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CHAMP pharmacy opens in CCMC

By Jessa Agua | May 30, 2013 - 12:00am

To better serve recipients, the City Hospitalization and Medicines Program (CHAMP) opened its own pharmacy inside the Cebu City Medical Center (CCMC).

Cebu News

Importasyon sa tambal hingusgan na

By Ni Romeo T. Limpangog | June 13, 2008 - 12:00am

Banat Balita

PITC backs method of rice importation

April 7, 2008 - 12:00am

Cebu News

To Counteract Rising Prices: Capitol to buy rice from NFA

April 4, 2008 - 12:00am

Cebu News

Roxas pushes approval of cheap medicines bill

December 6, 2007 - 12:00am

Cebu News

Work-at-home scheme

By TRADE FORUM By Chris Malazarte | March 18, 2006 - 12:00am

Although the Philippine government is strongly pushing consumers to patronize generic medicine over branded ones, majority of the Filipino market still prefers to buy branded products despite their expensive prices. "Branded...

Freeman Cebu Business

Rose Pharmacy: "Botica ng Bayan" concept needs further study

By Ehda Dagooc | August 8, 2005 - 12:00am

Cebu-based drug store chain Rose Pharmacy continues to explore possibilities if it could possibly adopt the "Botica Ng Bayan" concept of the Philippine International Trading Corporation ...

Freeman Cebu Business

Kartel sa likod ng industriya ng medisina

By Ben Tulfo | August 3, 2005 - 12:00am

PATULOY ang pamamayagpag ng mga sindikato sa likod ng mga pekeng gamot hangga’t hindi bumababa ang presyo ng mga pangunahing medisina sa merkado. Gumagawa ng hakbang ang ating pamahalaan sa pamamagitan ng ilang...

PSN Opinyon

‘Alamin ang dahilan sa patuloy na pagkalat ng mga pekeng gamot…’

By Ben Tulfo | August 1, 2005 - 12:00am

PINAG-IINGAT namin ang lahat sa pagbili ng mga gamot dahil patuloy na naman ang pagkalat ng mga pekeng gamot sa ating bansa... Tuloy-tuloy ang pamamayagpag ng mga sindikatong nasa likod nito. Target nila ang...

PSN Opinyon

RP's bid to lower drug prices could attract medical tourists

By Ehda Dagooc | June 27, 2005 - 12:00am

If the Philippines will be able to cut off the high medicine price by half, this is expected to take off the growth of medical tourism in the country, while increasing interests of outside investors to put up medical...

Freeman Cebu Business