Factors Affecting Academic Performance of Working Students
SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION
Despite complaints, filed by consumers to the appropriate Government Agencies, the Philippines largest drinks manufacturer allegedly keeps on poisoning its national and international clientele. Established in 1890 as a brewery, the company is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company with over 15,000 employees in more than 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific.
Allegedly about 50 percent of the bottle caps, used by the company to close their light beer and other drinks, are rusted. The problem mainly occurs after cooling the drinks. Consumption of rust can cause kidney and liver problems. The probability of not reaching the age of 40 in the Philippines is 8.9 percent, which is a much higher percentage compared to other countries like China, Singapore and South Korea. This is partly due to a relatively high number of kidney and liver diseases, many of which may be traced back to consumption of rust.
The company carries the brand names of some of the most formidable players in the Philippine food and beverage industry. The company's flagship product, beer, is one of the largest selling beers and among the top 15 beer brands in the world. The Company's manufacturing operations extend beyond its home market to Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, According to law firms, the brewery violates the Consumer Act of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7394 regulates among others the protection of consumers against hazardous drinks
COCA-COLA COMPANY
Coca-Cola has been accused of bribing the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). In 2003 Coca-Cola donated $1 million to the AAPD. Later that year the AAPD stated that "scientific evidence is certainly not clear on the exact role that soft drinks play in terms of children's oral disease", directly contradicting their previous statements such as "consumption of sugars in any beverage can be a significant factor…that contributes to the initiation and
Despite complaints, filed by consumers to the appropriate Government Agencies, the Philippines largest drinks manufacturer allegedly keeps on poisoning its national and international clientele. Established in 1890 as a brewery, the company is Southeast Asia's largest publicly listed food, beverage and packaging company with over 15,000 employees in more than 100 major facilities throughout the Asia-Pacific.
Allegedly about 50 percent of the bottle caps, used by the company to close their light beer and other drinks, are rusted. The problem mainly occurs after cooling the drinks. Consumption of rust can cause kidney and liver problems. The probability of not reaching the age of 40 in the Philippines is 8.9 percent, which is a much higher percentage compared to other countries like China, Singapore and South Korea. This is partly due to a relatively high number of kidney and liver diseases, many of which may be traced back to consumption of rust.
The company carries the brand names of some of the most formidable players in the Philippine food and beverage industry. The company's flagship product, beer, is one of the largest selling beers and among the top 15 beer brands in the world. The Company's manufacturing operations extend beyond its home market to Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, According to law firms, the brewery violates the Consumer Act of the Philippines. Republic Act No. 7394 regulates among others the protection of consumers against hazardous drinks
COCA-COLA COMPANY
Coca-Cola has been accused of bribing the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD). In 2003 Coca-Cola donated $1 million to the AAPD. Later that year the AAPD stated that "scientific evidence is certainly not clear on the exact role that soft drinks play in terms of children's oral disease", directly contradicting their previous statements such as "consumption of sugars in any beverage can be a significant factor…that contributes to the initiation and