Senators Benigno Simeon "Noynoy" Aquino III and Manuel Villar Jr. continued to engage in a neck and neck race for the country’s top post, and were statistically tied two months before the May 10 elections, the latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showed. The SWS poll, commissioned by BusinessWorld, showed that while Aquino remained...
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Villar statistically tied with Noynoy in new SWS survey
Arroyo bares new round of Cabinet shuffle before polls
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Monday announced a new Cabinet reshuffle affecting two departments, two months before the May 10 elections. Education Secretary Jesli Lapus will be heading the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), while Trade Secretary Peter Favila will become a member of the central bank’s Monetary Board (MB), Mrs. Arroyo said in...
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Prostate Cancer Vaccine Meets Goal
Provenge, an experimental treatment vaccine for advanced prostate cancer, met researchers’ goal in a key trial needed for FDA approval. That news comes from Dendreon, the company that makes Provenge. “We believe this is truly a breakthrough for the prostate cancer community and a testament to the promise of the field of cancer immunotherapies,”...
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