Monday, December 5, 2011

05 DEC 2011, MON: Bus & Health

Business


Bangko Sentral hints at rate cut in 2012

Inquirer.net - 
POSSIBLE BUT The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas may consider cutting policy rates in 2012 if growth-dampening factors abroad persist and further harm the local economy.

Ongpin: No insider trading in MVP affidavit

Inquirer.net - 
By Daxim L. Lucas Businessman Roberto Ongpin on Sunday countered the contention of Senator Sergio Osmeña III that an affidavit made by businessman Manuel Pangilinan “pins down” the former trade minister on insider trading charges.

Eton to build more office buildings in Centris project

Inquirer.net - 
Tycoon Lucio Tan-led Eton Properties Philippines Inc. plans to scale up its office property portfolio targeting business process outsourcing (BPO) tenants over the next two years, potentially jacking up its stream of recurring earnings.

Meralco sees 1% growth in '11 sales

Inquirer.net - 
Manila Electric Co., the country's biggest power distributor, expects to post a modest 1-percent growth in sales volume this year after a banner year in 2010, which saw an unprecedented record increase in sales over the past decade.

Holiday blues

Journal Online - 
We are no longer surprised by the ever-lengthening string of bad news tying the country in knots? Talk about the Grinch who stole Christmas: As the country dresses up in the best holiday attire and serves up the Yuletide fare, the capital - while all ...

Drop in US unemployment rate brings cheer to Barack Obama

Daily News & Analysis - 
The US unemployment rate surprisingly dropped to 8.6 percent in November, the lowest in two-and-a-half years, bringing good cheer to embattled President Barack Obama, but analysts wondered if it ...
Local economist sees good news in jobs report
Jenkins Statement on Latest Jobs Report
US Unemployment Rate Drops Sharply
Been Down So Long ...
Unemployment rate falls to 8.6%

PSALM defers sale of four power barges

Inquirer.net - 
State-run Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corp. (PSALM) has moved to March 2012 the sale of four diesel-fired power barges, to give prospective bidders more time to conduct a grid impact study (GIS) on the facilities.
Psalms »
Power barges to be bid out by March
PSALM defers power barge sale to March

India set to lead in foreign remittances

Hindu Business Line - 
Despite the economic downturn casting its shadow over the employment prospects in some high-income countries, the remittances worldwide are projected to reach $406 billion in 2011 calendar year, posting an eight per cent growth over the previous year.

Green China

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - In a recent trip to Beijing, I looked out of my hotel window and saw in the early morning what seemed like mist.

Clegg targets executive pay deals

gulfnews.com - 
London: UK Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg pledged to crack down on levels of top executive compensation, saying public-sector workers facing pay cuts should not feel they are doing "all the heavy lifting".

Paddy papa going strong

China Daily - 
You'll find him out in the fields more often than behind a lectern, and China's most famous rice scientist is still chafing at the bit.

Government unveils plans to contain unemployment and boost growth

Famagusta Gazette - 
THE government has unveiled its plans to contain rising unemployment and stimulate economic growth. The plans, announced by Minister of Finance Kikis Kazamias and Minister of the Interior Neoclis Sylikiotis, intent to streamline permit granting ...

Carmakers in warning over eurozone crisis

Financial Times - 
The car industry faces “very serious risks” from a possible disorderly default or the exit of a country from the eurozone, the head of the group representing the continent's biggest carmakers has said.

Ecuador beauty named Miss Earth

Philippine Star - 
Newly crowned Miss Earth 2011 Olga Alva of Ecuador (second from right) poses for photographers along with her court - (from left) Miss Venezuela Caroline Medina, ...


Health


MRT, LRT gear up for passenger surge during holidays

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - The management of the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) and the Light Rail Transit (LRT) said they are already gearing up for the possible surge of passengers this Christmas season.

Dumping of toxic medical waste spurs closer monitoring of hospitals

Inquirer.net - 
The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday ordered the closer monitoring of waste disposal by hospitals in Metro Manila. Health Secretary Enrique Ona issued the directive after authorities intercepted last week several dump trucks carrying hazardous ...

Preventing the spread of Leptospirosis

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - The government steps up its campaign against the spread of leptospirosis in Metro Manila and other provinces in Luzon which had experienced flooding spawned by strong typhoons in recent months.

Lung Cancer's Hidden Victims: Those Who Never Smoked

U.S. News & World Report - 
FRIDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Opera legend Beverly Sills never smoked. Neither did actress and health advocate Dana Reeve, wife of the late actor Christopher Reeve.

Come, let's talk about sex

The Standard - 
When colleague Nicholas Asego jokingly invited me to accompany him for a free HIV test last Thursday, he unknowingly took me back to 1999.

US baby boomers feed need for joint replacements

AFP - 
WASHINGTON - US baby boomers are fueling a wave of joint replacement surgeries, hoping to use new artificial knees and hips to stay active as they get older.

India's uranium mines cast a health shadow

AFP - 
JADUGUDA, India - Gudiya Das whines as flies settle on her face, waiting for her mother to swat them while she lies on a cot in Ichra, one in a cluster of villages around India's only functioning uranium mines.

Mid-South churches helping to raise AIDS awareness

WMC-TV - 
(WMC-TV) - On World AIDS Sunday, several Memphis churches stepped up to focus attention on the disease and to help victims understand that there is free help available.

A battle against AIDS for ethnic survival

Xinhua - 
XICHANG, Sichuan, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- The job of Jimu Zishi is regarded unsafe by her mother as it requires both long-distance trekking in mountains and close contact with drug addicts and HIV carriers.

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