RP receives aid from China, Japan and US
At the wake of typhoon Ondoy aftermath, the Philippines received aids from China, Japan and the US.
US donated $100,000 to the Philippines. On Sunday, US gave an initial $50,000 which coursed through the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) of US Agency for International Development (USAID).
On Monday, US Ambassador Kristie Kenney authorized an additional $50,000 [...]
September 28, 2009
Tags: Ambassador, China, donations, financial assitance, fund raising, Japan, Manila, news, Philippine National Red Cross, Philippines, PNRC, Red Cross, rescue operations, Typhoon Ondoy, US, US Embassy, weather Posted in: Announcement, Government, People, Philippines, Uncategorized 
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An IPO from San Miguel in the next three years
Here’s a good investment opportunity for those who want to try the stock market. The San Miguel Energy Corp. (SMEC), the energy investment arm of food and beverage giant of San Miguel Corp. will be conducting an initial public offering (IPO) within the next three years.
The IPO plan of San Miguel, according to SMC president [...]
September 3, 2009
Tags: finance, initial public offering, investment, investments, IPO, money, news, Philippines, PSALM, San Miguel, SMEC, stocks, trading Posted in: Announcement, IPO, Philippine business news, Philippines, Stock Market, finance, investments, money No Comments
Durabrand DVD players recalled by Wal-Mart
About 1.5 million Durabrand DVD players are being recalled by Wal-Mart because said products has the possibility of bursting into flames, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
There have been 12 complaints of DVD players overheating which were already received by Wal-Mart. Five of those have caused fires resulting to damaged in properties. No [...]
August 20, 2009
Tags: CNN money, defective units, Durabrand, DVD players, news, product recall, Wal-Mart Posted in: Announcement, Consumers, Products, Warning No Comments
BFAD is now FDA by the power of RA 9711
The Bureau of Food and Drugs (BFAD) will now be known as the Food and Drugs Administration. The BFAD was renamed into FDA by the power of the Republic Act 9711 which was signed into law by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo last Tuesday in Malacañang, witnessed by some lawmakers and government officials.
RA 9711, according to [...]
August 19, 2009
Tags: BFAD, Cheaper Medicine Law, FDA, Francisco Duque III, Health Secretary, Malacañang, Medicine, news, Philippines, President Arroyo, RA 9711, Republic Act 9711 Posted in: Health, Law, Medicine, Philippines No Comments
