Sunday, February 26, 2012

26 FEB 2012, SUN: Bus & Health

Business


PAGCOR Revenues On The Upswing

Manila Bulletin - 
By DEEDEE M. SIYTANGCO This is the case of CJ Renato Corona who has been caught telling falsehoods about his SALN and hiding his bank accounts and properties until they were ferreted out.

BSP sees robust spending despite slower remittances

Philippine Star - 
By Lawrence Agcaoili Updated February 26, 2012 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines - The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said consumption spending would likely remain robust and fuel higher economic growth this year amid the expected slowdown in the amount ...

P-Noy disputes higher unemployment figures

Philippine Star - 
By Aurea Calica Updated February 25, 2012 12:00 AM President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, accompanied by TESDA chief Joel Villanueva and Taguig City Mayor Maria Laarni Cayetano, and inspects the Mobile Training Park & Train Bus and the E-Vehicle during ...

Cement maker poised to raise prices to 2010 levels

GMA News - 
“To ensure profitability levels that would enable us to make further significant investments to supply the market, cement prices will unavoidably have to be adjusted.

Stock Market

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
After losing 40.81 points on Thursday, the benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) shed 0.01% or 0.48 point to close at 4893.00.

Bakers To Start Importing Flour

Manila Bulletin - 
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT MANILA, Philippines - Bakers will start importing flour next month from Indonesia in light of the continuing high prices of locally milled flour, which they claimed is still being sold at P900 to P910 per 25-kilogram bag, ...

Draft G20 communique calls for April IMF review: source

Chicago Tribune - 
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A draft communique under discussion by Group of 20 countries commits to reviewing progress towards more resources for the International Monetary Fund in April, a G20 official said on Saturday.

Lucio Tan in talks with San Miguel -- PAL

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
OFFICIALS of Philippine Airlines (PAL) on Friday confirmed its top shareholder and chairman is in talks with San Miguel Corp. for possible acquisition of a stake in the flag carrier.

SSS upgrades text-based facility for members

Philippine Star - 
By Iris C. Gonzales Updated February 26, 2012 12:00 AM MANILA, Philippines - The Social Security System (SSS), the state-owned pension fund for private employees, has upgraded updates on the status of members' benefits and other claims through the use ...

Mining firm opts to adopt Ifugao Rice Terraces

GMA News - 
OceanaGold Phils. Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Melbourne, Australia-based OceanaGold Corp., urged other mining firms to adopt national heritage sites as part of their corporate social responsibility.

GMO Labeling

Manila Bulletin - 
By NELLY FAVIS-VILLAFUERTE MANILA, Philippines - Different countries have different policies/rules on the use of genetic engineering techniques in agriculture and food production.

US attaché offers help for Negros Occidental

Sun.Star - 
PHILIP A. Shull, the agriculture attaché of the United States Embassy in the Philippines, said the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is willing to help the agriculture and livestock industries of the province.

Business-incubation services for rural biz

Business Mirror - 
THE Technology Resource Center (TRC) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will soon give a wider range of support to countryside entrepreneurs with the establishment of its Community Technology Business Incubation (TBI) program this year.

Brent near 10-month high

gulfnews.com - 
New York: Brent crude futures settled near a ten-month high above $125 a barrel on Friday, posting a fifth straight weekly gain as heightened concerns over tensions with Iran about its nuclear programme and cuts in supply sent oil prices up on both ...

Gingrich says Obama out to 'punish' Americans with energy policy

San Jose Mercury News - 
By Steven Harmon Bay Area News Group As gas prices soar above $4 a gallon as the Republican presidential primary remains in flux, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich on Saturday accused President Barack Obama of deliberately allowing oil prices to spike ...

Spain wins battle for shipwreck treasure

Aljazeera.com - 
After 200 years at the bottom of the sea, $500m worth of imperial Spanish coins reaches Madrid. A haul of gold and silver coins salvaged from a sunken Spanish galleon has finally arrived in Spain after five years of legal ownership wrangles.

Wall St week ahead: Rally on Wall Street to be put to test

Economic Times - 
NEW YORK: A rally on Wall Street will be put to the test next week, with the S&P 500 at its highest level since before the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008.

United to seek payment for 787 delays

CanadianBusiness.com - 
By AP | February 25, 2012 The airline has orders for 50 of Boeing's new 787s, a midsized jet that has been eagerly awaited because of promised gains in fuel efficiency.

Lead Negotiator on Greek-Debt Deal Is Optimistic

Wall Street Journal - 
By MATINA STEVIS And IAN TALLEY MEXICO CITY—A lead negotiator for a historic Greek-debt deal is optimistic that a voluntary swap of more than €200 billion ($270 billion) in government bonds will succeed as investors will seek to avoid destabilizing the ...

Health


DOH pushes 'sin' tax reform bill

GMA News - 
The Department of Health is throwing its full support behind a bill seeking to jack up prices of alcohol and tobacco products to discourage consumers from buying them.

Fear of spiders can make them appear bigger: study

ABS CBN News - 
MANILA, Philippines - If you have extreme fear of spiders, you may be seeing them larger than they actually are, which allows this fear to persist.

Gateway Regional Medical Center to close outpatient pharmacy

Belleville News Democrat - 
Gateway Regional Medical Center in Granite City will close its outpatient pharmacy at the end of the month. Hospital spokeswoman Kate Allaria said the pharmacy had been losing money.

Nutritional labelling on fast food 'useless'

Times LIVE - 
A new study suggests that nutritional labeling in fast food restaurants needs to be clearer and more helpful for consumers. Fast food chains are doing a bad job of making nutritional information of their menu items clear and easy to digest, ...

Eating citrus fruit may lower women's stroke risk

Press TV - 
Flavonoids are thought to provide some of that protection through several mechanisms, including improved blood vessel function and an anti-inflammatory effect.

Bird Flu: More Common, Less Deadly than We Thought?

TIME - 
A new study suggests H5N1 is more easily spread and far less deadly than scientists believed. What does that mean for work on potentially lethal man-made versions of the virus?

Report Affirms Lifesaving Role of Colonoscopy

New York Times - 
A new study provides what independent researchers call the best evidence yet that colonoscopy - perhaps the most unloved cancer screening test - prevents deaths.

Giving the rare disease world new hope

Inquirer.net - 
MAGDARAOG has been a staunch patient-advocate to educate public about Pompe disease and other rare health conditions. Those browsing the Internet wanting to gather information on rare diseases would somehow be led to one site that tells a story of ...
Putting the spotlight on rare diseases
Rare Disease Day 2012

Makeup for all: Unisex CK One launching makeup line

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
Popular unisex fragrance CK One is expanding into color cosmetics, with aims to offer simple makeup to suit both men and women. Comprising products including skin perfecting concealers and foundation as well as bronzer, blush, mascara and color ...

World Food Program conducts disaster risk preparedness training in 3 ...

Philippine Information Agency - 
SORSOGON CITY, Feb. 24 (PIA) -- The World Food Program (WFP) conducted a three-day training on disaster preparedness and risk reduction for three municipalities here in line with technical support it pledged to the country affected by a recent ...

Bijarani calls for international assistance in fighting polio

The News International - 
NEW DELHI: Terming the fight against terrorism as a major obstacle in Pakistan's polio eradication drive, Minister for Inter-Provincial Coordination Mir Hazar Khan Bijarani on Saturday invited planners and managers from all over the world to assist the ...

First Quadruple Limb Transplant Performed In Turkey (VIDEO)

Huffington Post - 
Doctors in turkey performed what is thought to be the world's first quadruple limb transplant. The news service also reports the limbs were taken from a 40-year-old patient who was pronounced brain dead days after being involved in an accident.

BABY, IT'S A WEIRD WORLD

Daily Star - 
True, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley wasn't lying when he described selective terminations as illegal. But then so is speeding - and everyone does that By Matthew Wright SCANDALOUS!

GEL FOR HEART ATTACK VICTIMS SHOWS PROMISE

U-T San Diego - 
UC San Diego is reporting early success in limiting tissue damage in rats that suffer heart attacks, an advance that could lead to clinical testing in humans by the end of the year.

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