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                    [ArticleID] => 606759
                    [Title] => Loren looks into anomalies in smoke testing for buses
                    [Summary] => 

Sen. Loren Legarda has called for an inquiry into the allegations that public utility buses (PUBs) have connived with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to avoid emission testing, which is required for the registration of all motor vehicles.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 510708 [Title] => Folk in high-risk Metro areas to be relocated [Summary] =>

President Arroyo yesterday ordered the permanent relocation of thousands of families living near riverbanks in Marikina City and other so-called high-risk areas in Metro Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9720/gen1thumb.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 508699 [Title] => Supreme Court postpones final Bar exams [Summary] =>

The final Bar exams scheduled for today have been reset to next Sunday due to tropical storm “Ondoy.”

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 343918 [Title] => MMDA tapping camera phones vs erring enforcers [Summary] => Cellular phones equipped with cameras can now be used to turn just about anyone into an instant undercover agent of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

Agency officials said yesterday citizens can now use their camera phones to catch traffic enforcers engaged in extortion through bribery in the course of apprehending erring motorists.

They can also take snapshots of personnel sleeping on the job. The photos can send the pictures directly to MMDA Metrobase, where personnel will document the photo-aided report.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262168 [Title] => Bulacan’s pride: All-female SWAT team [Summary] => CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan — Talk about equal rights.

The provincial police takes pride in having an all-female Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, perhaps the first such squad in the country.

Senior Superintendent Felizardo Serapio Jr., Bulacan police director, told The STAR that the 10-member squad will respond to situations which require policewomen.

"It could be raids on prostitution dens, nightclubs or dormitories for women," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371238 [AuthorName] => James Mananghaya [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
ALTHOUGH METRO MANILA
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            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 606759
                    [Title] => Loren looks into anomalies in smoke testing for buses
                    [Summary] => 

Sen. Loren Legarda has called for an inquiry into the allegations that public utility buses (PUBs) have connived with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to avoid emission testing, which is required for the registration of all motor vehicles.

[DatePublished] => 2010-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 510708 [Title] => Folk in high-risk Metro areas to be relocated [Summary] =>

President Arroyo yesterday ordered the permanent relocation of thousands of families living near riverbanks in Marikina City and other so-called high-risk areas in Metro Manila.

[DatePublished] => 2009-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://img223.imageshack.us/img223/9720/gen1thumb.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 508699 [Title] => Supreme Court postpones final Bar exams [Summary] =>

The final Bar exams scheduled for today have been reset to next Sunday due to tropical storm “Ondoy.”

[DatePublished] => 2009-09-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 343918 [Title] => MMDA tapping camera phones vs erring enforcers [Summary] => Cellular phones equipped with cameras can now be used to turn just about anyone into an instant undercover agent of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA).

Agency officials said yesterday citizens can now use their camera phones to catch traffic enforcers engaged in extortion through bribery in the course of apprehending erring motorists.

They can also take snapshots of personnel sleeping on the job. The photos can send the pictures directly to MMDA Metrobase, where personnel will document the photo-aided report.
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097363 [AuthorName] => Michael Punongbayan [SectionName] => Metro [SectionUrl] => metro [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 262168 [Title] => Bulacan’s pride: All-female SWAT team [Summary] => CAMP ALEJO SANTOS, Bulacan — Talk about equal rights.

The provincial police takes pride in having an all-female Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) team, perhaps the first such squad in the country.

Senior Superintendent Felizardo Serapio Jr., Bulacan police director, told The STAR that the 10-member squad will respond to situations which require policewomen.

"It could be raids on prostitution dens, nightclubs or dormitories for women," he said.
[DatePublished] => 2004-08-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1371238 [AuthorName] => James Mananghaya [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) ) )
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