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Dangerous cheaper medicine

By COMMONSENSE | By Marichu A. Villanueva1 | March 21, 2012 - 12:00am

There is something seriously ailing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a government agency tasked to protect us from harmful products being sold in drugstores and market counters.

Opinion

WikiLeaks: US lobbied vs cheaper medicine law in Phl

By Sheila Crisostomo | November 8, 2011 - 12:00am

The online whistle-blower WikiLeaks reported that the United States had lobbied against the Cheaper Medicine Act in the Philippines after American stakeholders expressed concern about the possible changes in the...

Headlines

Drug firm pushes full implementation of cheaper medicine law

By Nestor Etolle | November 30, 2010 - 12:00am

An official of a drug firm is urging the government to fully implement the Cheaper Medicine Act so the public would not have to be burdened with buying expensive drugs.

Metro

Roxas hinamon ng debate

By Butch M. Quejada | April 15, 2010 - 12:00am

Hinamon ng dalawang principal proponents ng cheaper medicine legislation si Senador Mar Roxas sa isang debate saan man at kung kelan upang malaman ng taumbayan kung sino ang nagsasabi ng totoo hinggil sa sinasabing...

Bansa

Prices of 97 drugs, medical devices slashed by 50%

By Sheila Crisostomo | April 1, 2010 - 12:00am

The prices of 97 medicine and medical devices were slashed by 50 percent effective yesterday, the Department of Health (DOH) announced.

Headlines

P1-bilyong lobby fund dapat ipaliwanag ni Mar - Suplico

March 31, 2010 - 12:00am

Hiniling ni dating Congressman at Iloilo Vice Governor Rolex Suplico na ipaliwanag ni Senador Mar Roxas ang P1 bilyong  lobby fund na sinasabing ibinigay ng  multinational drug companies para mapahina at...

Bansa

Mar 'pekeng' awtor ng Cheaper Medicine Bill

March 29, 2010 - 12:00am

Nagsinungaling umano si Liberal Party vice presidential bet Sen. Mar Roxas hinggil sa isyu ng murang gamot dahil ito ay para lamang sa interes ng multinational companies at hindi ng ordinaryong mamamayan.

Bansa

Drug firm denies supplying substandard medicine

March 25, 2010 - 12:00am

We write in reaction to the article entitled ‘Cheaper Medicine Act reduced drug prices” written by a certain Aurea Calica in the Feb. 24, 2010 issue of your newspaper, particularly on Page 4 thereof...

Letters to the Editor

Endorsements of bets are not for free

By Juanito V. Jabat   | March 17, 2010 - 12:00am

Let me start by congratulating my boss and benefactor Sir Dodong Gullas for having been honored by the Philippine Foundation, Inc. with the prestigious Perlas Award.

Freeman Opinion

Roxas slams critics over cheap medicine law

By Aurea Calica | February 20, 2010 - 12:00am

Liberal Party (LP) vice presidential candidate Sen. Manuel “Mar” Roxas II described yesterday as “crazy and desperate” the allegations from critics that he took credit for authoring the Cheaper...

Headlines