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                    [Title] => Warped
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This is why Mark Twain warned us sternly about “lies, damn lies and statistics.”

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For several weeks now, some friends from way back — more than 40 years back —have been getting private messages from me, inviting them to take part in what could be an important historical project — important not only to our generation, but more especially to those who have come after us, who know so little about their past.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135214 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804847 [AuthorName] => Butch Dalisay [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 588054 [Title] => Only small talk seen in limo ride [Summary] =>

Nothing substantial is expected to be discussed between outgoing President Arroyo and president-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III during their brief limousine ride together to the Quirino Grandstand on June 30.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/1543/sfthumbb.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 587693 [Title] => Aquino admin nangakong magiging 'open' sa media [Summary] =>

Siniguro ni incoming Presidential Spokesman Atty. Edwin Lacierda na isang beses kada linggo ay haharap si Pangulong Aquino sa media at ito mismo ang magsasagawa ng briefing.

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First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo was discharged yesterday from the St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) in Taguig Global City after undergoing surgery on his lower back last June 19.

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President Arroyo’s former professor in economics at the University of the Philippines has given her a grade of 1.0 for her poverty-reduction programs and 1.5 for her overall performance in steering the economy.

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Toll fees at the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) tollway are set to increase on July 10.

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A militant group said yesterday the P10-million budget allocated for the celebration of outgoing President Arroyo is “a waste of public funds” as it vowed to counter the celebration with protest actions on June 12, Independence Day.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096410 [AuthorName] => Aie Balagtas See [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 582325 [Title] => 'Prepare for evacuation of Pinoys in Korea' [Summary] =>

President Arroyo ordered yesterday authorities to brace for the possible escalation of tension in the Korean peninsula, to include preparation for the possible evacuation of thousands of Filipinos from South Korea.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 582341 [Title] => 'Focus on Arroyo achievements on June 12 a non-issue' [Summary] =>

Malacañang clarified yesterday that the decision to focus on the administration’s achievements in this year’s commemoration of Independence Day should not be an issue anymore, considering that President Arroyo is stepping down from office on June 30.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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                    [Title] => Warped
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This is why Mark Twain warned us sternly about “lies, damn lies and statistics.”

[DatePublished] => 2015-03-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1270694 [Title] => My FQS project [Summary] =>

For several weeks now, some friends from way back — more than 40 years back —have been getting private messages from me, inviting them to take part in what could be an important historical project — important not only to our generation, but more especially to those who have come after us, who know so little about their past.

[DatePublished] => 2013-12-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135214 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804847 [AuthorName] => Butch Dalisay [SectionName] => Arts and Culture [SectionUrl] => arts-and-culture [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 588054 [Title] => Only small talk seen in limo ride [Summary] =>

Nothing substantial is expected to be discussed between outgoing President Arroyo and president-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III during their brief limousine ride together to the Quirino Grandstand on June 30.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => News Commentary [SectionUrl] => news-commentary [URL] => http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/1543/sfthumbb.jpg ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 587693 [Title] => Aquino admin nangakong magiging 'open' sa media [Summary] =>

Siniguro ni incoming Presidential Spokesman Atty. Edwin Lacierda na isang beses kada linggo ay haharap si Pangulong Aquino sa media at ito mismo ang magsasagawa ng briefing.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1605495 [AuthorName] => Ni Rudy Andal [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 587447 [Title] => First Gentleman discharged from hospital [Summary] =>

First Gentleman Jose Miguel Arroyo was discharged yesterday from the St. Luke’s Medical Center (SLMC) in Taguig Global City after undergoing surgery on his lower back last June 19.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 586262 [Title] => GMA gets perfect grade from former UP professor [Summary] =>

President Arroyo’s former professor in economics at the University of the Philippines has given her a grade of 1.0 for her poverty-reduction programs and 1.5 for her overall performance in steering the economy.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 586269 [Title] => TRB okays STAR toll increase on July 10 [Summary] =>

Toll fees at the Southern Tagalog Arterial Road (STAR) tollway are set to increase on July 10.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-22 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1664250 [AuthorName] => Rainier Allan Ronda [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 582704 [Title] => Bayan slams P10-million budget for GMA legacy parade [Summary] =>

A militant group said yesterday the P10-million budget allocated for the celebration of outgoing President Arroyo is “a waste of public funds” as it vowed to counter the celebration with protest actions on June 12, Independence Day.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096410 [AuthorName] => Aie Balagtas See [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 582325 [Title] => 'Prepare for evacuation of Pinoys in Korea' [Summary] =>

President Arroyo ordered yesterday authorities to brace for the possible escalation of tension in the Korean peninsula, to include preparation for the possible evacuation of thousands of Filipinos from South Korea.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 582341 [Title] => 'Focus on Arroyo achievements on June 12 a non-issue' [Summary] =>

Malacañang clarified yesterday that the decision to focus on the administration’s achievements in this year’s commemoration of Independence Day should not be an issue anymore, considering that President Arroyo is stepping down from office on June 30.

[DatePublished] => 2010-06-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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