Tuesday, December 27, 2011

27 DEC 2011, TUE: Bus & Health

Business


BIR sees double-digit surge in '12 tax take

Inquirer.net - ‎7 hours ago‎
The BIR sees an increase of 15 percent in tax collection next year from this year's expected P193 billion. The Bureau of Internal Revenue expects to collect P222.3 billion in individual income tax next year—an increase of 15 percent from the P192.7 ...
Income tax »
BIR's tax effort ratio improves
Tax on self-employed seen to rise
See all 4 sources »

DFA to certify 37 previously unsafe OFW destinations

ABS CBN News - ‎29 minutes ago‎
By Mayen Jaymalin, The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines - Overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) can look forward to a better year this coming 2012.
Overseas Filipino »
37 countries forge new agreements
16 cases of OFWs on death row 'critical'
See all 6 sources »

Napocor to privatize 12 off-grid areas

BusinessWorld Online Edition - ‎9 hours ago‎
THE NATIONAL Power Corp. (Napocor) is focusing on the privatization of power sources in 12 off-grid areas next year, an official said in an interview yesterday.
Icera »
Napocor to auction off-grid operations by Q1
Speaker says increase in Napocor's budget necessary to ensure power supply

SEAIR gets OK to form new company

ABS CBN News - ‎6 hours ago‎
MANILA - Homegrown South East Asian Airlines (SEAIR) has secured regulators' approval to form a new company in a bid to keep its leisure airline business as it transforms into a budget carrier.
Airline »
CAB approves SEAIR petition to form a subsidiary
CAB approves Seair bid to put up new airline

ICTSI allots $21 M of earnings for capex next year

BusinessWorld Online Edition - ‎8 hours ago‎
PORT OPERATOR International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) has set aside $21 million of its retained earnings to partly fund capital spending next year.
Container terminal »
ICTSI sets $ 21-M capex next year
ICTSI allots $21M for port investments

Budget carrier adds more flights to Cebu

BusinessWorld Online Edition - ‎9 hours ago‎
CEBU PACIFIC will be flying more times from Cebu to domestic destinations starting February in time for the arrival of its brand-new Airbus A320 aircraft.
Cebu Pacific »
Cebu Pacific to add flights to, from Cebu in February
Cebu Pacific to operate more flights from Cebu

Napocor supply deal to temper rates

Middle East North Africa Financial Network - ‎7 hours ago‎
Dec 27, 2011 (The Manila Times - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- MANILA Electric Co. (Meralco) said government's decision to extend a supply deal with state-owned National Power Corp.
Natural gas »
Meralco lauds extended supply contract
Meralco eyes 2nd power plant
See all 18 sources »

PPP to create additional jobs

Manila Bulletin - ‎7 hours ago‎
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT MANILA, Philippines - Employers expect better employment picture in 2012 on back of the implementation of some of the huge projects under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) program, the flagship infrastructure development ...
Minimum wage »
Businessmen push wage policy based on productivity
Employment picture rosy next year: ECOP

SMC pursues TV stations

Manila Standard Today - ‎15 hours ago‎
by Jenniffer B. Austria San Miguel president and chief operating officer Ramon Ang said San Miguel would join the bidding for sequestered television stations if the government decided to privatize them.
Data Storage »
San Miguel remains interested in RPN9, IBC-13
Bloomberg romances San Miguel

Profits of listed firms fell 10% in 9 months

Manila Standard Today - ‎15 hours ago‎
by Jenniffer B. Austria The consolidated net income of listed companies dropped 10 percent in the first nine months of the year to P308.8 billion from P343.5 billion year-on-year due to the slowdown in global and domestic economies, data from the ...
Net income »
Profits of listed firms dip 10% in 9 months
Higher Revenues, But Lower Profits

Tariff abolition on wheat pushed

Manila Bulletin - ‎7 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory L. Domingo has recommended the lifting of tariff on wheat even as he added such move will not guarantee a corresponding reduction in prices of locally-milled flour.
Local flour millers face uphill battle
Wheat »Philippines »International trade »

COMP: Large-scale mining not to blame for Sendong floods

Manila Bulletin - ‎7 hours ago‎
MANILA, Philippines - The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines (C0MP) condemned efforts to link legitimate large-scale mining to the devastation wrought by typhoon Sendong in Cagayan de Oro and Iligan.
Northern Mindanao »
Mining firms, wood producers hit back at critics
Miners blast link to 'Sendong' tragedy

NGCP readies 10-year plan for transmission projects

BusinessWorld Online Edition - ‎9 hours ago‎
SYSTEM OPERATOR National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) has bared its capital expenditure plans for the next few years as it prepares to consult with stakeholders on its transmission development plan.
TDP »
NGCP sets 10-year plan to upgrade, maintain transmission facilities
NGCP to hold public consultation in January

Fund OK'd for school rehab

BusinessWorld Online Edition - ‎9 hours ago‎
THE DEPARTMENT of Budget and Management (DBM) has released P128 million for the immediate reconstruction of a school in Parañaque City gutted by an air crash this month.
DepEd gets P128 million to repair damaged school
F. Serrano »ReConStruction »The Budget »

NFA wants imported rice tender by January

Business Mirror - ‎12 hours ago‎
THE National Food Authority (NFA) said it is keen on conducting the tender for the importation of rice within January even as the agency has yet to present the guidelines to the NFA council as well as the Department of Finance for the tax-expenditure ...
Gilbert Lauengco »
NFA rushing to finish guidelines on rice importation
NFA will not increase yearend price of rice

PAL may resume direct flights to New Delhi

Business Mirror - ‎13 hours ago‎
PHILIPPINE Airlines (PAL) will revisit next year the possibility of resuming direct flights to New Delhi, India. PAL president Jaime Bautista said the flag carrier no longer mounts direct flights to New Delhi since October 27 due to low demand but it ...
PAL halts direct flights to New Delhi
Philippine Airlines »Manila »Bangkok »

Newly completed irrigation projects to boost Zambo City palay

Business Mirror - ‎12 hours ago‎
ZAMBOANGA CITY—The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) has recently completed and turned over Communal Irrigation System (CIS) projects worth P5 million to two irrigators' associations (IAs) in this southern port city.
Farmers receive irrigation system projects
Raul Ramon Bucoy »Irrigation »The National »

Saudi Arabia posts huge budget surplus

BBC News - ‎50 minutes ago‎
Saudi Arabia has posted an $81.6bn (£52.2bn) budget surplus for 2011 as its income beat forecasts by more than double, official figures suggest.
Saudi Arabia »Riyadh »Finance minister »
Saudi Arabia's budget surplus to decrease
Saudi budgets for big drop in 2012 surplus
Open for business and ready to roll
Saudi Arabia Forecasts $3.2B Surplus in 2012
See all 158 sources »

MMDA: Number coding in effect Monday, Dec. 26

GMA News - ‎Dec 25, 2011‎
After lifting the number coding scheme last Friday afternoon, the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) said Monday there will be no lifting of the scheme on the first working day after Christmas.
Traffic light »
Saint Stephen
MMDA to pilot test digital traffic lights starting December 31

Govt mulls setting up entity for PPP projects

Business Standard - ‎5 hours ago‎
The government is considering creation of a company for handling public-private partnership (PPP) projects. A senior finance ministry official told Business Standard the idea was for the company to handle issues from appraisal to funding, ...
Ronaldo F. Corpus »
Govt plans to set up coordination body to speed up stalled PPP projects
Gov't to bid 16 PPP projects in 2012


Health


3 hurt by stray bullets; man loses leg to 'cracker

Philippine Star - ‎7 hours ago‎
By Pete Laude (The Philippine Star) Updated December 27, 2011 12:00 AM 0 MANILA, Philippines - Stray bullets wounded two children in Caloocan City and a farmer in Bulacan while a powerful firecracker tore off the leg of a 21-year-old man also in ...
Manila »
PNP to intensify crackdown on illegal firecrackers
PNP intensifies campaign vs. illegal firecrackers

Impeach-Corona brains is himself impeachable?

Philippine Star - ‎7 hours ago‎
The days between Christmas and New Year are usually dull and desultory for city creatures who do not have the time or the means to hie off to some resort or a foreign vacation spot.
Antonio B. Remollo »
Clark to host free display of Giant Lantern Fest winners
Entry of Manila Water to lure investors to Clark freeport

DOH: 'Piccolo' most harmful firecracker in past 3 years

GMA News - ‎11 hours ago‎
The small and seemingly harmless Piccolo has been causing the highest number of firecracker-related injuries for the past three years, data from the Department of Health (DOH) culled by GMA News Research showed.

Overweight 7-Year-Olds Face Higher Risk of Asthma

Tempo - ‎3 hours ago‎
Children who are overweight or obese during early childhood have a greater risk of having asthma at age 8 than normal-weight kids, a new study finds.
Asthma »
Overweight kids at higher asthma risk
Overweight pregnant women urged to follow healthy diet patterns

Snakes on a plane: 247 animals in suitcase

Sydney Morning Herald - ‎1 hour ago‎
A Czech man has been nabbed in Argentina for trying to board a transatlantic flight with 247 live animals including poisonous snakes and endangered reptiles packed in a bulging suitcase.
Buenos Aires »
You can't take snakes on a plane! Man arrested for trying to smuggle 15...
Snakes on a plane averted as Argentina nabs trafficker
See all 77 sources »

Have Stress-Free, Healthy Celebrations

Manila Bulletin - ‎Dec 25, 2011‎
MANILA, Philippines - At this time of year, when Filipinos welcome the New Year, they are urged to watch their health during the holidays to avoid getting non-communicable diseases (NCDs) or lifestyle-related illnesses.

Obesity Doesn't Extend Life

dailyRx - ‎4 hours ago‎
Carrying around too many pounds does no body any good. This, unfortunately, is especially the case with cancer survivors. And having too, too much weight can be a drag on survival.
Obesity Linked to Higher Esophageal Cancer Death Rates
Obesity »Esophageal cancer »Mayo Clinic »

Strike on; Govt recruits new doctors

Times of India - ‎26 minutes ago‎
JAIPUR: The doctors' strike entered sixth day on Monday but there was a silver lining for the suffering patients as the All Rajasthan In-Service Doctors Association (ARISDA) accepted Dr Karan Singh to set stage for talks with state government from ...
Rajasthan »
Rajasthan doctors' strike: Why this kolaveri?
Over 60 die as agitating doctors refuse to yield
See all 170 sources »

Suspect breast implants rebranded before sale to 1000 Dutch women

The Guardian - ‎4 minutes ago‎
Around 1000 Dutch women have breast implants of the suspect kind made by a French company but sold under a different name, a Netherlands health official has said, broadening a scandal that could affect 300000 or more women worldwide.
Breast implants »PIP »Contraceptive implant »
French breast implant maker faced US lawsuits
Reuters Health News Summary
Breast implant scandal is no joke
Latin American women fret over implants
See all 78 sources »
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