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SunStar + April 29, 2021 TO HELP ensure the effective administration of Covid-19 vaccines throughout the country, the International Chamber of Commerce Philippines (ICCP), Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) are organizing a virtual meeting of experts and policymakers dubbed the "Vaccine Summit: Equitable Distribution and Safety" set Friday, April 30. Amb. Francis Chua, founding chairman of ICCP and chairman emeritus o...

(Sharon McCutcheon/UNSPLASH) SAGIP Party-list Representative Rodante Marcoleta and Anakalusugan Party-list Rep. Mike Defensor announced in a joint statement that they will be putting up their own community pantry, but to give out free doses of ivermectin. “After the inquiries conducted by two committees of the House of Representatives (Health and Good Government and Public Accountability) where both foreign and local experts were engaged on the potential use of Ivermectin, we have decisively ...

(Photo by SERGIO FLORES / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP / FILE PHOTO) FDA director-general Eric Domingo told lawmakers in the House of Representatives that the agency is already exploring the possibilities to expand the list of its drug products under emergency use (DEU) amid the pandemic. “Actually pinalawak na nga namin to living guidelines para mas maraming grupo na [ang] gumagawa…para pwede po nilang maisama doon sa living guidelines at maaral para ma-increase natin...

Gary Valenciano (Facebook) Attending a webinar last Monday, April 12, Valenciano said he is weighing the advantages and disadvantages of taking the drug amid debates on its use for COVID-19 treatment and prevention. He said his wife, Angeli Pangilinan, is also taking Ivermectin. Pangilinan had tested positive for COVID-19 last March. “I’m trying to stay heaIthy, because the vaccine is not yet with me. I can get some Ivermectin — I think my wife has some — but I was always weighing the ...

endIndex: Despite warnings on its potential side effects, a congressman is standing by his plan to distribute the anti-parasitic drug Ivermectin for COVID-19 treatment. But what is Ivermectin? And why are other doctors showing support for its use against COVID-19? Pinky Webb speaks to FDA chief Eric Domingo and Dr. Benigno Agbayani, President of the Concerned Doctors and Citizens of the Philippines.  

Atty. Joey Lina Desperate times call for desperate measures. And the worsening public health crisis has intensified the desperation felt by many Filipinos. Thus, leaders of the country’s top business and industry groups, including doctors’ and other professional organizations, have issued a frantic appeal to President Rodrigo Duterte and Congress leaders to make accessible the drug Ivermectin that is highly touted to be effective against the coronavirus. In a letter signed on March 31, 2021...

BusinessWorld January 11, 2021 | 6:01 pm By Bienvenido S. Oplas, Jr. The new budget law or General Appropriations Act (GAA) 2021 was signed by President Rodrigo R. Duterte on Dec. 28, 2020. Due to space constraints, I will not include items and agencies with spending below P20 billion. For comparison I include spending and revenues in the last two years, and also those in 2016, the last budget of the previous Aquino administration. Data comes from the Budget of Expenditures and ...