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After Spain lost the Spanish-American War, she was forced to give up some of her prized possessions.

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China cannot tow the stranded Philippine Navy vessel BRP Sierra Madre from the disputed Ayungin Shoal as this can be considered as an attack under the United States-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty, a Filipino expert in international law said.

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Carlos Peña Romulo was born on January 14, 1899 in Intramuros, Manila.

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Few people know the significance of the date today, as it is the 111th anniversary of the formal end of the Filipino-American War, which the American’s dub as the “Philippine Insurrection.”

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The cadets will soon shed off their old "West Point inspired" uniforms and jump into the rayadillo, the uniform worn by their forefathers during the Philippine revolution against Spain.

By next year, the academy’s more than 1,000 cadets will be wearing the rayadillo and the hot full dress uniform will be a thing of the past.

Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Cardoso Luna said the change in uniforms is part of the PMA’s general makeover.
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And why not? In the 25 years since the last US helicopter lifted off from the US embassy roof in Saigon, the nation has been used to denote a war.

But despite the deep scars left by the Vietnam War – or the American War, as the Vietnamese prefer to call it – opportunities were afforded people to set things right, this time.
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[DatePublished] => 2001-07-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101207 [Title] => Yesterday we commemorated Phil-American friendship - ROSES AND THORNS by Alejandro R. Roces [Summary] => Yesterday was July 4, the day that the United States celebrates its Independence Day. It was on July 4, 1776 that the United States asserted the sovereign Independence of what was once a British colony.
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                    [Title] => EDITORIAL - What if we had been a US state?
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After Spain lost the Spanish-American War, she was forced to give up some of her prized possessions.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-freeman/opinion/20141001/freetoon.gif ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1308760 [Title] => 'US may act if China tows Philippine ship' [Summary] =>

China cannot tow the stranded Philippine Navy vessel BRP Sierra Madre from the disputed Ayungin Shoal as this can be considered as an attack under the United States-Philippines Mutual Defense Treaty, a Filipino expert in international law said.

[DatePublished] => 2014-04-04 11:43:26 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1212169 [AuthorName] => Camille Diola [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/headlines/20140404/navy-ship-LT57-BRP-Sierra-Madre.jpg ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 855241 [Title] => Discovering Romulo Café [Summary] =>

Carlos Peña Romulo was born on January 14, 1899 in Intramuros, Manila.

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Few people know the significance of the date today, as it is the 111th anniversary of the formal end of the Filipino-American War, which the American’s dub as the “Philippine Insurrection.”

[DatePublished] => 2012-04-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135522 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805274 [AuthorName] => Bobit S. Avila [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 386901 [Title] => God give us men! [Summary] => The Philippines has undergone a long list of revolts in her history. There was the famous Battle of Mactan on April 21, 1521. It was the first reported resistance of the natives in the Philippines against foreign invaders. Lapu-Lapu, a chieftain of Mactan Island, defeated Spanish colonizer led by the Portuguese navigator Magellan. [DatePublished] => 2007-02-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133536 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804832 [AuthorName] => Sara Soliven De Guzman [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 266463 [Title] => PMA goes retro, sheds old uniform [Summary] => Cadets of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) will soon be part of a fashion revolution.

The cadets will soon shed off their old "West Point inspired" uniforms and jump into the rayadillo, the uniform worn by their forefathers during the Philippine revolution against Spain.

By next year, the academy’s more than 1,000 cadets will be wearing the rayadillo and the hot full dress uniform will be a thing of the past.

Commandant of Cadets Brig. Gen. Cardoso Luna said the change in uniforms is part of the PMA’s general makeover.
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And why not? In the 25 years since the last US helicopter lifted off from the US embassy roof in Saigon, the nation has been used to denote a war.

But despite the deep scars left by the Vietnam War – or the American War, as the Vietnamese prefer to call it – opportunities were afforded people to set things right, this time.
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[DatePublished] => 2001-07-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135432 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1115213 [AuthorName] => Alejandro R. Roces [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101207 [Title] => Yesterday we commemorated Phil-American friendship - ROSES AND THORNS by Alejandro R. Roces [Summary] => Yesterday was July 4, the day that the United States celebrates its Independence Day. It was on July 4, 1776 that the United States asserted the sovereign Independence of what was once a British colony.
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