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MARCOS AND ERAP
Array ( [results] => Array ( [0] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 547718 [Title] => Wanted: Datu [Summary] =>The upcoming elections are hard to ignore. I watch TV and see the ads of the presidential and vice presidential candidates. Senator Noynoy Aquino promises that he will not steal.
[DatePublished] => 2010-02-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134146 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1440145 [AuthorName] => Kay Malilong-Isberto [SectionName] => Freeman Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 270924 [Title] => Freedom of choice [Summary] => No communion for population planning workers. At last the Roman Catholic Church is being consistent. It is within its remit to excommunicate those who do not obey its authority. The problem begins when it goes beyond and arrogates unto itself the right to block policy for the rest who are not Roman Catholic believers. There are many Roman Catholics only in name and practice their religion selectively. They believe and practice modern birth control which includes artificial means. These nominal Catholics get away scot-free and I doubt that they are even oppressed by guilt. [DatePublished] => 2005-03-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 247560 [Title] => Bedlam at the airport [Summary] => It is good President GMA has stopped shoe-inspecting before departure except for those who are US-bound or any other country with this security measure. It is a positive step but not nearly the solution to the problem. The NAIA airport is a decrepit building which has outlived its usefulness. Worse, it is mismanaged. I had read about problems at the airport and was warned to make an allowance of at least 3 hours before departure. Added security measures, it was said. This I wanted to see for myself and I had the chance on my way out to Kuala Lumpur last week for the Media Summit 2004. [DatePublished] => 2004-04-25 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 173480 [Title] => Terrorists to strike Metro via bomb-laden RC planes? [Summary] =>Its a bird, its a plane, no its a bomb!
Beware of low-flying planes hovering above you, these seemingly safe remote controlled (RC) planes could be flying bombs targeting institutions like the US Embassy and government buildings, according to intelligence sources.
Intelligence sources warned that terrorists are utilizing the technological advances in micro-electronics and explosives.
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MANILA, Philippines — Alas Pilipinas team captain Jia de Guzman has tempered expectations on their chances against a heavily favored Vietnam and in the FIVB Challenger Cup that came off the wraps at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium yesterday.
But deep inside the soft-spoken and courageous skipper and the rest of Nationals, they all dream of the same big dream – a ticket straight to the Women’s Volleyball Nations League main group next year.
And their quest begins tonight when they square off with the Vietnamese at 6:30 p.m.
The home bet is the underdog versus the Vietnamese side that swept and dominated last month’s AVC Challenge Cup at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum. The Filipinas snatched a historic bronze there.
“Well, alam naman po namin na mas malakas ang kalaban and we know our team is young. All we can ask the girls is to do its best while not putting pressure on the team that much,” said the charismatic Alas team leader.
The team lost power spiker Eya Laure and libero Jen Nierva and were replaced by Creamline’s Jema Galanza and National University’s Bella Belen.
Belen’s teammate, Alyssa Solomon, and Galanza’s fellow Creamline star, Tots Carlos, were enlisted into the pool but will not be able to join due to undisclosed reasons.
“It’s great to have new reinforcements in the pool. Experience-wise, marami ang mako-contribute nila sa team,” said De Guzman of Galanza and Belen.
Intriguingly, Nierva’s last-minute withdrawal left the squad with one legitimate libero in Dawn Catindig.
Cherry Nunag was listed as the team’s second libero although she’s known as a natural middle blocker.
The other members of the team are Faith Nisperos, Fifi Sharma, Vannie Gandler, Julia Coronel, Angel Canino, Dell Palomata, Arah Panique, Thea Gagate and Sisi Rondina.
The trek to that VNL dream is long and arduous though as Alas Pilipinas would need to win all its games against Vietnam, the semis and eventually the finals, assuming it could make it that far, to realize it.
In the opener of the meet, Puerto Rico turned back a feisty Kenya 25-20, 25-19, 27-25, to advance to the semis.
Teenage sensation Grace Mar Lopez Villanueva went on attack mode and fired 19 points including 18 on kills while Diana Reyes scattered 10 hits.
Pamella Adhiambo Owino tried to put up a fight for the Kenyans by unloading a match-best 22 points. most of which came in the third set when they tried
to put up a fight and steal the set before eventually falling short in the end.
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