House urges FDA to hasten procedures for CPR, EUA permits of local pharmaceuticals
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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 18) House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco on Sunday appealed to the Food and Drug Administration to expedite the procedures concerning the application of local drug makers for certificates of product registration and emergency use authorization permits amid the pandemic.
Velasco said local pharmaceuticals can boost the country’s response against COVID-19 but government agencies should strike a balance between the thorough study of drugs and making compliance easier for the drug firms.
“There are countless reports of local drug manufacturers whose products have been stuck in regulatory limbo for years. These bureaucratic impediments are something that we need to eliminate, especially during a public health crisis,” he added.
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House Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera-Dy on Wednesday, April 14, filed House Resolution No. 1711 asking the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability to look into the processes of the DOH and FDA for the registration, use, manufacture, distribution or sale of medications for COVID-19.
“While there is no actual cure for COVID-19, health, drug and medical experts
have come up with a treatment protocol including the administration of certain drugs and therapeutics currently allowed for use and treatment of COVID-19,” Velasco and Herrera-Dy said in the resolution.
The lawmakers particularly questioned the FDA’s Circular No 2020-12, which provides for the guidelines for the registration of drug products under emergency use for COVID-19.
Published April 15, 2021, 3:33 PM
Speaker Lord Allan Velasco and Kristine S. Lim
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lord Allan Velasco, who currently represents the lone district of the province of Marinduque, gifted the First Daughter and Mayor of Davao City, Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio, a magnificent commissioned portrait by Kristine S. Lim, an artist on a mission.
Lim is the Director of Culture and Arts for Sustainable PH and Vice-President for External Affairs of Christian+Collective. Both are NGOs or non-governmental organizations that aim to uplift the mindset of our countrymen in terms of Christianity, patriotism and sustainability.
Last December, Lim was commissioned by the Famas Digital Awards to paint the portraits of celebrities like Boy Abunda, Liza Soberano, Pokwang, Matteo Guidecelli and Angel Locsin for the special awards.