Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines–Local food and beverage manufacturers chalked up $12.9 million in sales from Middle Eastern buyers, with dried fruits and tropical fruit juices accounting for the majority of orders. According to data from the Center for International Trade…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Manila: The health department must start tracking down some 15,000 Filipinos suspected of having HIV/Aids, a senior official said. Dr Edcel Salva
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines The Department of Health has been ‘working’ on another round of drug price cuts to be enforced before end of the term of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in June, Health Secretary Esperanza Cabral told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. But Cabral said they were ‘not making any promises.’ The first two rounds of voluntary price reductions by 20-plus local pharmaceutical companies covered over 200 types of drugs and health care products sold in drug stores and hospital pharmacies nationwide. Doctor Robert Louie So, head of the DoH’s National Center for Pharmaceutical Access and Management, said their ‘initiatives in bringing down the prices of medicines do not stop.’ Talks…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines An executive order creating the Presidential Anti-Smuggling Group is unconstitutional, a local court has ruled. In a nine-page decision, Judge Silvino Pampilo Jr. of the Manila regional trial court…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
LABOR Secretary Marianito Roque yesterday said wage hike petitions are not the sole basis for any decision to adjust salaries. “While the policy of minimum wage fixing is to protect the…
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesAdministration standard-bearer Gilbert Teodoro and his vice-presidential running mate Edu Manzano appeared on television together Friday, dousing speculations that Manzano was withdrawing from the race because of meager campaign resources. ‘It’s not true that I’m planning to withdraw
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines–Lopez-led Bayan Telecommunications Inc. has set a budget of P1.4 billion for the year, partly for the development of its broadband Internet services to cater to the growing needs of small and medium enterprises (SME).
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines–With earthquake-devastated countries like Haiti in mind, the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) has been conducting ’seismic retrofitting’ or repairs on nearly 600 bridges in various parts of the country.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
BY JOHN POQUIZ Two big power plants in Luzon bogged down yesterday, prompting the Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) to impose two-hour rotating brownouts in Metro Manila and its other franchise areas.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Only five months after ‘Ondoy’ and ‘Pepeng’ caused record flooding in Metro Manila and other parts of Luzon, the country is being hit by an El Niño drought that is drying up sources of water for household, agricultural and industrial uses, destroying crops and causing rotating brownouts in some parts of the country. As of last week, crop damage due to El Niño in more than 20 provinces was estimated at P3.77 billion.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, PhilippinesEnergy Secretary Angelo T.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
MANILA, Philippines–Eat to livethat is the single overriding directive each living being must keep in mind when it comes to his or her dietary lifestyle. Though what you eat is not the sole determinant to your overall quality of life, it surely is one of the most critical, and which many have most difficulty coming to terms with. Dr.
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Mrs. Obama is the 1st First Lady to appear on ‘Iron Chef’ show
WASHINGTON D.C. - First Lady Michelle Obama and White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford made history when both appeared in the opening episode of the famous two-hour TV cooking show, Iron Chef America, on Jan. 3, 2010.
The brief appearance of the First Lady [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Greets Filams with ‘mabuhay’ cheer.
By Bing C. Branigin
SPRINGFIELD, Virginia - Bob McDonnell, Republican Governor-elect of Virginia, Jan. 9 thanked the Filipino American community for supporting him in the last election and urged them to “get involved in our government.”
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Ampatuan trial is tests of judicial system
WASHINGTON D.C. - The United States Congress has urged the Philippine government to conduct “the highest level of professionalism, impartiality, and regard for witness protection to assure the Filipino people that all the responsible persons are brought to justice.”