Thursday, November 24, 2011

24 NOV 2011, THU: Bus & Health

Business


Philippine Airlines back to pre-outsourcing mode

GMANews.TV - 
As the Christmas peak season nears, flag carrier Philippine Airlines fully restored its flights and frequencies to “pre-outsourcing" levels at its hub at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 2, effective Thursday.

DoTC has final say on MRT 3

Inquirer.net - 
The Department of Transportation and Communications (DoTC) is still the ultimate decision-maker on the operations and maintenance package for the EDSA Metro Rail Transit 3, with other members of the economic cluster just waiting on the sidelines for ...

BSP readying 2012 tweaks to reserve ratio framework

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
CHANGES to the country's reserve requirement framework should be in place next year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) yesterday said, assuring banks it will remain open to feedback regarding ongoing moves to sharpen the liquidity management tool.

Realtor wins P93.5-M 6/49 jackpot

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - A 50-year-old real estate broker formally joined yesterday the November 2011 instant millionaires' club as he won Super Lotto 6/49′s 658th draw Tuesday and claimed yesterday the P93,522243.60 jackpot at stake.

Q3 GDP growth seen at more than 4%

Inquirer.net - 
The Philippine economy likely grew by over 4 percent in the third quarter of 2011, some of the country's top economists said Wednesday.
Q3 growth 'a little bit high'
GDP likely grew 3.8-4.8% in 3Q

Solar power developers call for streamlined processes

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
GERMAN and Filipino solar power developers are calling for simpler processes in applying for contracts to facilitate more interest from investors.

Trucks carrying gravel and sand cause Pampanga bridge to sag

Philippine Star - 
Two trucks lean on their side in the middle of the damaged Colgante Bridge in Apalit, Pampanga. DING CERVANTES APALIT, Pampanga, Philippines - A 40-year-old bridge linking this town to Macabebe sagged after three trucks carrying gravel and sand passed ...

Tax bureau sets penalties for VAT violations

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
PENALTIES for businesses that do not separately identify value-added tax (VAT) charges in their official receipts have been set by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

Dipolog seeks legal action vs mine ban

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE LOCAL government of Dipolog City has passed a resolution granting the city mayor the power to file legal action against a provincial open-pit mining ban in Zamboanga del Norte citing it may affect its sand and gravel extraction.

Calapan Ventures debuts in PSE, eyes water services upgrades

GMANews.TV - 
Water utilities holding firm Calapan Ventures Inc. (CVI) debuts in the Philippine Stock Exchange on Thursday with the listing of 162161000 of its common shares under the “H2O" trading symbol.

Economists air prescriptions to boost economy

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE GOVERNMENT should focus on domestic growth and boosting employment next year amid renewed global volatility, economists from the University of Asia & the Pacific (UA&P) yesterday said.

Razon buys Active Alliance

Inquirer.net - 
Businessman Enrique K. Razon Jr. has acquired idle listed firm Active Alliance Inc. for P200 million, ending weeks of speculation that drove the company's share price up to record highs.

Retirement tourism expected to double in five years

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
RETIREMENT tourism is expected to double in the next five years as a foreign business group pushes for integrated destination management ahead of the Tourism department's medium-term development plan due next year, an official said yesterday at a forum ...

Oil to be produced in Palawan by January

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
BLADE PETROLEUM Philippines Ltd. is set to start producing oil from Northwest Palawan either in December or January, an Energy official told reporters in an interview yesterday.

Harakiri, anyone?

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - After another Southeast Asian Games debacle of spectacular proportions, sports officials are very likely scratching their heads and asking, “What the heck happened?

Portugal prime minister voices support for eurobonds

MSN Philippines News - 
Portuguese Prime Minister Pedro Passos Coelho on Wednesday voiced support for the creation of eurobonds, but not as a short- or medium-term fix to the region's economic woes.


Health


100000 tourists expected on 2012 Clark balloon fest

Sun.Star - 
CLARK FREEPORT - The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) said it is expecting at least 100000 tourists to flock to this Freeport during the upcoming Philippine International Hot Air Balloon Fiesta (PIHABF) slated on February 9 to ...

DoH reports hike in leptospirosis cases

Inquirer.net - 
The Department of Health (DoH) in Metro Manila on Wednesday urged the public to rid their houses of rodents to curb the spread of leptospirosis in the capital.

BFAR bans shellfish in 8 Bataan areas

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) has implemented a shellfish ban in 8 areas in Bataan due to red tide.

HIV epidemic slows in Caribbean

Jamaica Observer - 
UNITED NATIONS (CMC) - The Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic 2011 released here Monday by the United Nations shows that the Caribbean continues to have the second highest regional HIV prevalence after sub-Saharan Africa, but that the epidemic has ...

Government focuses on district hospitals

Sun.Star - 
TABUK CITY, Kalinga - The Provincial Government is prioritizing the opening of all district hospitals and the hiring of additional doctors for the provincial hospital.

Guagua bags 2nd in Regional Green Banner Awards

Sun.Star - 
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO - The Municipal Government of Guagua bagged second place in the implementation of Nutrition Action Plan during Wednesday's 2011 Central Luzon Regional Nutrition Awarding Ceremony at the Benigno Aquino Hall at ...

BPA study focuses on canned food

Columbus Dispatch (blog) - 
Bisphenol A, a chemical that's drawing increasing scrutiny from researchers concerned about it's potential health effects is typically associated with hard plastic water bottles.

'Too little salt can be unhealthy'

TODAYonline - 
TORONTO - Just as too much salt is bad for you, not eating enough may increase the risk of heart-related deaths, says a new study.

Study: Taking Just a Little Too Much Tylenol Each Time Can Be Deadly

TIME - 
Taking just a little bit too much acetaminophen (Tylenol) over the course of days or weeks is more likely to be fatal than taking a single, massive overdose, according to a new study.

Gates-Backed Fund Halts New Grants as Crisis Hurts Giving

San Francisco Chronicle - 
Nov. 23 (Bloomberg) -- The world's biggest disease-fighting fund canceled its next round of grants as the global financial crisis crimps donations and threatens its ability to curb the spread of the world's deadliest infections.

Drinking Coffee Reduces Risk of Endometrial Cancer

Food Product Design - 
PHILADELPHIA—Drinking four or more cups of coffee a day has been shown to reduce a woman's risk of developing endometrial cancer by 25%, according to a new study published in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention.

Coalition health bill will undermine NHS, says OECD thinktank

The Guardian - 
The last thing the NHS needs is a large reform as it is one of the world's best health systems and has been improving patient care for years, says the author of the OECD's flagship report into international care and treatment.

Victims step forward in botched buttocks case

GlobalPost (blog) - 
A Florida woman has been arrested after using cement and super glue in buttocks enlargement surgery. In Florida, women have begun coming forward as alleged victims claiming they suffered from life-threatening injuries from a buttocks-enhancement ...

Statins declared safe for heart

BioScholar News - 
British researchers have confirmed that statins, taken by million of heart patients every day, are safe to use after an 11-year long study.

Axe Deodorant Ad Banned for Being 'Degrading' to Women

FashionEtc - 
The online campaigns see lingerie-clad model Lucy Pinder in various provocative poses (flashing some serious breast and thigh as she pulls a turkey out of the oven, for instance) along with suggestive tag lines ...

Have You Heard of Sleep Texting?

MedIndia - 
The stress of daily life and excessive dependence on mobile phones has led to a condition called 'sleep texting' where people send unintelligible messages to their friends and family in their sleep without their knowledge.

Send us a picture of your Movember 'stache

Calgary Herald - 
For those of us capable of making hair sprout out of our faces, November is Movember -- a month where gents can grow, and celebrate, the moustache, all to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer.

NC Alzheimer's study aims to find ways to predict, treat the disease earlier

MedCity News - 
Duke University is partnering with the North Carolina Research Campus in an expansion of an Alzheimer's disease study that aims to find new ways to predict and treat the disease.

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