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                    [Title] => The sweet taste of bitter gold
                    [Summary] => Momordica Charantia Linn.


Sounds like some exotic writer of mystery novels, or a shadowy figure from some forgotten time and place–possibly Mata Hari’s sister or the long lost niece of Jack The Ripper.

Believe it or not, the name stands for something Filipinos are familiar with–the ever-faithful friend of pakbet fans: ampalaya or bittermelon.
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[DatePublished] => 2001-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
CHARAGEN AMPALAYA
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    [results] => Array
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                    [ArticleID] => 131519
                    [Title] => The sweet taste of bitter gold
                    [Summary] => Momordica Charantia Linn.


Sounds like some exotic writer of mystery novels, or a shadowy figure from some forgotten time and place–possibly Mata Hari’s sister or the long lost niece of Jack The Ripper.

Believe it or not, the name stands for something Filipinos are familiar with–the ever-faithful friend of pakbet fans: ampalaya or bittermelon.
[DatePublished] => 2001-08-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1398285 [AuthorName] => Joel P. Salud [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 83636 [Title] => Herbs firm takes part in US expo [Summary] => ABS Gen Herbs International Corp., which recently won the National Consumers Excellence Award from the Parangal ng Bayan Awards 2001, won another feather in its cap when it was accepted to take part in the recently held Expo 2001 in Anaheim, California.
[DatePublished] => 2001-07-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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