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Advocacy started early for Loida Nicolas Lewis. “When I was in grade six, I organized my friends and classmates to lobby with the Sorsogon Municipal Council to revoke the permit to set up a topless bar restaurant in Sorsogon,” she shares.

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Posible umanong mag­karoon ng tensyon sa loob ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) sa pagdating sa Martes ng kontrobersyal na si dating Agriculture Usec. Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante, ang umano’y utak sa P728-million fertilizer fund scam, dahil sa pag-uunahan ng Senado at National Bureau of Investigation na makuha ang dating kalihim.

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Ibinasura ng U.S. noong Linggo ang petisyon ni Bolante dahil sa kawalan ng sapat na ebidensya na manganganib ang kanyang buhay kapag bumalik siya sa Pilipinas.

Binigyan si Bolante ng US Immigration and Naturalization Service nang 30 araw para umapela. Maaaring madeport siya pabalik sa Pilipinas kapag hindi niya ito nagawa.
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Ito ang binigyang-diin ni Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. sa kondisyon ni dating Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc-joc" Bolante na tulungan muna ito ng Senado na maibalik ang kanyang US visa bago ito magsalita kaugnay sa kanyang nalalaman sa kinasasangkutang P728 milyong fertilizer fund scam.
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According to newspaper accounts, a Texas-based immigration consultant, who charged unsuspecting clients up to $4,000 each, was ordered to pay $10 million in civil penalties and restitution for "misrepresenting her qualifications and authority to provide legal advice and immigration-related services."
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Hermie Rivera whose son Noel is Espinosa’s attorney-in-fact said yesterday the fight against International Boxing Organization (IBO) superfeatherweight champion Cassius Baloyi of South Africa at the Luneta on Dec. 19 is cancelled. Not postponed. The bout isn’t pushing through. End of story.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 214389 [Title] => RP 4th in number of legal US immigrants [Summary] => The Philippines is now the fourth largest group of legal migrants to the United States, according to the US Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS).

Excluding illegal immigrants, 51,308 Filipinos migrated to the US last year, the fourth largest group of immigrants behind Mexico (219,380), India, (71,105) and China (61,282).

The Philippines belonged to a group of five countries that accounted for 40 percent of the 1,063,732 people who immigrated to the US last year, the BCIS said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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Advocacy started early for Loida Nicolas Lewis. “When I was in grade six, I organized my friends and classmates to lobby with the Sorsogon Municipal Council to revoke the permit to set up a topless bar restaurant in Sorsogon,” she shares.

[DatePublished] => 2013-05-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096989 [AuthorName] => Ida Anita Q. del Mundo [SectionName] => Starweek Magazine [SectionUrl] => starweek-magazine [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 409768 [Title] => Joc-joc darating sa Martes [Summary] =>

Posible umanong mag­karoon ng tensyon sa loob ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) sa pagdating sa Martes ng kontrobersyal na si dating Agriculture Usec. Jocelyn “Joc-Joc” Bolante, ang umano’y utak sa P728-million fertilizer fund scam, dahil sa pag-uunahan ng Senado at National Bureau of Investigation na makuha ang dating kalihim.

[DatePublished] => 2008-10-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1568690 [AuthorName] => Ni Ellen Fernando [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 387067 [Title] => Bolante supalpal sa asylum [Summary] => Tinanggihan ng pamahalaan ng United States ang asylum bid ni dating Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc-Joc" Bolante na nahaharap sa usapin ng P728 milyong fertilizer scam.

Ibinasura ng U.S. noong Linggo ang petisyon ni Bolante dahil sa kawalan ng sapat na ebidensya na manganganib ang kanyang buhay kapag bumalik siya sa Pilipinas.

Binigyan si Bolante ng US Immigration and Naturalization Service nang 30 araw para umapela. Maaaring madeport siya pabalik sa Pilipinas kapag hindi niya ito nagawa.
[DatePublished] => 2007-02-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 358884 [Title] => ‘No deal’ kay Bolante – Magsaysay [Summary] => "No deal".

Ito ang binigyang-diin ni Sen. Ramon Magsaysay Jr. sa kondisyon ni dating Agriculture Undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc-joc" Bolante na tulungan muna ito ng Senado na maibalik ang kanyang US visa bago ito magsalita kaugnay sa kanyang nalalaman sa kinasasangkutang P728 milyong fertilizer fund scam.
[DatePublished] => 2006-09-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Bansa [SectionUrl] => bansa [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 347315 [Title] => EDITORYAL - Ibalik si Bolante [Summary] => NAARESTO si dating Agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante sa Los Angeles International Airport noong nakaraang Biyernes. Kinansela ng US Immigration and Naturalization Service ang kanyang visa. [DatePublished] => 2006-07-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon [SectionUrl] => opinyon [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 347048 [Title] => Bolante arrested in LA [Summary] => The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) confirmed yesterday the arrest of former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn Bolante upon his arrival at the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday. [DatePublished] => 2006-07-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804865 [AuthorName] => Pia Lee-Brago [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 324426 [Title] => Consultant ordered to pay millions for unauthorized practice of law [Summary] => Here’s another reason why people should be careful in dealing with or hiring so-called "immigration consultants", rather than licensed attorneys.

According to newspaper accounts, a Texas-based immigration consultant, who charged unsuspecting clients up to $4,000 each, was ordered to pay $10 million in civil penalties and restitution for "misrepresenting her qualifications and authority to provide legal advice and immigration-related services."
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134402 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805111 [AuthorName] => Michael J. Gurfinkel [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 227764 [Title] => Red alert!! [Summary] => According to our ear-spies, the country’s various counter-terrorism agencies just met recently to assess the threat situation, or in particular, where the Jemaah Islamiyah may be poised to strike. Our ear-spy disclosed that the government expects the Islamic extremist group to launch a series of major terrorist attacks in Metro Manila right after the celebration of Ramadan, which is around Nov. 24. Now that a regional pattern seems to be forming, the public is being warned to be alert when parked or abandoned cars are sighted within the immediate vicinity. [DatePublished] => 2003-11-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135728 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1730160 [AuthorName] => S.A. Maguire [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 226394 [Title] => No go for Louie [Summary] => The dream bid for Luisito Espinosa to become Asia’s first prizefighter to win world titles in three different divisions is slowly frittering away.

Hermie Rivera whose son Noel is Espinosa’s attorney-in-fact said yesterday the fight against International Boxing Organization (IBO) superfeatherweight champion Cassius Baloyi of South Africa at the Luneta on Dec. 19 is cancelled. Not postponed. The bout isn’t pushing through. End of story.
[DatePublished] => 2003-11-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135698 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804869 [AuthorName] => Joaquin M. Henson [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 214389 [Title] => RP 4th in number of legal US immigrants [Summary] => The Philippines is now the fourth largest group of legal migrants to the United States, according to the US Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration Services (BCIS).

Excluding illegal immigrants, 51,308 Filipinos migrated to the US last year, the fourth largest group of immigrants behind Mexico (219,380), India, (71,105) and China (61,282).

The Philippines belonged to a group of five countries that accounted for 40 percent of the 1,063,732 people who immigrated to the US last year, the BCIS said.
[DatePublished] => 2003-07-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1500820 [AuthorName] => Marvin Sy [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) ) )
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