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                    [ArticleID] => 1251556
                    [Title] => Demons among us? 6 questions about lurkers in the dark
                    [Summary] => 

Fr. Jocis Syquia, director of the Archdiocese of Manila's Office of Exorcism, is among the country's foremost advocates of the doctrine of exorcism, or warding off demonic activities from people's lives.

[DatePublished] => 2013-11-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8339/n98j.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 465034 [Title] => Court of Appeals orders Meralco: Pay consumer P.4 million damages [Summary] =>

MANILA, Philippines - The Court of Appeals (CA) has affirmed its decision ordering the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to pay over P400,000 in damages to the heirs of the late ambassador Enrique Syquia, whose subscription was cut after the power firm accused him of making illegal power connections 10 years ago.

[DatePublished] => 2009-05-08 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 422394 [Title] => Meralco pinagsabihan ng CA [Summary] => Idiniin kahapon ng Court of Appeals na hindi maaaring basta na la­ mang puputulan ng kur­yente ng Manila Electric Company ang sinu­mang kustomer nito kahit pa mahuli itong gumaga­mit ng iligal na kuneksyon. [DatePublished] => 2008-12-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 23247 [Title] => Don’t contact dead people, priest warns [Summary] =>

A Catholic priest who is an expert on exorcism warned yesterday against contacting spirits during the observance of All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day next week to avoid talking to the devil.

[DatePublished] => 2007-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 304664 [Title] => Exorcist: Pinoys prone to possession by evil spirits [Summary] => Filipinos are "prone" to possession by evil spirits because they still cling to pagan practices, according to a Catholic priest who specializes in exorcism.

Fr. Jose Francisco Syquia said occult practices, which are common in the Philippines, only invite evil spirits and open up contact to the world of the dead — acts that are strictly prohibited by the Roman Catholic Church.
[DatePublished] => 2005-11-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096875 [AuthorName] => Edu Punay [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 219710 [Title] => Powerhomes ordered to return money of investors [Summary] => The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Power Homes Unlimited Corp. to immediately return the investments of its over 100,000 members and to refrain from holding seminars or trainings which are intended to attract more investors.

Tomas Syquia, head of the SEC’s Compliance and Enforcement Department, said the failure of Powerhomes to comply with their directive will result in the immediate closure of the marketing firm’s operations.
[DatePublished] => 2003-09-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 201543 [Title] => SEC probes 6 firms believed engaged in pyramiding [Summary] => Bent on stopping the proliferation of investment scams in the country, the Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating five or six companies believed to be engaged in pyramiding or Ponzi schemes.

Tomas Syquia, head of the SEC Compliance and Enforcement Department, said the commission is now focusing on medium-sized corporations suspected of engaging in schemes that offer high interest rates for placements of P10,000 to P50,000 in just a short period of time.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 200597 [Title] => SEC asks banks to control issuance of checkbooks [Summary] => The Securities and Exchange Commission has asked the Bankers Association of the Philippines to properly monitor and control the issuance of checkbooks to corporations or individuals as part of efforts to clamp down on operators of pyramiding or Ponzi schemes.

In a letter to BAP executive director Leonilo G. Coronel, SEC Compliance and Enforcement Department head Jose Tomas Syquia requested banks to limit the release of checkbooks, particularly to new corporations whose stated line of business do not normally entail huge volumes of checks.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 199772 [Title] => What we need is a debt cap [Summary] => What’s with Mar Roxas? Even after President Arroyo herself indicated that she is not inclined to sell Petron at this time, Mar still wants to sell Petron together with all the other government crown jewels now. Like his fellow investment banker Lito Camacho, Mar is simply focused on raising funds by whatever means to sustain government’s free spending ways.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 198684 [Title] => Iresponsableng pahayag ng SEC at DTI laban sa kanilang inaakusahan (Part III) [Summary] => "TAMAAN ang dapat tamaan, balatan ang dapat balatan, pangalanan ang dapat pangalanan. Ngunit responsibilidad ng awtoridad na maging "tumpak" (beyond reasonable doubt) na ang mga inaakusahan ay positibo bilang pseudo-investment firms, o di naman kaya, sangkot sa network marketing scam." ---BST 3/7/03

Hindi trabaho ng kolum na ito na ipagtanggol ang alinmang kompanyang pinangalanan ng Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) o ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) na nauna na nilang inaakusahang sangkot sa illegal pyramiding o network marketing scam.
[DatePublished] => 2003-03-12 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133616 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1167424 [AuthorName] => Ben Tulfo [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) ) )
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