing trouble between two LP mayors [Summary] => The habal-habal driver in Clarin, Bohol, who tipped the police of the whereabouts of the Abu Sayyaf Group is richer today. By how much? [DatePublished] => 2017-05-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1689047 [Title] => The handsome men of Abu Sayyaf [Summary] => The illicit affair between suspected bomb expert Renierlo Dongon a.k.a. “Kudri” and PSupt. Christina Nobleza, deputy director of the Crime Laboratory in Davao region, has become the hottest topic in coffee houses all over the country. [DatePublished] => 2017-04-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1688815 [Title] => Time to identify the caves in each barangay [Summary] => Now it can be told that the ill-fated mission of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in Bohol revealed more about the top ranking ASG members than we knew. The ASG lost Muamar Askali, alias Abu Rami, who was killed in Barangay Napo, Inabanga, Bohol, last April 11. Then last Saturday, Joselito Melloria, a.k.a. Abu Alih, who purportedly assumed leadership of the mission and acted as their guide was also killed in Clarin with three of his men. That's a loss of two ASG leaders. [DatePublished] => 2017-04-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1687464 [Title] => A vindication for Arroyo [Summary] => In last Tuesday’s 888 News Weekly Forum at the Marco Polo Plaza Hotel... [DatePublished] => 2017-04-20 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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