Clark International Airport Corp. (CIAC) is partnering with Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc. (PPPI) to establish a pharmaceutical logistics and distribution center within Clark Aviation Capital (CAC). In a statement, CIAC announced that it signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with PPPI as...
Germany-based Glenwood GmbH has opened a pioneering facility aimed at supporting pharmaceutical companies globally, becoming the first pharmaceutical services project in the country, according to the Board of Investments (BOI). Glenwood Services Philippines Inc. (GSPI), a subsidiary of...
Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILABULLETIN) Surigao del Norte 2nd district Rep. Robert Ace Barbers has called out so-called medical experts for allegedly not prioritizing the formulation of cures...
Rose Nono-Lin (Facebook) Aspiring Quezon City congresswoman Rose Nono-Lin has once again denied any links to the controversial Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corp., which is the subject of an ongoing investigation by the House quad-committee. Nono-Lin is...
Criminal charges are set to be filed in court against former Department of Budget and Management Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher A. Lao, Overall Deputy Ombudsman Warren Rex H. Liong, Procurement Management Officer Paul Jasper V. De Guzman, and six other persons for their...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said he strongly supports for an extensive and fair investigation into the reported unethical practices of a pharmaceutical company by the Senate blue ribbon committee. This after the Senate Committee on Rules formally referred the Bell-Kenz Pharma...
Bicol Saro Partylist Representative Brian Raymund Yamsuan on Wednesday, May 1, pressed for the passage of the bill that would impose stringent penalties, including life imprisonment, against those responsible for the large-scale manufacture, sale, and possession of counterfeit...
Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Teodoro “Ted” Herbosa on Tuesday, April 30, told senators that he had no knowledge of the alleged multi-level marketing (MLM) schemes happening in the medical industry. That is, until the issue was raised before the Senate, and senators have...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied the petition of Zuellig Pharma Asia Pacific Ltd. Phils. ROHQ which sought a P59.8 million tax credit or refund from the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Zuellig Pharma wanted the P59,809,336.79 refunded or credited as it reportedly represented its excess...
An independent health reform advocate has called for immediate action amid reports of alleged pharmaceutical companies' use of privileged marketing tactics to influence medical professionals in promoting medical products. Photo from Pixabay In an interview with TeleRadyo Serbisyo on Tuesday, April...
The Department of Health (DOH) raised concerns on Monday, April 22, over reports indicating pharmaceutical companies tempting medical professionals with privileges and employing multi-level marketing strategies to promote and prescribe medical products. Photo from DOH The DOH stressed the...
The Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) reminded the public of the importance of vaccination as this can help prevent certain diseases. In a statement, PHAP said that vaccines are “cost-effective and are one of the core components of preventive health services...
