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To me, there was more to the visit of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to the Philippines than being headline news.

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The party is over. Now comes the hard work that must be faced on the morning after. That will come soon enough in the Philippines with the presidential elections in the offing in May.

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‘Pinal na ito, mayor uli ang tatakbuhan ko.’

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A few of the country's most beautiful women contend for the title of Miss Universe Philippines on Sunday at 7 p.m. and will represent the Pearl of the Orient in the prestigious worldwide pageant.

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The logo for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis depicts the Philippines as a pearl with the merciful and compassionate arms of the Holy Father embracing the country.

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The strike by the owners of the trucking companies ended a couple of days ago, and traffic congestion resumed in the streets of Manila. The objection to the daytime trucking ban imposed by Mayor Estrada was said to have cost the Philippine economy hundreds of millions of pesos.

[DatePublished] => 2014-03-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133740 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1302661 [AuthorName] => Elfren S. Cruz [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1250370 [Title] => A Halloween special local cryptids [Summary] =>

While it can be argued that cryptozoologists are constantly busy in the search for Bigfoot, the chupacabra and the Loch Ness Monster, in no way does it mean that a blind eye has been turned to the Visayas Region's population of mythological creatures.

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Former President Joseph Estrada has been declared the new mayor of Manila on Tuesday morning, ending weeks of intense campaigning that included trading barbs with his rival former mayor Alfredo Lim.

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It has been a month since I wrote the article on Trudl Zipper and her husband Herbert.

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Pearl of the Orient
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                    [DatePublished] => 2020-01-05 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135074
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1804795
                    [AuthorName] => Johnny Litton
                    [SectionName] => Allure
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                    [ArticleID] => 1547758
                    [Title] => A personal memoir
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To me, there was more to the visit of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko to the Philippines than being headline news.

[DatePublished] => 2016-01-29 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1524634 [Title] => APEC hangover [Summary] =>

The party is over. Now comes the hard work that must be faced on the morning after. That will come soon enough in the Philippines with the presidential elections in the offing in May.

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‘Pinal na ito, mayor uli ang tatakbuhan ko.’

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A few of the country's most beautiful women contend for the title of Miss Universe Philippines on Sunday at 7 p.m. and will represent the Pearl of the Orient in the prestigious worldwide pageant.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-12 23:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1653483 [AuthorName] => PhilstarLIVE [SectionName] => Entertainment [SectionUrl] => entertainment [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/entertainment/20141011/Miss-World-runners-up-Philippines.jpg ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1371120 [Title] => Church launches logo for papal visit [Summary] =>

The logo for the upcoming visit of Pope Francis depicts the Philippines as a pearl with the merciful and compassionate arms of the Holy Father embracing the country.

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The strike by the owners of the trucking companies ended a couple of days ago, and traffic congestion resumed in the streets of Manila. The objection to the daytime trucking ban imposed by Mayor Estrada was said to have cost the Philippine economy hundreds of millions of pesos.

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While it can be argued that cryptozoologists are constantly busy in the search for Bigfoot, the chupacabra and the Loch Ness Monster, in no way does it mean that a blind eye has been turned to the Visayas Region's population of mythological creatures.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1794253 [AuthorName] => Yasunari Ramon Suarez Taguchi [SectionName] => Freeman Cebu Lifestyle [SectionUrl] => cebu-lifestyle [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 942004 [Title] => Erap wins Manila mayoralty race [Summary] =>

Former President Joseph Estrada has been declared the new mayor of Manila on Tuesday morning, ending weeks of intense campaigning that included trading barbs with his rival former mayor Alfredo Lim.

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It has been a month since I wrote the article on Trudl Zipper and her husband Herbert.

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