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The 24-member Senate on Monday, January 17 approved on third and final reading the ‘Timbangan ng Bayan’ Act which aims to institutionalize the establishment of weight and measures centers in public and private markets in the country With 23 affirmative votes, no negative vote, and no abstention, th

Apart from public, private markets, and malls, the Timbangan ng Bayan Center would also be established inside the supermarkets, wet markets, dry markets, and “when practicable, in flea markets or tiangges, specialty stores, and grocery stores within their respective localities.”

The “Marites” trait is everywhere. In the workplace, barbershop, salon, neighborhood and even at home, there is always a time for gossip.

Competition law expert Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen has brought the class-action lawsuit against Facebooks parent firm Meta at the UKs Competition Appeal Tribunal in London.

Meta (formerly Facebook) is facing a $3.1 billion class-action lawsuit in the UK over allegedly abusing its market dominance and if the lawsuit succeeds nearly 44 million British Facebook users could receive a $68 payout each.Competition law ...

Meta (formerly Facebook) is facing a $3.1 billion class-action lawsuit in the UK over allegedly abusing its market dominance and if the lawsuit succeeds nearly 44 million British Facebook users could receive a $68 payout each.

The government has set a limit on the purchase of flu medicines amid tightness in supply due to unprecedented surge in demand following a sharp rise in COVID cases in the National Capital Region (NCR). 58470 DOH/MB The limit is contained under Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 22-01 Series o

The government has capped the purchase of paracetamol and other flu medicines amid the recent surge in demand for the said over-the-counter (OTC) drugs upon the start of the year. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Health (DOH) recently released Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) 22-01…

MANILA - The government has placed a limit on the number of certain types of medicines an individual or household can buy as the number of mild coronavirus cases isolating at home continues to rise. In a televised Palace briefing, Acting Presidential Spokesperson, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) have released a joint memorandum placing a purchase limit or cap for paracetamol, phenylephrine hydrochloride, carbocis...

PNA file photo MANILA - Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte on Thursday warned hoarders and profiteers of flu medicines in various drugstores that they may be prosecuted if found guilty. "We will not hesitate to prosecute anybody found hoarding and profiteering these medicines. They are preventing citizens na gusto lang bumili ng gamot para sa kanilang pamilya (who only want to buy medicines for their family). We won't let them get away with this," Belmonte said in a statement. QC legal...