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...
It's just a click away! With COVID-19 dictating how we live our lives today, and work-from-home taking up a lot of our time, we must not forget to take care of ourselves now more than ever. Stress, lack of sleep, endless worrying can all contribute to us getting sick, so it is very important that...
