Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 28, 2009
Leptospirosis deaths climb to 167–DoH By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:35:00 10/26/2009 Filed Under: Health, Diseases, Disasters (general) MANILA, Philippines—Almost a month after storm Ondoy flooded Manila and Rizal, about 167 Filipinos have died from leptospirosis, a health official said Monday. The country’s total number of leptospirosis cases related to the Ondoy floods alone [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: October 23, 2009
Software firm grooms RP as cloud computing hub By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 21:21:00 10/22/2009 Filed Under: Technology (general), Software, Internet MANILA, Philippines – A US-based software firm specializing in “cloud computing” intends to double its local operations by adding 300 new seats to its Manila office over the next two years, an official [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: September 27, 2009
No disruptions in RP outsourcing – BPAP By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 16:11:00 09/27/2009 Filed Under: business process outsourcing (BPO), Technology (general) MANILA, Philippines – Outsourcing companies continue to operate over the weekend despite heavy rains and floods of caused by Typhoon ‘Ondoy,’ according to a top official of the Business Processing Association of [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: July 24, 2009
False alarm on Aquino’s death By Anna Valmero, Maila Ager, Tina Santos INQUIRER.net, Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 13:20:00 07/24/2009 Filed Under: Cory Aquino, Health Most Read MANILA, Philippines—(UPDATE 2) A text message that former President Corazon Aquino has died is circulating, but a daughter, a friend, and a staff member of her son Senator [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: May 29, 2009
RP flu toll up to 14, says health dept By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 13:25:00 05/29/2009 Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health, Diseases MANILA, Philippines — The country’s total confirmed cases of A(H1N1) infection rose to 14 after health officials confirmed four more cases on Friday. The four new cases, all Filipinos, include a two-year-old [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: April 30, 2009
DOH sets P10M for anti-swine flu drugs By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 14:05:00 04/30/2009 Filed Under: Swine Flu, Health MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health will allot P10 million from its budget for 2009 to buy additional medicines against the swine flu virus, Secretary Francisco Duque said Thursday. The amount can buy about [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: April 30, 2009
VIDEO: Preventing spread of swine flu MANILA, Philippines–Officials from the Department of Health explain how government is preventing the entry and spread of swine flu in the country. Video report by INQUIRER.net reporter Anna Valmero.
Posted by: quintessentialy on: April 20, 2009
Comelec to tap DOST on poll machine testing By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 15:11:00 04/20/2009 Filed Under: Eleksyon 2010, Government Contracts, Elections, Computing & Information Technology MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Elections (Comelec) will tap additional IT experts from the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) during the testing of the poll machines to be [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: April 7, 2009
Rare shark caught in Donsol–WWF By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net First Posted 12:56:00 04/07/2009 Filed Under: Animals, Environmental Issues MANILA, Philippines–A rare shark was caught along the eastern coast of Burias Isle in Donsol by fishermen trawling for mackerel on March 30, officials from the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature said. According to WWF, local [...]
Posted by: quintessentialy on: April 3, 2009
Solon files bill for botechnology center By Anna Valmero INQUIRER.net Senator Edgardo Angara has filed Senate Bill 3139, which allows the total research and development (R&D) cost and prices of shares of stocks in biotechnology companies as tax deductible. This bill seeks to propel the biotechnology industry in the country by offering the private sector [...]
