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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 229906 [Title] => Palawan nickel mine an ecological timebomb [Summary] => For a quarter of a decade farmers in the southern Palawan town of Bataraza have had to put up with nickel mining in their limestone hills. The soil around Mount Gotok has turned dark and dry from siltation and iron waste, forcing them to use high amounts of fertilizer. Tribesmen too have had to flee their ancestral land to squat in lowland villages. The once lush forest where they hunted food has become barren. Local folk thought they could soon reclaim the area and return to their simple lives. After all, the permit of the Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp. would expire next year. [DatePublished] => 2003-12-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94275 [Title] => A wonderful feast for the eyes - STAR BYTES by Butch Francisco [Summary] => My biggest fantasy in the world is not to be afraid of gaining weight and eat all kinds of chocolates to my heart’s content.
Actually, I like anything with chocolate in it: Cakes, ice cream – even chocolate drinks like Milo or Ovaltine. And the chocolate doesn’t have to be imported. I’d be perfectly happy with a bar of Goya candy.
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Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 229906 [Title] => Palawan nickel mine an ecological timebomb [Summary] => For a quarter of a decade farmers in the southern Palawan town of Bataraza have had to put up with nickel mining in their limestone hills. The soil around Mount Gotok has turned dark and dry from siltation and iron waste, forcing them to use high amounts of fertilizer. Tribesmen too have had to flee their ancestral land to squat in lowland villages. The once lush forest where they hunted food has become barren. Local folk thought they could soon reclaim the area and return to their simple lives. After all, the permit of the Rio Tuba Nickel Mining Corp. would expire next year. [DatePublished] => 2003-12-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 94275 [Title] => A wonderful feast for the eyes - STAR BYTES by Butch Francisco [Summary] => My biggest fantasy in the world is not to be afraid of gaining weight and eat all kinds of chocolates to my heart’s content.
Actually, I like anything with chocolate in it: Cakes, ice cream – even chocolate drinks like Milo or Ovaltine. And the chocolate doesn’t have to be imported. I’d be perfectly happy with a bar of Goya candy.
[DatePublished] => 2001-04-03 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => ) ) )
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