Efforts are underway to replenish the stocks of medicine in the market, the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) said on Saturday, Jan. 8 (File Photo/ Unsplash) In the “Laging Handa” public briefing, PHAP Vice President Jannette Jakosalem said that only specific...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it allocated P12.3 million worth of medicines and other supplies needed in areas that were hit by typhoon “Odette.” “Meron po tayong P12.3 million worth of medicines, assorted medical supplies, hygiene kits, and ibang COVID-19 supplies na prepositioned...
President Duterte has regulated the prices of more drugs and medicines for the leading causes of morbidity in the country, a Palace official said on Wednesday, Dec. 8. President Rodrigo Duterte (Malacañang photo) Duterte signed on Tuesday Executive Order No. 155, which sets the price regulation...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Wednesday said he expects more Filipinos to have access to affordable medicines now that President Duterte has signed an executive order adding more medicines and drugs that would be subject to a price cap. Duterte had earlier signed Executive Order No. 155...
The House of Representatives on Wednesday, Dec. 1 passed on third and final reading a bill that provides for the mandatory allocation of 15 percent of the annual Internal Revenue Allotment of local government units for health services, including the distribution of free medicines to their...
The San Juan City local government launched on Tuesday its free medicine distribution program for qualified residents of the city as it continues to boost the health care capabilities of the city. San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora said that the medicines will be available for distribution at the...
A House of Representatives panel has recommended passage of a bill that would guarantee allocation for the procurement of medicines and other community health requirements needed by indigent patients. Medicines The House Committee on Local Government has unanimously approved House Bill 10392 that...
(MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) The Department of Health (DOH) said that the P2.7 billion worth of medicines, which were previously questioned by Senator Panfilo Lacson, were already distributed to the different hospitals in the country. "We would like to respond to the claim on the P2.7 billion...
Medicines (File Photo) The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) said it is currently working to “secure” more supplies of medicines that are being used in treating the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). “As we have done since the beginning of the pandemic, PHAP and...
Senior citizens in Makati City receive their medicines right at their doorstep, and they are free! That’s how the local government unit (LGU) treats its seniors amid the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photos courtesy of Bob Reyes and Makati City LGU) In a now-viral Facebook post by Robert “Bob” Reyes,...
Various German medicines believed to have been smuggled into the country were discovered at a storage facility in Pasay City, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) revealed on Wednesday, August 4. UNAUTHORIZED MEDS--Various German medicines believed to have been brought to the Philippines without the...
With 197 voting in the affirmative and zero negative and abstentions, the House of Representatives passed on third and final reading the bill that would authorize the stockpiling of strategic and critical drugs and other medical devices to address public health emergencies such as the on-going 2019...
