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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 of PCCI, said the summit will provide information on the status of the global distribution of the vac...

(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 come to a critical decision to distribute Ivermectin to those who are in dire need of this drug,” ...

(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 sa DEU (we have expanded our living guideline to include more groups…so they could include it and...

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 pros and cons and I’m thankful that everybody asks the questions that needed to be asked, ’cause...

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.