Renal disease in Top 10 leading cause of death in Philippines

KORONADAL CITY — The prevalence of kidney/renal diseases has been in an increasing trend, especially the end-stage renal disease (ERSD) as reported in the Philippine Renal Disease Registry (PRDR). The rate of death due to end-stage renal disease has been in the top ten list of the mortality of the Department of Health (DOH).
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Philippines expects to raise P6.54 trillion by 2010

By Rose B. Palacio

Based on the Medium-Term Philippine Investment Plan (MTPIP), the national government expects to raise a total of P6.54-trillion until 2010.

` Finance Secretary Gary Teves said about twenty percent of the amount of P1.3-trillion might be used for government capital expenditures.
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Philippines remains hopeful jockeying for 2010 polls won’t derail reforms, fiscal discipline

MANILA — While conceding that early politicking could take place in the Senate in the run-up to the 2010 presidential elections, Malaca?ang remains hopeful that all parties would move “forward in a united way to stay on the path of economic reform and fiscal discipline.”
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