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                    [Title] => Chiz urges all-out recruitment of young athletes
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Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero remains firm in his belief Filipino athletes in some contact sports – particularly the boxers – have the biggest chance at winning medals in the future Olympics, but said the young athletes’ outlook should change with the reinvigorated programs undertaken by both the public and private sectors.

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When it comes to H1N1 influenza (swine flu), people should learn the truth about the anti-viral properties of herbs, superfoods and dietary supplements.

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My flight home was delayed by the usual air traffic congestion at NAIA. At Changi’s Terminal 2, I was told the incoming flight of Cebu Pacific came late, like our flight coming into Singapore last Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-29 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1438839 [Title] => A black pencil’s worth [Summary] =>

People who have most everything never have to know what it feels like to be in their shoes. For children in indigenous communities who live in the remotest parts of a Third World country such as the Philippines, having nothing is the norm.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-29 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1783940 [AuthorName] => Vberni Regalado [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1396516 [Title] => Are you still banking on your parents? [Summary] =>

Financial freedom is a very tricky subject. The circumstances are different for everybody but generally, there are three types of people in the world.

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AYON sa pinakabagong survey ng Social Weather Stations, 12 milyong pamilya sa bansa ang umamin na sila ay mahirap at 9.3 milyon naman ay umamin na sila ay mga “food–poor” o walang sapat na nakakain.

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[Note: UP president Alfredo Pascual, ex-senator and UP president Edgardo Angara, Regent Magdaleno Albarracin, and Dr. Benito Legarda, Jr. spoke at the launch of my Cesar Virata: Life and Times Through Four Decades of Philippine Economic History at the Executive House of the University of the Philippines on August 22, 2014.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133940 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1336383 [AuthorName] => Gerardo P. Sicat [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1354396 [Title] => Elusive Olympic dream [Summary] =>

International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski said recently she believes the POC, PSC and NSAs know what it necessary and what they must do to make the elusive dream of capturing the country’s first Olympic gold medal a reality. But unfortunately, they lack the tools to get the job done, she lamented.

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There have been speculations that it is only a matter of time before the People’s Republic of China will proclaim its own version of the Monroe Doctrine in Asia and replace the United States as the dominant power and policeman of East Asia.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1320839 [Title] => Man made woman [Summary] =>

“The doll is a universal symbol of consumer capitalism where the woman is once again objectified, yet the whole nation embraces the woman wearing the PH sash. So what does physical beauty really mean in Third World countries? In ManMadeWoman, the parade of homogenized female bodies questions the celebrity of beauty pageants — what does it really mean to aim for the crown?” — Nikki Luna, ManMadeWoman, 2014.

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                    [Title] => Chiz urges all-out recruitment of young athletes
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Sen. Francis “Chiz” Escudero remains firm in his belief Filipino athletes in some contact sports – particularly the boxers – have the biggest chance at winning medals in the future Olympics, but said the young athletes’ outlook should change with the reinvigorated programs undertaken by both the public and private sectors.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-30 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1513311 [Title] => ‘Natural meds the best defense against flu’ [Summary] =>

When it comes to H1N1 influenza (swine flu), people should learn the truth about the anti-viral properties of herbs, superfoods and dietary supplements.

[DatePublished] => 2015-10-21 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1137602 [AuthorName] => Art C. Sampana [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1505308 [Title] => Dreams of democracy [Summary] =>

My flight home was delayed by the usual air traffic congestion at NAIA. At Changi’s Terminal 2, I was told the incoming flight of Cebu Pacific came late, like our flight coming into Singapore last Thursday.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-29 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133182 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804837 [AuthorName] => Boo Chanco [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1438839 [Title] => A black pencil’s worth [Summary] =>

People who have most everything never have to know what it feels like to be in their shoes. For children in indigenous communities who live in the remotest parts of a Third World country such as the Philippines, having nothing is the norm.

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-29 10:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1783940 [AuthorName] => Vberni Regalado [SectionName] => The Good News [SectionUrl] => the-good-news [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1396516 [Title] => Are you still banking on your parents? [Summary] =>

Financial freedom is a very tricky subject. The circumstances are different for everybody but generally, there are three types of people in the world.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1237099 [AuthorName] => Coco Quizon [SectionName] => YStyle [SectionUrl] => ystyle [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/lifestyle/ystyle/20141128/banking-on-your-parents-6.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1386003 [Title] => Kontraktuwalisasyon + korapsyon = kahirapan at kagutuman [Summary] =>

AYON sa pinakabagong survey ng Social Weather Stations, 12 milyong pamilya sa bansa ang umamin na sila ay mahirap at 9.3 milyon naman ay umamin na sila ay mga “food–poor” o walang sapat na nakakain.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133431 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804732 [AuthorName] => Roy Señeres [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1367245 [Title] => Benito Legarda Jr. on Cesar Virata [Summary] =>

[Note: UP president Alfredo Pascual, ex-senator and UP president Edgardo Angara, Regent Magdaleno Albarracin, and Dr. Benito Legarda, Jr. spoke at the launch of my Cesar Virata: Life and Times Through Four Decades of Philippine Economic History at the Executive House of the University of the Philippines on August 22, 2014.

[DatePublished] => 2014-09-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133940 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1336383 [AuthorName] => Gerardo P. Sicat [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1354396 [Title] => Elusive Olympic dream [Summary] =>

International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Mikee Cojuangco-Jaworski said recently she believes the POC, PSC and NSAs know what it necessary and what they must do to make the elusive dream of capturing the country’s first Olympic gold medal a reality. But unfortunately, they lack the tools to get the job done, she lamented.

[DatePublished] => 2014-08-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1329688 [Title] => A balance of power in East Asia [Summary] =>

There have been speculations that it is only a matter of time before the People’s Republic of China will proclaim its own version of the Monroe Doctrine in Asia and replace the United States as the dominant power and policeman of East Asia.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1320839 [Title] => Man made woman [Summary] =>

“The doll is a universal symbol of consumer capitalism where the woman is once again objectified, yet the whole nation embraces the woman wearing the PH sash. So what does physical beauty really mean in Third World countries? In ManMadeWoman, the parade of homogenized female bodies questions the celebrity of beauty pageants — what does it really mean to aim for the crown?” — Nikki Luna, ManMadeWoman, 2014.

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