{"id":248819,"date":"2026-04-15T18:27:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/awards.humanresourcesonline.net\/hr-excellence-awards-ph\/?p=248819"},"modified":"2026-04-15T18:35:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:35:03","slug":"darwindcruz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/awards.humanresourcesonline.net\/hr-excellence-awards-ph\/darwin_d_cruz\/","title":{"rendered":"Darwin D. 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