Sunday, March 25, 2012

25 MAR 2012, SUN: Bus & Health

Business


Aquino on power crisis: Share burden

Inquirer.net - 
By Norman Bordadora, Tina Santos MANILA, Philippines—President Aquino told power distributors in Mindanao to “share the burden” of more expensive electricity from power barges—apparently the only solution to the Mindanao power crisis for the next two ...

BSP sees inflation rising

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
MANILA, Philippines - After easing to its lowest level in 29 months, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) sees inflation rising due to soaring oil prices, higher food prices, and the continued weakening of the peso against the US dollar.

Gov't to boost revenue from sin taxes

ABS CBN News - 
by Coco Alcuaz, ANC MANILA, Philippines - The government's finance managers are targeting higher revenues this year through sin taxes and tax collection from professionals.

Fare Hike Should Not Raise Prices Of Goods, Says DTI

Manila Bulletin - 
By BERNIE CAHILES-MAGKILAT MANILA, Philippines - The Department of Trade and Industry Friday said that the 50-centavo provisional fare hike in public utility jeepneys should have very little effect on cost of goods and that there is no need for ...

BIR activates online interactive forms for income tax returns

GMA News - 
In time for the deadline for the filing of annual income tax returns (ITRs) on April 16, interactive versions of the ITR forms can be downloaded from the website of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR).

More Tax-Exempt Workers Sought

Manila Bulletin - 
By SAMUEL P. MEDENILLA MANILA, Philippines - Amid the rising cost of basic commodities, a labor group is pushing to raise the number of tax-exempt workers in the country.

MJCI, GMA Subsidiary Form JV

Manila Bulletin - 
By JAMES A. LOYOLA MANILA, Philippines - Manila Jockey Club, Inc. and GMA New Media, Inc. have signed a shareholders' agreement to put up a P100 million joint venture corporation to be called Gamespan, Inc. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock ...

$50-B ICT Industry Revenues Likely

Manila Bulletin - 
MANILA, Philippines - The local information and communications technology industry (ICT) has the potential to contribute around $50 billion in annual direct revenues to the Philippine economy by 2016.

Mindanao power shortage affects PAL flights

Inquirer.net - 
By Tina G. Santos MANILA, Philippines—Even the civil aviation industry has already been affected by the power crisis in Mindanao.

Japanese fund new classrooms

Inquirer.net - 
By Tarra Quismundo MANILA, Philippines—The Japanese people have given the Philippines a $1.5-million grant to help build 60 classrooms for public kindergarten students in some of the country's poorest regions.

Oppositors no show in ERC pre-trial hearing on Socoteco-SEC power sale bid

Minda News - 
By Edwin G. Espejo | Sunday| March 25, 2012 | Filed under: Top Stories PASIG CITY (MindaNews/22 March) - Opposition groups and intervenors in the power sales application between the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II) and Sarangani ...

Work for gov't, graduates urged

Tempo - 
Deputy presidential spokesperson Abigail Valte said there are job opportunities in the public sector. “Hopefully, a lot of you will be able to secure jobs not just in the private sector.

Benguet nets P1.38B

Inquirer.net - 
Mining firm Benguet Corp. posted a net profit of P1.385 billion last year, as rising metal prices boosted core operations while one-time gains added to the bottomline, which has been positive for the second straight year.

NEDA approves LRT-1 extension, 11 other projects

BusinessWorld Online Edition - 
TWELVE PROJECTS that include a public-private partnership (PPP) deal pushed by the Transportation department have been approved by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) board chaired by President Benigno SC Aquino III.

Philippine Navy to sign contract for MRVs this July

The Online Zamboanga Times - 
MANILA - Philippine Navy (PN) flag-officer-in charge Vice Admiral Alexander Pama on Thursday expressed optimism that the contracts for the service's two multi-role vessels (MRVs) will be signed by July this year.

Okonjo-Iweala, World Bank, Nigeria and implications of a minister's exit

Nigerian Tribune - 
Regional Editor, OLAWALE RASHEED, examines the likely consequences of Minister of Finance, Dr. (Mrs) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala's exit for the Goodluck Jonathan Presidency and the ongoing economic reforms in particular.

SA miner ups share in Asia gold project

Business Day - 
GOLD Fields this week accelerated its investment in a Philippines gold project, spending $110m to up its stake in the second of three tranches, as the miner moves to diversify risk from SA.

Health


Ailing Ampatuan Sr. out of hospital, back in jail

Inquirer.net - 
By Julie M. Aurelio MANILA, Philippines—Maguindanao massacre suspect Andal Ampatuan Sr. is back in jail after a Quezon City court ordered his discharge from a military hospital where he was confined for two weeks.

Tobacco Or Health Conference Ends With United Vision Towards Tobacco-Free World

Bernama - 
By Tengku Noor Shamsiah Tengku Abdullah SINGAPORE, March 24 (Bernama) -- The five-day 15th World Conference on Tobacco or Health (WCTOH) concluded here today with a united vision towards a tobacco-free world.

Philippines: Natural controls may still be key to banana wilt

FreshPlaza - 
There are hopes that natural control processes may still prove effective against banana wilt disease. Chemical controls are ineffective as the soil, once infected with the disease, can not be replanted for at least a decade.

Lily Vole Is the Ambassador for the Body Shop

TopNews New Zealand - 
It has been recently revealed in a report that The Body Shop Company has named Lily Cole as its top ambassador. She is branded as the first ever advocate for the Body Shop brand and this shall help in giving another huge boost to her bright career.

Drifting mind or Noynoying is good for the brain

Journal Online - 
STARING blankly at the sky or Noynoying as what some militant groups call it, such brief wandering is actually good for the mind. Could President Aquino be Noynoying or daydreaming then?

China to Stop Harvesting Inmate Organs

Wall Street Journal - 
By LAURIE BURKITT BEIJING—China officials plan to phase out organ harvesting of death-row inmates, a move to overhaul a transplant system that has for years relied on prisoners and organ traffickers to serve those in need of transplants.

Classical music helps heart transplant patients recovery

GlobalPost - 
A team of Japanese researchers found that mice that were exposed to classical music after undergoing heart transplants had a longer length of survival.

Beetroot Juice Lowers Blood Pressure

French Tribune - 
A group of researchers from the University of Reading has found that daily glass of beetroot juice might prove helpful in lowering blood pressure, a new report says.

Senior news

Zanesville Times Recorder - 
The Center for Seniors Meals on Wheels program had its annual Mayors For Meals Day on Wednesday as part of the 2012 March For Meals campaign.

Severe headaches tied to suicide

Health24.com - 
People with severe headaches, whether migraines or not, may be more likely to attempt suicide, a new study suggests. While the findings don't prove that headaches cause suicide attempts, they do support a number of other studies over the years that ...

Shocking health statistics

Zamboanga Today Online - 
According to a survey of family eating habits by food company Green Giant, one in 10 parents in Britain believe that drinking cola counts towards their five recommended portions of fruit and veg.

Advert for Lancôme's Absolue L'Extrait

Yahoo! Philippines News - 
Lancôme will launch what it believes to be the latest "miracle" anti-aging product next month, with a rose stem cell-based cream.

Group distributes slippers to indigent students

Sun.Star - 
CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- The women of Quota International of Pampanga (QIP) distributed Wednesday some 1000 pairs of new slippers to indigent elementary pupils of Maimpis Integrated School here, as part of their social service program for children.

PHILIPPINES: OMG! Eat-your-vegetables campaign

IRINnews.org - 
Calabaza anyone? Celebrities like Anne Curtis in the Philippines are part of a nationwide campaign to boost dismal vegetable consumption BANGKOK, 23 March 2012 (IRIN) - Celebrities are working with the Philippines government in a recently launched ...

Swine flu returns to Pune, kills 8

IBNLive.com - 
New Delhi: A year after killing hundreds, swine flu is back across several cities in the country. Nearly 14 deaths have been reported in the past 15 days, out of which 8 were reported from Pune alone.

Miss Universe Canada disqualifies transsexual contestant

Vancouver Sun - 
VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Jenna Talackova was everything Miss Universe Canada was looking for when she was selected among 65 finalists for the 2012 competition, to be held in Toronto in May.

World Tuberculosis Day -- Do We Really Need It?

Huffington Post - 
You can be forgiven if you're fatigued when it comes to commemorative days. There are so many worthwhile causes and campaigns that compete for media, funding and political and popular support that often these days come and go without a notice.

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