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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday that 66 local companies are registered to import “high-risk” products from Taiwan, which is now facing a food contamination controversy.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 424926 [Title] => Ilagan, Abiera finish joint fourth in Nicklaus invitational [Summary] =>

Marty Ilagan and Beachie Abiera held their own against a stellar field and finished tied for fourth in the third Jack Nicklaus International Invitational (JNII) Tournament of Champions at the Champion Course, PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida recently.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 385107 [Title] => Barons to defend PAL Interclub twin crowns [Summary] => CAGAYAN DE ORO – Canlubang will be defending its double championship beginning with the senior event when the 60th Philippine Airlines Interclub golf team conclave unwraps in two courses here tomorrow.

The Barons, led by two-titie individual titlist Tommy Manotoc, made the rare double title romp in Davao City last year as they nailed their first ever seniors crown in 19 years over multi-titled Luisita and their 13th title in the regular men’s tournament, beating archrival Manila Southwoods in stirring fashion.
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MacroAsia was recently granted a mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA) by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau for 1,114 hectares of land in Brooke’s Point, Palawan.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 284860 [Title] => RP nears deal with other countries on quantitative restrictions on rice [Summary] => The government has come closer to locking up a deal with countries it is negotiating with to allow the country to extend its quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice as talks have moved to non-rice issues.

"We have concluded all talks on rice issues such as raising the minimum access volume and the guaranteed import allocations that some of the countries asked for earlier. So now, we are moving on to the lesser critical non-rice matters," said Gregorio Tan Jr., administrator of the National Food Authority and head of the Philippine negotiating team.
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[DatePublished] => 2005-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 233143 [Title] => RP’s death is greatly exaggerated [Summary] => Almost every year at this time, doom and gloomers come out of the woodwork to remind all of us about the natural and man-made disasters that had happened in the past and based on that, predict the "death" of the Philippines. Although this country has reason to be anxious because of the things that had happened and are still happening, it also has more than enough reason to look forward to something bright.
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For the first two to three days of the 2003-2004 schoolyear, school principals and teachers will hold intensive lectures on SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) prevention and other serious health problems usually encountered by elementary and high school students such as kuto (lice) infestation or pediculosis, otitis media or luga, which causes hearing problems, dental carries (tartar and tooth plaque), dengue fever and malnutrition, among others.
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Dayrit said the WHO is expected to make the announcement next week after finding that the SARS threat to the country has become "negligible."

However, the decision would still depend on local developments until then, he said.
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[DatePublished] => 2003-04-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said yesterday that 66 local companies are registered to import “high-risk” products from Taiwan, which is now facing a food contamination controversy.

[DatePublished] => 2011-06-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804896 [AuthorName] => Sheila Crisostomo [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 424926 [Title] => Ilagan, Abiera finish joint fourth in Nicklaus invitational [Summary] =>

Marty Ilagan and Beachie Abiera held their own against a stellar field and finished tied for fourth in the third Jack Nicklaus International Invitational (JNII) Tournament of Champions at the Champion Course, PGA National Resort and Spa in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida recently.

[DatePublished] => 2008-12-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 385107 [Title] => Barons to defend PAL Interclub twin crowns [Summary] => CAGAYAN DE ORO – Canlubang will be defending its double championship beginning with the senior event when the 60th Philippine Airlines Interclub golf team conclave unwraps in two courses here tomorrow.

The Barons, led by two-titie individual titlist Tommy Manotoc, made the rare double title romp in Davao City last year as they nailed their first ever seniors crown in 19 years over multi-titled Luisita and their 13th title in the regular men’s tournament, beating archrival Manila Southwoods in stirring fashion.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 328865 [Title] => Tan’s MacroAsia eyes foreign partners for mining project [Summary] => Hoping to take advantage of the mining industry’s tremendous growth potentials, MacroAsia Corp., an aviation support company owned by tobacco and beer magnate Lucio Tan, has entered in talks with foreign mining firms for the possible joint exploration of a mining site on the southern island of Palawan.

MacroAsia was recently granted a mineral production sharing agreement (MPSA) by the Mines and Geosciences Bureau for 1,114 hectares of land in Brooke’s Point, Palawan.
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804021 [AuthorName] => Zinnia B. Dela Peña [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 284860 [Title] => RP nears deal with other countries on quantitative restrictions on rice [Summary] => The government has come closer to locking up a deal with countries it is negotiating with to allow the country to extend its quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice as talks have moved to non-rice issues.

"We have concluded all talks on rice issues such as raising the minimum access volume and the guaranteed import allocations that some of the countries asked for earlier. So now, we are moving on to the lesser critical non-rice matters," said Gregorio Tan Jr., administrator of the National Food Authority and head of the Philippine negotiating team.
[DatePublished] => 2005-07-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1704647 [AuthorName] => Rocel Felix [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 280189 [Title] => US, Thailand seen to okay RP bid for rice import quota extension [Summary] => The Philippines is confident it can shortly lock up a deal with Thailand and the United States for an extension of its quantitative restrictions (QR) on imported rice.
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For the first two to three days of the 2003-2004 schoolyear, school principals and teachers will hold intensive lectures on SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) prevention and other serious health problems usually encountered by elementary and high school students such as kuto (lice) infestation or pediculosis, otitis media or luga, which causes hearing problems, dental carries (tartar and tooth plaque), dengue fever and malnutrition, among others.
[DatePublished] => 2003-06-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 206169 [Title] => WHO to strike RP off SARS list by May 20 [Summary] => The World Health Organization (WHO) is expected to strike the Philippines off from its list of countries with "medium level risk" of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) on May 20, Health Secretary Manuel Dayrit said.

Dayrit said the WHO is expected to make the announcement next week after finding that the SARS threat to the country has become "negligible."

However, the decision would still depend on local developments until then, he said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-05-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804849 [AuthorName] => Ding Cervantes [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 202306 [Title] => International airlines seek refuge in RP [Summary] => An organization representing several international airlines has requested the Philippine government’s permission for overnight berthing rights before its planes fly back to Hong Kong so as to avoid contamination of a deadly virus sweeping the former British colony, the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-04-11 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1735838 [AuthorName] => Sandy Araneta [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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