Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año has directed the local government units (LGUs) to strengthen the “Botika ng Bayan and Botika ng Barangay’’ programs amid the efforts to discourage sari-sari (variety) stores not to sell medicines. “Mayroon din...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged critics of the planned crackdown on sari-sari (variety) store owners who are selling medicines to ask Congress to amend the law on the sale of over-the-counter medicines. But in the meantine, DILG Usec. Jonathan Malaya emphasized that...
President Duterte reiterated his warning to the public to refrain from buying medicines from "sari-sari stores" or variety stores as these can make their ailments worse. President Rodrigo Roa Duterte presides over a meeting with key government officials prior to his "Talk to the People" at the...
The Muntinlupa City Council is discussing a proposed ordinance banning the sale of medicine in “sari-sari” (variety) stores. This, after the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) earlier urged local government units (LGUs) nationwide to pass ordinances to approve the policy....
Small retail stores (sari-sari) stores may apply and secure authorization from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to sell over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. Secretary Eduardo Año (Photo from PCOO) This was confirmed by Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) urged local government units (LGUs) to pass an ordinance banning the sale of medicines in sari-sari (variety) stores. DILG Secretary Eduardo Año issued the call after reports disclosed that fake medicines have been proliferating in small...
Over 2,000 online posts of unauthorized selling of medicines, including prescription drugs, have been taken down after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) called the attention of three online sites. FDA Deputy Director-General Oscar G. Gutierrez Jr. said that a total of 2,202 online posts of...
Stressing that online scammers posing as sellers should be imprisoned, President Duterte on Monday, Feb. 14, told Filipinos to avoid buying online for now. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers his regular public address on Monday, Feb. 14, 2022. (RTVM Screenshot) “I am advising the Filipinos (to)...
Safe and effective medications for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are available in the country and these are “essential” in exiting the pandemic, adult infectious disease specialist Dr. Edsel Maurice Salvaña said on Friday, Feb. 11. In a webinar held by the University of the Philippines (UP),...
Quezon City residents can get free medicines at health centers in their areas, the local government announced on Monday, Jan. 31. There will be 66 health centers in the city that provide medicines for fever, cough, colds, vitamins, and maintenance (e.g Losartan, Metformin, Amlodipine). Their...
Medicines (File Photo) An infectious disease expert urged the government to subsidize antiviral medicines that are being used for the treatment of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) for it to be accessible to the public. Dr. Rontgene Solante of the San Lazaro Hospital in Manila recommended to the...
Five barangays in Pasay City were visited by the team of Kandili ng Kalusugan mobile clinic on Jan. 19. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubiano said the Kandli ng Kalusugan mobile clinic conducted services to residents from Barangays 105, 106, 107,131 and 132 .The activity was held at the Eduardo “Duay”...
