MANILA, Philippines – Sen. Manuel Roxas II wants President Arroyo to shed light on reports that pharmaceutical companies have brought their lobbying against the implementation of the Cheaper Medicine Law right to the doorsteps of Malacañang and with the help of a presidential adviser.
PRESIDENT Arroyo has given pharmaceutical firms until July 18 to cut the prices of essential drugs by 50 percent or more as dictated by the Cheaper Medicines Law, an official said yesterday.
FOREIGN businessmen have called on the Philippine government to reconsider the imposition of a maximum retail price (MRP) on medicines under Republic Act 9502, or the Act Providing for Cheaper and Quality Medicines.
LOCAL medicine makers and distributors expect sales to grow 12 percent this year despite the global financial crisis following the entry of more generics, an official said yesterday.
MANILA, Philippines—The emergence of various types of health supplements has adversely impacted the growth of the local pharmaceutical sector, according to an industry executive.
MANILA, Philippines – Sales of medicines and other pharmaceutical products are expected to go up by five to six percent this year, the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) said yesterday.
World Day for Safety and Health at Work
“Safety and health at work every day!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations against serious violations of Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government
(NUG) of Myanmar.
Reject Military!
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Monthly Observances:
March – Women’s Role in History Month
April – Month of Planet Earth
Weekly Observances:
Last Week of March: Protection and Gender Fair Treatment of the Girl Child Week
Last Week of April – World Immunization Week
Daily Observances:
Mar 25 – International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transallantic Slave Trade
Mar 27– Earth Hour
Apr 21 – Civil Service Day
Apr 22 – World Earth Day
Apr 28 – World Day for Safety and Health at Work
