In response to a recent move to shorten the registration process for generic and essential drugs from 120 to 45 days, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) assured the public on Friday, Feb. 16, that the quality of medicines will remain “uncompromised." (Photo from Pixabay) READ:...
Aiming to bring down the prices of medicines, President Marcos has ordered the establishment of pharmaceutical economic zones or “pharma-zones” in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos said pharma-zones will address the development and...
Senator Risa Hontiveros has filed a resolution urging the Senate to look into the warrantless arrest of Director Jade Castro and his three friends who were accused of burning a modernized passenger jeepney in Catanauan town last January 31. In filing Senate Resolution No. 928, Hontiveros...
President Marcos has ordered concerned agencies to amend existing policies to allow foreign common drugs to come into the country in a bid to bring the prices of medicine down. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. presides over a sectoral meeting with the Food and Drug Administration at the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), former president Rodrigo Duterte (Speaker’s office, Malacañang photo) House Speaker Martin Romualdez says former president Rodrigo Duterte must face his alleged violations of the law during his administration. ...
Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel (left), Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa (Facebook) Kabataan Party-list Rep. Raoul Manuel has called out Senator Ronald "Bato" dela Rosa for supposedly using the victim card in connection with the International Criminal...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Wednesday, January 24, admitted he is afraid to go to jail as this would mean he wouldn’t be able to see his grandchildren. Dela Rosa pointed this out even as he reiterated he is prepared to face the cases against him by the International...
Senator Christopher "Bong" Go welcomed President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s assertion that the International Criminal Court (ICC) poses a threat to Philippine sovereignty. Go emphasized it is important for the ICC to understand it is imperative for the Philippine government to uphold its...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Monday, January 22, called on the Marcos administration to formally confirm claims investigators from the International Criminal Court (ICC) have already concluded their investigation against former President Rodrigo Duterte and other personalities linked to...
TALAO-TALAO PORT, Lucena City, Quezon – A narcotics detection working dog of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) discovered suspected shabu and marijuana hidden in a passenger’s body bag on Wednesday, January 9, in this port. A NARCOTICS detection working dog of the Philippine Coast Guard found...
More than 170 police officers in Metro Manila have been charged with drug-related cases in 2023, President Marcos bared. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Ali Vicoy) Their offenses, he said, included the planting of evidence, unlawful arrest, and excessive violence in Metro Manila alone....
More than 70 rehabilitation facilities for drug users were established in the country last year, President Marcos said. Screenshot from Bongbong Marcos page In a video message on Monday, Jan. 8, Marcos gave updates on the illegal drugs campaign of the administration, which, he said, has made...
