Saturday, December 31, 2011

31 DEC 2011, SAT, 0825H: Phils+

USD1.00=Php43.968    Prev=43.898     PDS FX Rate  29-December-11 
PSEi     4,371.96     35.33     +0.8147%    THU  DEC 29, 2011 13:00:00 PM 

Philippines


Lozada to testify Arroyos NBN-ZTE 'masterminds'

Inquirer.net - 
By TJ Burgonio Witness Rodolfo “Jun” Lozada Jr. is heartened that the “masterminds” of the overpriced $329-million National Broadband Network (NBN) deal with China's ZTE Corp.

Rizal: 'Amboy' or home-made hero?

Inquirer.net - 
By Manuel F. Almario Contributor President Aquino troops the line during the flag-raising rites on the 115th death anniversary of national hero Jose Rizal at Rizal Park in Manila on Friday.

Mind da News: Imprudent

Minda News - 
By Mindanews | Saturday| December 31, 2011 | Filed under: Mindaviews GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/30 December)– President Benigno Simeon Aquino III has asked his legal team for a list from which to choose the possible replacement of Chief Justice ...

Leave Syria now, Filipinos told

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - Foreign Affairs Secretary Albert F. del Rosario personally issued an appeal to the more than 4000 Filipinos still in Syria to heed government's call for mandatory repatriation back to the Philippines while there is still time as ...

WB issues P22-B loan

Inquirer.net - 
By TJ Burgonio and Norman Bordadora The World Bank on Friday announced the release of a $500-million loan to help the government's recovery and reconstruction efforts in Northern Mindanao after it was devastated by Tropical Storm “Sendong.

Suspect in kidnap of Americans arrested

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - Philippine police arrested a member of an Al-Qaeda-linked extremist group who was allegedly involved in the kidnapping and death of American citizens ten years ago, a police spokesman said Friday.

COA finds business, land owners in CCT

Inquirer.net - 
By Leila B. Salaverria Just who were the people who received cash allowances from the government in 2010 but were not among the poorest of the poor?

DOJ denies Palparan's public trial

Journal Online - 
JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima yesterday denied claims by retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan -- tagged in the alleged enforced disappearance of University of the Philippines coeds Sherlyn Cadapan and Karen Empeño in 2006 -- that he was being ...

Actor found dead in Valenzuela

Philippine Star - 
Liv Espino Perez looks at her husband, actor Tyron Perez, whose remains lie in state at the Loyola Memorial Park in Parañaque City yesterday.

2 children die in Las Piñas fire

Inquirer.net - 
Two children died in a two-hour fire on Friday at a residential area in Las Piñas City, a day after a blaze claimed the lives of two other children in another barangay, the city fire bureau said.

Filipinos welcome new year with record hope

gulfnews.com - 
By Gilbert P. Felongco, Correspondent Manila: Filipinos will greet the New Year with hope rather than fear according to an independent survey conducted earlier this month.

In Bulacan raid, execs come to their senses on wet gunpowder

Inquirer.net - 
BOCAUE, Bulacan—Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo had to be told not to dunk seized illegal firecrackers in water before these are destroyed when he visited the fireworks retail zone here on Thursday.

Police official, politician eyed in Fr. Tentorio slay

Minda News - 
By Cong Corrales | Saturday| December 31, 2011 | Filed under: Top Stories CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY (MindaNews/30 December) - The National Bureau of Investigation is pursuing the lead that a high-ranking police official and a politician may have been behind ...

Rookie cop dies in raid on illegal firecrackers

Manila Standard Today - 
by Rio N. Araja A ROOKIE cop was killed in a shootout with another policeman allegedly protecting peddlers of illegal firecrackers in Quezon City Thursday.

ARMM to scrutinize new appointees

Manila Bulletin - 
By ALI G. MACABALANG COTABATO CITY, Philippines - Political patronage will be a thing of the past in the bureaucracy of the 22-year-old Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), according to ARMM caretaker-governor Mujiv Hataman.

OFWs to pay higher PhilHealth premiums next year

Philippine Star - 
By Jess Diaz (The Philippine Star) Updated December 31, 2011 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Starting next week, millions of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) will pay twice the amount they are paying in insurance premiums to the state-owned PhilHealth ...

Hiding behind Aquino

Manila Standard Today - 
By Francisco S. Tatad The call of the supporters of President Benigno Aquino III for embattled Supreme Court chief justice Renato Corona to go on a leave of absence while his impeachment trial is beginning to sound hollow with the adamant stand of ...

Bishop urges people to meet New Year with prayer and in silence

Inquirer.net - 
By Jocelyn R. Uy Greet the New Year in prayer and silence rather than with the loud bang of firecrackers, a Roman Catholic bishop said.

Brace for a rainy start to 2012: weather bureau

Sun.Star - 
CEBU CITY -- Residents in Cebu can expect rains while celebrating the New Year, which means 2012 will bring many blessings, if one goes by a superstitious belief.


MARKET INFORMATION
   Market Closed
   As of THU DEC 29, 2011 13:00:00 PM
PSE COMPOSITE AND SECTORAL INDICES
VALUECHANGE% CHG
 PSEi   4,371.96   35.33   0.8147  
 All Shares   3,045.04   35.52   1.1803  
 Financials   968.91   5.63   0.5845  
 Industrial   7,074.65   41.95   0.5965  
 Holding Firms   3,503.61   48.90   1.4155  
 Property   1,481.25   1.16   0.0784  
 Services   1,616.32   16.72   1.0453  
 Mining & Oil   23,504.75   192.32   0.8116  
MARKET ACTIVITY
   Trades14513
   Volume1,440,570,335
   Value4,893,676,073
   Advances95
   Declines69
   Unchanged43

http://222.127.103.50/html/MarketInformation/getstockinfo.jsp

Philippine Stock Exchange  |  PHILIPPINE MUTUAL FUNDS
Company Name
NAV per share (PhP)
One Year Return (%)
Three Year Return (%)
Four Year Return (%)
Year-to-date Return (%)
ATR KimEng Equity Opportunity Fund2.7443-1.12%28.75%7.3%-1.6%
First Metro Save & Learn Equity Fund, Inc.3.77358.51%39%15.92%8.18%
Philam Strategic Growth Fund, Inc.388.292.59%32.63%11.62%2.66%
Philequity Fund, Inc.21.4326.21%39.25%13.63%6.11%
Philequity PSE Index Fund Inc.2.92598.57%33.41%18.81%8.17%
Philippine Stock Index Fund Corp. *472.513.98%32.23%7.74%3.05%
Sun Life Prosperity Phil. Equity Fund, Inc. *2.6742.42%27.54%9.32%2.39%
United Fund, Inc.2.7442-3.76%13.72%6.66%-4.02%
ATR KimEng Asia Plus Recovery Fund, Inc. **$0.8916-20.17%n.a.n.a.-21.01%
ALFM Growth Fund, Inc *185.24-0.31%35.71%n.a.-1.3%
Bahay Pari Solidaritas Fund, Inc.*1.42911.74%n.a.n.a.0.85%
First Metro Save & Learn Balanced Fund Inc.2.126.82%35.7%n.a.6.62%
GSIS Mutual Fund, Inc.2.94860.86%26.67%11.14%0.86%
MFCP Kabuhayan Fund1.5814-2.57%19.48%5.95%-1.48%
NCM Mutual Funds of the Phils., Inc.1.47392.86%n.a.n.a.2.92%
Optima Balanced Fund, Inc.1.2886.45%18.07%6.29%6.32%
Philam Fund, Inc.13.01142.81%27.59%10.83%2.8%
Sun Life Prosperity Balanced Fund, Inc. *2.71143.09%17.93%7.95%3.08%
Cocolife Dollar Fund Builder, Inc.$0.03061n.a.n.a.n.a.4.83%
PAMI Asia Balanced Fund, Inc.$0.9141n.a.n.a.n.a.-9.6%
Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Advantage Fund, Inc. *$2.674-0.36%4.5%1.54%-0.51%
ALFM Peso Bond Fund, Inc. *282.946.74%6.79%5.96%6.69%
Cocolife Fixed Income Fund, Inc.2.02549.09%10.63%8.66%6.82%
Ekklesia Mutual Fund Inc. *1.728810.19%6.98%5.01%10.35%
First Metro Save & Learn Fixed Income Fund, Inc.1.658912.54%9.74%6.74%12.34%
Grepalife Bond Fund Corp.1.19524.76%n.a.n.a.4.79%
Philam Bond Fund, Inc.3.37247.41%6.83%5.34%7.44%
Philequity Peso Bond Fund Inc.2.82359.05%8.22%9.54%9.02%
Prudentialife Fixed Income Fund Inc.1.62752.9%3.91%3.12%2.86%
Sun Life Prosperity Bond Fund, Inc. *2.40317.86%7.32%5.16%8.33%
Sun Life Prosperity GS Fund, Inc. *1.39456.23%8.18%5.75%5.7%
ALFM Dollar Bond Fund, Inc. *$362.283.85%5.15%4.57%3.95%
ALFM Euro Bond Fund, Inc. *€178.74-0.05%3.67%2.56%-0.05%
ATR KimEng Total Return Bond Fund, Inc. **$1.02642.33%n.a.n.a.2.1%
Grepalife Dollar Bond Fund Corp.$1.42443.23%10.12%5.31%3.47%
Grepalife Fixed Income Fund Corp.P1.50297.92%8.66%4.92%7.24%
MAA Privilege Dollar Fixed Income Fund, Inc.$1.357422.33%3.42%2.17%5.56%
MAA Privilege Euro Fixed Income Fund, Inc.€0.02813n.a.n.a.n.a.-3.33%
PAMI Global Bond Fund, Inc.$1.20683.77%2.75%n.a.1.96%
Philam Dollar Bond Fund, Inc.$1.87733.66%9.97%5.59%3.54%
Philequity Dollar Income Fund Inc.$0.04840994.73%8.66%7.97%5.24%
Sun Life Prosperity Dollar Abundance Fund, Inc. *$2.67655.84%9.76%4.75%5.84%
ALFM Money Market Fund, Inc. *106.413.27%n.a.n.a.3.29%
ATR KimEng Money Market Fund, Inc.1.11181.02%0.9%-1.43%0.89%
First Metro Save & Learn Money Market Fund, Inc.1.04471.58%n.a.n.a.1.59%
Philam Managed Income Fund, Inc.1.11721.09%1.63%1.24%1.06%
Sun Life Prosperity Money Market Fund, Inc. *1.12690.37%0.87%1.34%0.37%
Source: Investment Company Association of the Philippines (ICAP);
* - NAVPS as of the previous banking day
** - NAVPS as of 2 banking days ago

http://www.bworldonline.com/main/figures.php?id=figures10

Lotto GameCombinationsDraw DateJackpotWinners
Megalotto 6/4523-13-16-01-02-1712/30/20114,648,051.801
4D Luzon1-3-2-412/30/201110,000.0082
4D Vismin1-3-2-412/30/201123,907.0010
Swertres Lotto 11AM4-5-912/30/20114,500.00577
Swertres Lotto 4PM3-3-412/30/20114,500.00385
Swertres Lotto 9PM8-9-412/30/20114,500.00473
EZ2 Lotto Luzon 9PM25-2512/30/20114,000.00492
EZ2 Lotto Vismin 9PM25-2512/30/20114,000.0095
EZ2 Lotto 11AM16-1012/30/20114,000.0070
EZ2 Lotto 4PM04-1712/30/20114,000.00207
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Happy New Year!
Happy New Year 2012