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....
PROMDI presidential candidate Senator Emmanuel “Manny” Pacquiao on Sunday supported proposals that would allow small store owners to sell over-the-counter (OTC) medicines without any permit. Pacquiao questioned why the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) had to require these...
Senatorial candidate Herbert “Bistek” Bautista on Sunday appealed to the government to be lenient enough to allow small stores to sell vitamins and non-prescription medicines to ease the burden of small communities that do not have easy access to drug stores or pharmacies. Herbert Bautista...
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...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) is now crafting a memorandum circular instructing local government units to step up the crackdown against individuals selling fake medicines. “We will support the Food and Drug Administration through a memo circular to our LGUs to have...
Drug stores and pharmaceutical clinics are now being considered by the national government to be used as additional vaccination sites to speed up the administration of booster shots against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) to the eligible population. Vaccine czar Carlito Galvez Jr. (Screenshot...
GCash_Logo Mobile wallet GCash now recruits micro entrepreneurs as partner-outlet-remittance centers, supplementing their earnings by at least P10,000 monthly. The move makes digital financial services accessible to more Filipinos, at the same time, provides more income to small businesses. As...
Cebu-based retailer Metro Retail Stores Group Inc. (MRSGI) narrowed its losses to P306.41 million in the first nine months of 2021 from a net loss of P421.87 million in the same period last year. In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said that quarter-on-quarter, MRSGI tapered...
Metro Retail Stores Group, Inc. (MRSGI) reported a higher net loss of P181.9 million in the first half of 2021 from the P84.7 million incurred in the same period last year as it continued to reel from the effects of the pandemic. “The prevailing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic undermines the...
Concept stores, drive-thru options, and cyclist-friendly table are among the latest moves of food brands and shops What's new in dining During the pandemic, food brands and restaurants explored different ways to keep their businesses afloat. From to-go meals and ready-to-cook products to alfresco...
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