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                    [Title] => P-Noy rejects cigarette floor price
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President Aquino rejected proposals for the government to adopt a minimum or so-called floor price for cigarettes – which even his economic managers have supported – saying he prefers a deregulated tobacco industry.

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Hong Kong chief executive C.Y. Leung did not step down on the deadline protesters set. The protesters, for their part, did not occupy government building as the deadline passed and as they earlier threatened to do.

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Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. led 68 lawmakers who posted perfect attendance since the start of the first regular session of the 16th Congress in July last year.

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Former congressman and incumbent Palawan Gov. Abraham “Baham” Mitra has lost the gubernatorial post to billionaire businessman, logger and car-bus dealer Jose “Pepito” Alvarez.

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The Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) party-list of Rep. Mikey Arroyo may no longer be accredited to run in the 2013 midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday.

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Twenty-two members of the House of Representatives committee on justice who allegedly benefited from the P728-million fertilizer scam had refused to inhibit themselves from hearing the impeachment complaint against President Arroyo.

[DatePublished] => 2008-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 76237 [Title] => Miriam backs Cabral on reproductive health [Summary] =>

Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago backed yesterday Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral in her stand favoring the Reproductive Health Bill that espouses artificial contraception.

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The deferment was arrived at by the majority after a heated debate over the referral that would have precipitated another spate of "filibustering" by the opposition.
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                    [Title] => P-Noy rejects cigarette floor price
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President Aquino rejected proposals for the government to adopt a minimum or so-called floor price for cigarettes – which even his economic managers have supported – saying he prefers a deregulated tobacco industry.

[DatePublished] => 2014-11-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096652 [AuthorName] => Delon Porcalla [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20141114/cigarette-3.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1376194 [Title] => Stalemate [Summary] =>

Hong Kong chief executive C.Y. Leung did not step down on the deadline protesters set. The protesters, for their part, did not occupy government building as the deadline passed and as they earlier threatened to do.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1344880 [Title] => Perfect attendance for 68 congressmen [Summary] =>

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. led 68 lawmakers who posted perfect attendance since the start of the first regular session of the 16th Congress in July last year.

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Former congressman and incumbent Palawan Gov. Abraham “Baham” Mitra has lost the gubernatorial post to billionaire businessman, logger and car-bus dealer Jose “Pepito” Alvarez.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1097047 [AuthorName] => Jess Diaz [SectionName] => Nation [SectionUrl] => nation [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 843089 [Title] => Mikey's party-list faces non-accreditation for 2013 [Summary] =>

The Ang Galing Pinoy (AGP) party-list of Rep. Mikey Arroyo may no longer be accredited to run in the 2013 midterm polls, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) said yesterday.

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Twenty-two members of the House of Representatives committee on justice who allegedly benefited from the P728-million fertilizer scam had refused to inhibit themselves from hearing the impeachment complaint against President Arroyo.

[DatePublished] => 2008-11-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 76237 [Title] => Miriam backs Cabral on reproductive health [Summary] =>

Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago backed yesterday Social Welfare Secretary Esperanza Cabral in her stand favoring the Reproductive Health Bill that espouses artificial contraception.

[DatePublished] => 2008-07-31 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 136093 [Title] => Senate defers referral of Mike A. probe [Summary] => The Senate deferred yesterday the referral to any standing committee the investigation of First Gentleman Mike Arroyo for his alleged role in the diversion of Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) funds.

The deferment was arrived at by the majority after a heated debate over the referral that would have precipitated another spate of "filibustering" by the opposition.
[DatePublished] => 2001-10-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1297981 [AuthorName] => Efren Danao [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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