Friday, December 16, 2011

16 DEC 2011, FRI: Bus & Health

Business


Remittances increase 7.0% to $16.5 billion in October, says BSP

Manila Bulletin - 
By LEE C. CHIPONGIAN MANILA, Philippines - Remittances from overseas Filipinos amounted to $16.534 billion as of the end of October, seven percent higher year-on-year, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Thursday reported.

Unemployment eases in October -- NSO

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE COUNTRY'S unemployment rate eased to 6.4% in October from 7.1% a year ago, contrary to expectations it would track slowing economic growth.

Gov't underspending, global woes slow down economy to only 5%

GMA News - 
By Tino Pamintuan December 15, 2011 9:58pm Underspending in public infrastructure, along with global economic slowdown, dragged the country's economy which is estimated to grow by only 5% this year from last year's 7.6%, according to the National ...

Ayala firms up road foray

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
AYALA CORP. outbid a San Miguel Corp.-led consortium for the contract to build, operate and maintain the 4-kilometer Daang Hari-South Luzon Expressway (SLEx) Link Road, with just a final evaluation left to hurdle before the first public-private ...

Nido Petroleum completes surveys for potential oil sites

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
AUSTRALIAN EXPLORATION firm Nido Petroleum Ltd. completed undersea surveys of two prospects in northwest Palawan, the company said in a statement yesterday.

Smuggling charges filed vs importer of software programs

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE BUREAU of Customs (BoC) has filed smuggling charges against an importer of anti-virus software programs for misdeclaration and undervaluation.

Telcos told to alert subscribers on data roaming

Malaya - 
By MYLA IGLESIAS The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) has ordered telecom firms to inform their subscribers of the rates and conditions on access to data roaming services to shield subscribers from what is known as "bill shock.

SPi Global, Regus disclose expansions in the BPO sector

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
EXPANSIONS IN the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector were bared yesterday with SPi Global Holdings, Inc. launching a new facility in North Carolina, United States, while Regus Plc unveiled its fourth office space for industry players.

Fitch downgrades world's top banks

CNN International - 
New York (CNN) -- The Ratings firm Fitch downgraded a cluster of the world's largest banks Thursday, pointing to trading challenges facing international markets.

Citra Group consolidates Skyway shareholdings

Manila Bulletin - 
By EMMIE V. ABADILLA MANILA, Philippines - Citra Metro Manila Tollways Corporation (CMMTC), the Indonesian operator of South Metro Manila Skyway, is sinking in $1.5-billion investments in new road projects in the Philippines and consolidating its ...

GSIS to give out P818M in dividends to members

Inquirer.net - 
Most members of the Government Service Insurance System will receive a total of P818 million in cash dividends by Christmas Day. The GSIS said in a statement that its board of directors approved the grant of cash dividends because the agency posted a ...

New ITR forms amend disclosure rules

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
THE BUREAU of Internal Revenue (BIR) has released the new set of income tax return (ITR) forms, making the disclosure of passive income optional.

Tanduay shares tumble after secondary listing

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
TANDUAY HOLDINGS, Inc. saw its share price fall by nearly a fifth after more stocks were listed yesterday following last week's secondary offering.

Ill-fated plane's owner surfaces

Inquirer.net - 
By Paolo Montecillo, Tina G. Santos The owner of the light plane that crashed into a Parañaque neighborhood last Saturday has surfaced and will appear in the investigation being conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP), ...

Pagcor gaming earnings hit P3.2B in November

Business Mirror - 
STATE-OWNED Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) posted earnings of P2.32 billion from gaming operations in November, its highest ever, and another P894 million from licensed private gaming facilities.

Firm gets go-ahead to operate power plant

Inquirer.net - 
The Energy Regulatory Commission has allowed Desco Inc., a local provider of petroleum and geothermal products and services, to start operating its 1-megawatt Libertad natural gas-fired power plant in Bogo City, Cebu.
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DAR allays fears of 'buy back' scheme in Hacienda Luisita

Business Mirror - 
THE Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) has allayed fears that the 4916-hectare portion of the Hacienda Luisita set to be awarded to its 6296 former tenants would end up again in the hands of the family of President Aquino through the “buy back” scheme ...

UK's Cameron Discussing Euro Crisis, Will Attend EU Summit In Early 2012

Wall Street Journal - 
By Nicholas Winning Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--UK Prime Minister David Cameron will talk to more European leaders in coming days to support efforts to tackle the euro-zone crisis even though he vetoed a new European Union treaty last ...

Moody's downgrades Ontario debt to negative

CTV.ca - 
TORONTO - Moody's Investors Services has downgraded the deficit-plagued Ontario government's debt rating to negative from stable on $190 billion in debt.


Health


'Hero of the Year' Award Given to Dedicated Midwife (VIDEO)

The Stir - 
I'm not sure why midwives don't get the respect they deserve here in America. But CNN certainly made an excellent choice when they named "Mother Robin" Lim, a midwife and mother of eight who has dedicated her life to helping women have safe and healthy ...

Food+Tech Holiday Gift Guide

Forbes - 
Looking for new and interesting gifts for the food nerds in our life? We've got you covered with our top product, app, book, and tasting box picks.
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Comic book holiday gift guide!
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PHL to ask Japan to relax rules in hiring Filipino nurses, caregivers

Business Mirror - 
THE Philippines will ask the Japanese government to relax its rules in hiring Filipino nurses and caregivers based on the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (Pjepa).

Maternal Morality up in Afghanistan

Manila Bulletin - 
By REUTERS KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Afghanistan has the worst rate of maternal mortality in the world, the latest World Health Organization data shows, with a toxic mix of inaccessibility, poverty, and cultural barriers to women's healthcare ...

Royal College of Psychiatrists Hides Abortion's Harm to Women

LifeNews.com - 
by Dr. Priscilla Coleman | Washington, DC | LifeNews.com | 12/15/11 12:56 PM The Royal College of Psychiatrist's recently conducted review of scientific literature published from 1990 to the present on abortion and mental health is hauntingly similar ...

Simple vigilance can prevent cervical cancer, health unit says

Guelph Mercury - 
GUELPH - The local health unit says not enough women in the Guelph area are taking easy-to-get precautions against a silent but ever-present killer - cervical cancer.

Ivler follows court order

Journal Online - 
In compliance with the conditions set by Quezon City Regional Trial Court Judge Luisito Cortez to allow road rage suspect Jason Ivler for hospital confinement, the latter has already paid his unpaid hospital bills and deposited to the court the amount ...

US court battle escalates over morning-after pill

AFP - 
WASHINGTON - Women's health advocates said they will sue the US government for allegedly violating the constitutional rights of young teens by denying them over-the-counter access to emergency contraception.

NIH adopts plan to cut use of chimps in medical research

Kansas City Star - 
By CHRIS ADAMS WASHINGTONThe National Institutes of Health said Thursday that it would curtail its use of chimpanzees in medical research, suspending new chimp research grants and agreeing to accept the recommendations of an outside panel that found ...

Friends create video for injured Texas model

San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - 
Update: In a late afternoon post on Lauren Scruggs' hospital blog “from Mom” is a link to a YouTube video she called “a wonderful gift from someone … It blessed us so much and we wanted to share it with you.

Palm-sized baby among the world's smallest (video)

Salt Lake Tribune - 
By ALICIA CHANG AP Los Angeles • At birth, Melinda Star Guido was so tiny she could fit into the palm of her doctor's hand. Weighing just 9 1/2 ounces - less than a soda can - she is among the smallest babies ever born in the world.

Ban tanning bed use by minors, MP urges

National Post - 
By Mia Rabson OTTAWA - Manitoba MP James Bezan is pushing for kids to be barred from using tanning beds. The Conservative MP introduced a private members' bill Thursday that would bar anyone under the age of 18 from using a tanning bed, ...

Sorry ladies, the perfect man doesn't exist.

New Zealand Herald - 
Ladies looking for Mr Right, call off the search. Apparently the "perfect man" doesn't exist. While many men have positive attributes, the majority are deeply flawed.

Family Fact of the Week: Fewer Americans Are Marrying

Heritage.org (blog) - 
A new study released by the Pew Research Center on Wednesday shows that the percentage of married adults has fallen to a record low.

Ta-Ta! Woman's Body 'Swallows' Breast Implant

ABC News - 
By LARA SALAHI (@larasalahiabc) Pilates is intended to realign the body. With every focused breath and movement, the physical fitness system is supposed to help you achieve balance as you reach deep into your body's core.

Craigslist ad leads to kidney donation

7Online WSVN-TV - 
MIAMI (WSVN) -- A woman received a lifesaving organ donation from a total stranger, thanks to an online ad. Selina Hodge, 28, has received a much-needed kidney after she posted her request for the organ on Craigslist in July.

Hobbyist rewrites Viking history, keeps the change

NEWS.com.au - 
A man was toying with his metal detector and unearthed a helmet belonging to a previously unknown Viking king. Picture: Thinkstock Source: Supplied A BRITISH man rewrote medieval history on his lunch break when he unearthed evidence of a ...

Success in conjoined twin surgery in Chile

BBC News - 
Chilean doctors say they had been successful after a 20 hour long operation to separate 10-month-old conjoined twins. The separation of the twins, who were attached by the chest and pelvis, took place at Santiago's Luis Calvo Mackenna Hospital.

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