INSPIRE EXCELLENCE. REWARD SUCCESS

Inspire Excellence
The Grand Towers was borne out of the vision to create a condominium project that exudes excellence, incomparable elegance and style. Its developer aimed to come up with a product that will meet the needs and demands of the sophisticated living and discriminating taste of the upper class. With the project's scheduled turn-over on 2010, the dream of sharing this product of excellence will soon be fulfilled.
Reward success.
Whether you are a professional, entrepreneur or student, value your achievements and your many years of hard work. Reward yourself. Let yourself and your loved ones experience the fruit of your accomplishments. Have your icon of success; own a grand space at The Grand Towers.

CENTRAL LOCATION
Life's no rush at The Grand Towers. It is a place where busybodies can get the most out of time. Strategically located at the center of Manila, enjoy walking distance to schools and shopping centers; or be directly connected to Makati and Ortigas via the Light Rail Transit and other major thoroughfares.
NEARBY ESTABLISHMENTS
Living at The Grand Towers means being near to Manila's prime spots. Located at Pablo Ocampo Sr. Street (formerly Vito Cruz), Manila, it is very accessible to schools such as De La Salle University, College of St. Benilde and St. Scholastica's College, shopping centers like Robinson's Mall and Harrison Plaza. Also near The Grand Towers are Century Park Hotel and Central Bank of the Philippines
Have all the time to enjoy life at The Grand Towers.

FIRST CLASS AMENITIES
Experience the difference. Get out from your routine and have the much needed break. At the Grand Towers, you need not go far. Bask in the luxury of the building's top-of-the-line leisure amenities.
With 3,000 sqm dedicated to recreation and relaxation facilities, and one level of commercial spaces, it is truly an ideal urban home that offers utmost comfort and convenience. Have your escape from the busy life at The Grand Towers.
AFFORDABILITY
Enjoy flexible and affordable payment schemes at The Grand Towers. Aside from its unique features, complete and first-class leisure amenities, the condominium also boasts of its very reasonable and affordable price. Get loads of discounts when you avail a unit at The Grand Towers.
Real Deal Of Investment
If your purpose is for investment, this is the right place for you. The need for condominium for rent, to house students attending schools in the university belt is on the rise. Let this be a self-liquidating investment for you. Take advantage of our pre-development price offering. This is the stage where we encourage investors and friends alike, to take advantage of our low price offering. It is very much viable to purchase a unit for investment and even for your own home now. This is what we call pre-selling stage where prices offered are at its low priced stage.
If you’re not in the country, you may option to rent out your unit for the meantime. The rent income you receive will partially help you to subsidize for your monthly payments.
When we turn-over our units to you, it is fully-fitted. You just have to buy the furniture and appliances and the lightning fixtures.

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Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not

SUNDAY, Oct. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Just about every month -- if not every week -- a new study emerges touting the health benefits to be gained from a daily glass of wine or a pint of dark beer.

The benefits related to cardiovascular health have become well-known. A study released in mid-July, for instance, found that moderate alcohol consumption reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease in women by increasing the amount of "good" cholesterol in the bloodstream and reducing blood sugar levels.

But other studies have linked a daily drink, most often wine, to reduced risk of dementia, bone loss and physical disabilities related to old age. Wine also has been found to increase life expectancy and provide potential protection against some forms of cancer, including esophageal cancer and lymphoma.

But don't invest in that case of Pinot noir just yet.

Experts with the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association say that though these studies do show some benefits to moderate drinking, the health risks from alcohol consumption far outweigh the potential rewards.

Drinking any alcohol at all is known to increase your risk for contracting a number of types of cancer, said Susan Gapstur, vice president of epidemiology for the American Cancer Society. These include cancers of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, liver, colon/rectum and breast.

"At the end of the day, if you are at very high risk for cancer, you might want to limit your alcohol consumption even further," Gapstur said. "It's a lifestyle modification you can make, and we don't have as many lifestyle modifications for preventing cancer as we do for coronary heart disease."

There also are other health risks from moderate drinking, including liver damage and accidents caused by impaired reflexes, said Dr. Jennifer Mieres, director of nuclear cardiology at the New York University School of Medicine and an American Heart Association spokeswoman.

The health benefits from drinking generally are related to the antioxidants and anti-inflammatories found in red wines and dark beers, Mieres said, but those substances can be found in a number of different fruits and vegetables.

"When it comes to disease prevention, you're better off changing your diet to include fruits and vegetables and get your antioxidants and anti-inflammatories from natural sources," she said.

For example, people can get resveratrol -- the antioxidant found in red wine that's believed to provide most of the drink's health benefits -- from drinking grape juice just as well as from drinking wine, Mieres said.

"For people that don't drink, not drinking is important," Mieres said. "You can get the same benefits of drinking from leading a heart-healthy lifestyle. To me, it's not worth the risk to start drinking. But for people who enjoy a glass of red wine or enjoy drinking, the key is to stick to the definition of moderation," she said.

Moderate drinking is defined as one drink a day for women and two drinks a day for men. What counts as one drink are:

• 12 ounces of regular beer or wine cooler
• 8 ounces of malt liquor
• 5 ounces of wine
• 1.5 ounces of 80-proof distilled spirits or liquor

Drinking anything more than that on a daily basis is known to lead to a host of health problems that can reduce your life expectancy, Mieres and Gapstur said.

"I think the take-home message is, if you don't drink, don't start to help protect yourself from coronary heart disease because there are so many other things you can do," Gapstur said. "If you already drink, you might want to limit your consumption."

Though the studies touting the positive health effects of alcohol are scientifically accurate, they also appear to play into people's desires for quick fixes to complex problems, Mieres said.

"To prevent heart disease, 50 percent of the work has to come from you," she said. "Prevention is a big piece, and you have to be accountable. You have to make lifestyle changes, and that's very tough to do. People look for easy ways to get heart-healthy benefits, and drinking is an easy way to do that. It's a known human tendency: Let's find an easy way out that doesn't involve a lot of thought or work."

‘Manny Pacquiao to stop Miguel Cotto’

Manny Pacquiao will stop Miguel Cotto in their November 14 showdown in Las Vegas. That’s according to 51% of respondents on my poll so far (to vote, click here).
The next biggest block of voters, at 25%, believe the Pacman will win the fight on points; then 12% are backing Cotto to stop Pacquiao; 8% are going with a draw and then finally 4% see a Cotto victory on points.
Another way of interpreting the results is that 63% reckon the fight won’t go the distance.
Right now, I’m sitting on the fence. I want to see the photos (and hopefully some video footage too) from the weigh-in to check how drawn Cotto is. That’s when I’ll make make my final pick.
But if a gun were placed to my head and I were forced to choose, I’d have to go with Pacquiao … but only just.
The only certainty is that this bout will be far more competitive than Pacquiao v Ricky Hatton, and even Floyd Mayweather v Juan Manuel Marquez for that matter.
And that’s what we boxing fans want from boxing – a fair fight; not something we know the result beforehand. Mind you, no matter the result of Pacquiao-Cotto, there’s going to be a chunk of supporters who’ll be able to say: “I told you so!”
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BIR plans school for its staff

The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) is planning to put up a school that will educate and upgrade the tax assessment and collection skills of the agency's personnel, BIR Senior Deputy Commissioner Joel Tan-Torrres said on Friday.
Tan-Torres said the creation of the Philippine Tax Academy will enhance the skills and develop the expertise of BIR officials and personnel.
Congress is now deliberating on a bill creating the academy and defining its powers and functions.
Under the proposed measure, the academy shall serve as the primary training school for selected applicants and continuing good education and training for tax collectors and administrators.
Tan-Torres described the proposed academy as a welcome development, saying it will be a catalyst for improving the country's tax administration system.
"This academy will directly help improve the BIR's collection efficiency, lessen bureaucratic red tape, revive the integrity of the tax service and boost the morale of revenue personnel," he said.
Tan-Torres said the measure will put the Philippines at par with other developed countries that have greatly benefitted from the creation of their respective tax academies.
"We see that the more successful tax organizations in Asia have training facilities, structured programs for training their personnel, and dedicated and well-equipped campuses manned by qualified and permanent faculty," the revenue official said.

Senators question presidential survey

Some senators on Thursday questioned the results of the latest Social Weather Station (SWS) presidential survey where Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III came out as the top preferred presidential candidate for the May 2010 elections.
Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Pimentel Jr. described as “vague’’ the formula used in the survey.
Aquino came out as one of the top three choices to best succeed President Arroyo, garnering 60 percent preferential votes among 1,800 respondents of the survey.
Senator Manuel Villar Jr., Nacionalista Party president and standard-bearer, who used to dominate opinion surveys slid down to number 2 with a wide margin of difference from Aquino, garnering 37 percent. They were followed by former president Joseph Estrada with 18 percent and Senator Francis “Chiz” Escudero with 15 percent.
Vice President Noli De Castro Jr. who also previously consistently topped in the last seven surveys unusually dropped from the ranks with an 8 percent ranking, followed by Sen. Loren Legarda (5 percent), Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro (4 percent).
Lagging at the tail end of the survey are Panfilo Lacson, Makati City Mayor Jejomar Binay, Metropolitan Manila Development Chairman Bayani Fernando, and Jesus is Lord Movement (JIL) leader Eddie Villanueva.
Pimentel said it is a big question whether Aquino’s popularity ratings is as “genuine” as indicated in the survey.
“Malabo ang survey. Ok, popular si Noynoy pero ganoon ba ka popular? (The survey is vague. Yes, Noynoy is popular but how popular is he really?),” Pimentel said in a text message.
“Maybe so, maybe not,” added Pimentel who served as Interior and Local Government Secretary of Aquino’s mother, former President Corazon Aquino.
While also frowning at the latest SWS survey, Sen. Panfilo Lacson for his part said he finds it “too early” for Aquino to surge in the opinion polls.
If there is one thing that Aquino should be careful of, it would be the possibility of Sen. Francis Escudero coming into the picture.
Lacson also said that there are seven months more to go before the May, 2010, elections and Aquino could be facing a huge threat in the form of Escudero as the “trending” in the presidential race could change.
Escudero, according to Lacson, has the potential to supersede Aquino’s ratings in the presidential surveys even if the neophyte senator has not yet declared his presidential plans.