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                    [Title] => First it was milk, now dolls
                    [Summary] => After milk, the doll is now being watched for being hazardous to health. The toy doll, that is. The doll played by children.

2008-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134303 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1431352 [AuthorName] => Juanito V. Jabat   [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 389999 [Title] => Philippines as most corrupt Asian country? [Summary] => There have been various reactions to the latest international survey showing the Philippines as the most corrupt country in Asia. Predictably, the present government has tried to defend itself by raising questions about the survey methodology or by pointing to their efforts to curb corruption. Politicians, pro and anti-government, have also registered their opinions in various press statements.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133239 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223596 [AuthorName] => Cherry Piquero Ballescas [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 352133 [Title] => Political asylum ni Bolante sa US, tinutulan [Summary] => Ipinabatid kahapon ng Senado sa US Department of Justice ang mahigpit nitong pagtutol kaugnay sa aplikasyon ni dating Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante para sa "political asylum" nito sa Estados Unidos.

Sa ipinadalang liham ni Sen. Magsaysay kay Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ng US Department of Justice, Chairman ng Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, nais lamang takasan ni Bolante ang kinakaharap nitong usapin sa P728 milyong fertilizer fund scam na pinaniniwalaang ginamit noong nakaraang 2004 elections na inimbestigahan ng Senado.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348171 [Title] => US Embassy remains mum on Bolante case [Summary] => The US Embassy remained tightlipped on the case of former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante who is staying in an immigration facility in California for still unknown reasons.

In a reply to a letter of inquiry from Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr., US Ambassador Kristie Kenney said that diplomatic protocol dictated that the Philippine government course a formal request through the Department of Foreign Affairs.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 347286 [Title] => ‘Mike A in SF with family, not LA, to help Bolante’ [Summary] => The office of First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo denied rumors yesterday that he was in the United States to help former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante, who was arrested in Los Angeles last week for a cancelled visa.

Mr. Arroyo’s chief of staff, Juris Soliman, said Mr. Arroyo went straight to the United States from Spain to join his son Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo, who was in San Francisco with his daughter Mikaela Gloria.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 343784 [Title] => Magsaysay back after three-month medical furlough in US [Summary] => After a three-month medical leave, Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. is back at work with a clean bill of health.

In a radio interview yesterday, Magsaysay said he underwent surgery in the United States to have a tumor removed from his prostate.

Magsaysay said the walnut-sized tumor was cancerous and had to be removed surgically by doctors at the Stanford University Medical Center in California.

"It’s all systems go after the surgery. I have no more health problems. (I’m) ready to go. It’s like I’ve been given a new life," Magsaysay said. [DatePublished] => 2006-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 312672 [Title] => Palace: Bolante not covered by EO 464 [Summary] => Malacañang reiterated yesterday that it had nothing to do with former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante, who has snubbed several Senate hearings on an alleged fertilizer fund scam.

Bolante is also no longer covered by Executive Order No. 464, which excludes incumbent government and police and military officials from attending legislative inquiries without prior consent from President Arroyo.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 312030 [Title] => ‘Nagpatakas’ kay Bolante gigisahin ng Senado [Summary] => Ipapatawag ng Senado ang immigration official sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) na nagpaalis kay Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante sa kabila na mayroon itong hold departure order (HDO).

Sinabi ni Senate President Franklin Drilon, dapat magpaliwanag si Ferdinand Sampol, overall supervisor ng BI sa NAIA, matapos nitong payagang makaalis ng bansa si Usec. Bolante patungong Hong Kong lulan ng Cathay Pacific flight CX 902 kamakalawa gayung nasa watchlist ito ng BI sa kahilingan ni Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 304277 [Title] => Reaksyon, sunog at EVAT [Summary] => NAPAKARAMI ho ng reaksyon tungkol sa nakaraan kong column na may pamagat na "May Kaluluwa Ba?" Nakatanggap ho ako ng kulang-kulang 300 text messages at mahigit 100 e-mails.

Katotohanan marami pa tayong hindi nababasa dahil hanggang Biyernes ng madaling-araw ay meron pa tayong mga (unread) text messages at ganoon din sa dalawa kong e-mail addresses.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133236 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804698 [AuthorName] => Nixon Kua [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 264994 [Title] => Palasyo nalalagasan ng mga opisyal [Summary] => Nilinaw ng Malacañang na hindi isang pagtalikod sa administrasyon ang serye ng pagbibitiw sa puwesto ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaan.

Ayon kay Press Secretary at Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye, nagkataon lang anya ang sunud-sunod na pagbibitiw na isinagawa ng ilang opisyal na bunsod ng mga personal na kadahilanan.

Ang paglilinaw ay ginawa ni Bunye kasunod ng mga ulat na ang mga resignation na ginawa ng ilang opisyal ay isang senyales na wala na silang suporta sa administrasyon.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) ) )

AGRICULTURE UNDERSECRETARY JOCELYN BOLANTE
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                    [ArticleID] => 410417
                    [Title] => First it was milk, now dolls
                    [Summary] => After milk, the doll is now being watched for being hazardous to health. The toy doll, that is. The doll played by children.

2008-10-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134303 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1431352 [AuthorName] => Juanito V. Jabat   [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 389999 [Title] => Philippines as most corrupt Asian country? [Summary] => There have been various reactions to the latest international survey showing the Philippines as the most corrupt country in Asia. Predictably, the present government has tried to defend itself by raising questions about the survey methodology or by pointing to their efforts to curb corruption. Politicians, pro and anti-government, have also registered their opinions in various press statements.
[DatePublished] => 2007-03-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133239 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1223596 [AuthorName] => Cherry Piquero Ballescas [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 352133 [Title] => Political asylum ni Bolante sa US, tinutulan [Summary] => Ipinabatid kahapon ng Senado sa US Department of Justice ang mahigpit nitong pagtutol kaugnay sa aplikasyon ni dating Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante para sa "political asylum" nito sa Estados Unidos.

Sa ipinadalang liham ni Sen. Magsaysay kay Attorney General Alberto Gonzales ng US Department of Justice, Chairman ng Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, nais lamang takasan ni Bolante ang kinakaharap nitong usapin sa P728 milyong fertilizer fund scam na pinaniniwalaang ginamit noong nakaraang 2004 elections na inimbestigahan ng Senado.
[DatePublished] => 2006-08-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 348171 [Title] => US Embassy remains mum on Bolante case [Summary] => The US Embassy remained tightlipped on the case of former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante who is staying in an immigration facility in California for still unknown reasons.

In a reply to a letter of inquiry from Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr., US Ambassador Kristie Kenney said that diplomatic protocol dictated that the Philippine government course a formal request through the Department of Foreign Affairs.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 347286 [Title] => ‘Mike A in SF with family, not LA, to help Bolante’ [Summary] => The office of First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo denied rumors yesterday that he was in the United States to help former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante, who was arrested in Los Angeles last week for a cancelled visa.

Mr. Arroyo’s chief of staff, Juris Soliman, said Mr. Arroyo went straight to the United States from Spain to join his son Pampanga Rep. Juan Miguel Arroyo, who was in San Francisco with his daughter Mikaela Gloria.
[DatePublished] => 2006-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 343784 [Title] => Magsaysay back after three-month medical furlough in US [Summary] => After a three-month medical leave, Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. is back at work with a clean bill of health.

In a radio interview yesterday, Magsaysay said he underwent surgery in the United States to have a tumor removed from his prostate.

Magsaysay said the walnut-sized tumor was cancerous and had to be removed surgically by doctors at the Stanford University Medical Center in California.

"It’s all systems go after the surgery. I have no more health problems. (I’m) ready to go. It’s like I’ve been given a new life," Magsaysay said. [DatePublished] => 2006-06-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 312672 [Title] => Palace: Bolante not covered by EO 464 [Summary] => Malacañang reiterated yesterday that it had nothing to do with former Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante, who has snubbed several Senate hearings on an alleged fertilizer fund scam.

Bolante is also no longer covered by Executive Order No. 464, which excludes incumbent government and police and military officials from attending legislative inquiries without prior consent from President Arroyo.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 312030 [Title] => ‘Nagpatakas’ kay Bolante gigisahin ng Senado [Summary] => Ipapatawag ng Senado ang immigration official sa Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) na nagpaalis kay Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante sa kabila na mayroon itong hold departure order (HDO).

Sinabi ni Senate President Franklin Drilon, dapat magpaliwanag si Ferdinand Sampol, overall supervisor ng BI sa NAIA, matapos nitong payagang makaalis ng bansa si Usec. Bolante patungong Hong Kong lulan ng Cathay Pacific flight CX 902 kamakalawa gayung nasa watchlist ito ng BI sa kahilingan ni Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr.
[DatePublished] => 2005-12-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 304277 [Title] => Reaksyon, sunog at EVAT [Summary] => NAPAKARAMI ho ng reaksyon tungkol sa nakaraan kong column na may pamagat na "May Kaluluwa Ba?" Nakatanggap ho ako ng kulang-kulang 300 text messages at mahigit 100 e-mails.

Katotohanan marami pa tayong hindi nababasa dahil hanggang Biyernes ng madaling-araw ay meron pa tayong mga (unread) text messages at ganoon din sa dalawa kong e-mail addresses.
[DatePublished] => 2005-10-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133236 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804698 [AuthorName] => Nixon Kua [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 264994 [Title] => Palasyo nalalagasan ng mga opisyal [Summary] => Nilinaw ng Malacañang na hindi isang pagtalikod sa administrasyon ang serye ng pagbibitiw sa puwesto ng mga opisyal ng pamahalaan.

Ayon kay Press Secretary at Presidential Spokesman Ignacio Bunye, nagkataon lang anya ang sunud-sunod na pagbibitiw na isinagawa ng ilang opisyal na bunsod ng mga personal na kadahilanan.

Ang paglilinaw ay ginawa ni Bunye kasunod ng mga ulat na ang mga resignation na ginawa ng ilang opisyal ay isang senyales na wala na silang suporta sa administrasyon.
[DatePublished] => 2004-09-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) ) )

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