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Strategi c Analysi s and Research by the
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Volume 2 - Number 26 - July 2-8, 2012
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4 Medical Insurance for All
Uni versal health i nsurance i s one goal of nati onal development. But whats the
cost and who are the wi nners and losers?
When PhilHealth foots the bill: What the state wi ll pay i f you get si ck
Capital punishment: Pri vate i nsurers balk at putti ng up more equi ty
14 PCOS: Making Sure Our Votes Count
WILI ComeIec reIeuLIng LIe uuLomuLed eIecLIon dIsI served In zo1o, Iere's LIe hrsL
part of a two-arti cle report on what nasty bi ts may spoi l the PCOS stew, and what
good measures are needed to save the system
Buy one, take one: The Hi gh Court clears Comelecs purchase of the 2010 system
24 Chinas Quest for Techno-Supremacy
I n the next phase of i ts economi c ri se, Chi na moves from the factory to the lab.
Here are the targets of Bei j i ngs technologi cal ambi ti ons
Driven by brains: Asi a i s bui ldi ng knowledge-based economi es, whi ch run on
i ntelli gence, i nnovati on, and creati vi ty
32 Search Engines That Dont Spy on You
I f youre worri ed about search engi nes gatheri ng marketi ng data on you, here are
the alternati ves that safeguard your pri vacy
Browsing with privacy: How to keep e-snoops at bay
Right on target: Ni che websi tes that zero i n on ti ny worlds
38 Stem Cell Therapy: To Be Young Again
Juan Ponce Enri le, Joseph Estrada and other seni or stalwarts
swear by stem cell therapy. I s i t the fountai n of youth?
For Kobe Bryant too: Why some professi onal athletes are
li ni ng up for regenerati ve treatment
To stem or not to stem: Where the research i s legal and
where i ts not
Stem cell primer: What you should know i f you want to try i t
The next step: Stemmi ng from old cells
With Ramon at the helm, I now have the luxury of devoting more time to my
personal endeavors, though I will continue to oversee and participate in the
unending commitments of SMC
~ San Miguel Corp. chairman Eduardo Cojuangco Jr. aer announcing his sale of
an 11 SMC stake to its president Ramon Ang
I accepted [the share purchase option] for the following reasons: the San
Miguel vision set during my term is far from being achieved [and] a continuing
commitment to him, the company's stakeholders and the employees to see through
the realization of this vision
~ San Miguel Corp. president Ramon Ang on the 37-billion share deal
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