Saturday, December 24, 2011

24 DEC 2011, SAT: Bus & Health

Business


BSP to require listing of foreign direct investments

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
FOREIGN FIRMS will soon be required to register their investments with the central bank in a bid to improve the database of foreign direct investments (FDIs) under a policy approved by the Monetary Board, the head of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas ...

3 of 5 Pinoys see happy Christmas

Inquirer.net - 
Around three of five Filipinos (64 percent) expect a “happy” Christmas, while money, good health and family togetherness top the list of gifts Filipinos “would most like to receive” this year, according to the latest survey by the Social Weather ...

PSALM Extends Meralco Supply Deal

Manila Bulletin - 
By MYRNA M. VELASCO MANILA, Philippines - Electricity consumers will have some sort of relief from probable price spikes in the spot market with the decision of the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM) to extend its ...

P1.125B more for police retirees

Tempo - 
Manila, Philippines - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P1.125 billion more for the pension of more than 40000 retired personnel of the Philippine National Police (PNP) and the Integrated National Police (INP).

PH bioethanol favored

Manila Standard Today - 
The Energy Department has issued a circular governing the utilization of locally-produced bioethanol as a blend to gasoline. “In order to sustain and expand the local bioethanol industry, the mandatory exhaustion of locally-sourced bioethanol must be ...

Victorious Obama signs bill to extend payroll tax credit

Zee News - 
Washington: A heartening political victory in his pocket, US President Barack Obama Saturday flew to Hawaii to join his family on the annual vacation, soon after putting his seal on the bill that extends by two months the pay roll tax break on millions ...

LRT shortens light rail ops hours on Dec. 24, Dec. 31

GMA News - 
The Light Rail Transit (LRT) Lines 1 and 2 will end operations earlier than scheduled on Dec. 24 and 31, the LRT Administration said.

DoE extends pact with TeaM Energy

Manila Bulletin - 
By EDU LOPEZ MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Energy (DoE) has extended its partnership with TeaM Energy Foundation Inc. (TEFI) for barangay electrification to provide more remote areas better access to energy.

MNTC refinances P2.3B worth of corporate notes

Inquirer.net - 
Manila North Tollways Corp. (MNTC), operator of the North Luzon Expressway, is refinancing P2.3 billion worth of corporate notes in a bid to lower interest costs and increase profitability.

Banks open branches on Christmas

Manila Standard Today - 
SEVERAL commercial banks have decided to open their branches on the next two Saturdays to meet their clients' banking needs, officials said Thursday.

Government allows OFWs' redeployment to Libya

gulfnews.com - 
By Barbara Mae Dacanay, Bureau Chief Manila: The Philippine government has allowed overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) with existing contracts with oil and medical companies to return to their work in Libya, a senior official said.

PHL to review alcohol taxes after WTO ruling

GMA News - 
The Philippines will review taxes on foreign alcohol products following a World Trade Organization decision that the current system was discriminatory and the trade minister said the government will look at how to assist affected local distillers.

81000 Sendong victims get Sagip Kapamilya help

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - More than 81000 people affected by tropical storm Sendong in the southern Philippines received aid relief from ABS-CBN's Sagip Kapamilya program as of Friday afternoon.

SMEC Secures Power Supply Contracts

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - San Miguel Energy Corporation (SMEC), the power generation arm of San Miguel group, has sealed several supply contracts for its 1200 megawatt Sual coal-fired power plant in Pangasinan.

Total, Nido team up in PH oil exploration

Manila Standard Today - 
by Alena Mae S. Flores A local unit of Australia's Nido Petroleum Ltd. has teamed up with Total SA of France to bid for oil and gas exploration contracts in the Philippines.

Pru Life UK extends grace period for Sendong victims

Mindanao Examiner - 
MANILA (Mindanao Examiner / Dec. 23, 2011) - In response to President Benigno Aquino III's appeal to extend due consideration to families and individuals affected by typhoon Sendong (international code name: Washi), British life insurer Pru Life UK is ...

Davao jobless rate slows to three-year low

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
DAVAO CITY -- The jobless rate in the Davao Region slowed to a three-year low, buoyed by the construction boom and the entry of investments particularly in Davao City.

Garcia to improve Subic Freeport

Manila Bulletin - 
By JONAS REYES SUBIC BAY FREEPORT, Zambales, Philippines - Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Roberto Garcia vowed to enhance this premier Freeport's status by making it the most investor-friendly Freeport in the country.

Q+A-UPDATE 1-What next in the EU versus airlines dispute?

Reuters - 
(Adds further comment, paragraphs 12-13 and 33) By Barbara Lewis BRUSSELS Dec 23 (Reuters) - Europe's highest court this week gave its full backing to an EU law, meaning all airlines will have to pay to offset carbon emissions for flights in and out of ...


Health


DOLE reminds employers of holiday pay rules

GMA News - 
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz has reminded private sector employers to observe the pay rules during the holidays and special days that will be celebrated nationwide in the remainder of 2011.

Want more bang for your buck? Donate 'cracker money to victims

Manila Standard Today - 
by Macon Araneta For the most bang for your buck, you may as well donate to a worthy cause. Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona on Thursday called on the public to donate to relief efforts for the victims of 'Sendong' the money intended to purchase ...

French will pay for removal of risky breast implants

Chicago Sun-Times - 
Dr. Maurice Mimoun, a plastic surgeon at the St Louis hospital, holds silicone gel breast implants made by French company Poly Implant Prothese, or PIP, that he removed from a patient because of concerns that they are unsafe, Paris, Wednesday, Dec.

Seeing Terror Risk, US Asks Journals to Cut Flu Study Facts

New York Times - 
For the first time ever, a government advisory board is asking scientific journals not to publish details of certain biomedical experiments, for fear that the information could be used by terrorists to create deadly viruses and touch off epidemics.

Filipino-Americans gather for traditional, nine-day pre-Christmas ritual

San Jose Mercury News - 
By Patrick Brown LIVERMORE -- Something is making about 100 people get out of bed and walk into the frigid pre-dawn air to church every morning.

High blood pressure patients, stick with your diuretic meds

American Council on Science and Health - 
Good news for patients with elevated systolic blood pressure. The results of a 22-year follow-up on a randomized trial show that the diuretic drug chlorthalidone improved all-cause mortality among patients with this condition.

How to Survive the Holiday Eating Season

Tempo - 
Lots of folks don't think about what they eat over the holiday season until January, when they stare sadly at the number on the scale and then trudge off to hit the gym, join Weight Watchers or pick up the latest fad diet book.

Ill. coroner says newborn death doesn't appear linked to infant formula, but ...

Washington Post - 
EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - An Illinois coroner says a baby girl's recent death doesn't appear to be linked to an investigation into infant formula given to a Missouri newborn who apparently died of a rare bacterial infection.

Rare Case Of Two-Headed Baby Born Healthy

Information Nigeria - 
A rare case of a healthy two-headed baby was witnessed in Brazil this week. According to doctors the two-headed baby is actually a set of conjoined twins who had to share one body due to a rare birth defect.

Gisborne rest home open to visitors

Radio New Zealand - 
A Gisborne rest home that closed its doors to visitors after an outbreak of norovirus has been given the all clear by health authorities.

Don't keep mum! How arguing with your mother is a good thing and stops teens ...

Daily Mail - 
By Daily Mail Reporter Teenagers who argue with their mothers are less likely to succumb to peer pressure and turn to drink and drugs, say child psychologists.

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