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More than a dozen individuals lined up at a barangay hall in Quezon City on Thursday to get free Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug claimed to be effective against COVID-19 and granted a compassionate special use by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA).
News By HANA BORDEY, GMA News Published April 29, 2021 11:26am The Department of Justice has yet to determine whether the exemptions set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on the use of ivermectin as COVID-19 treatment has sound legal basis, following the plan of two congressmen to distribute the anti-parasitic drug. “I wouldn’t really blame Representatives Defensor and Marcoleta if they will proceed (with the distribution) but as I said this is subject for a further determination if there is a legal basis for the exemption,” Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra said in an ...
Published April 29, 2021, 5:05 PM More than a dozen individuals lined up at a barangay hall in Quezon City on Thursday to get free Ivermectin, an anti-parasitic drug claimed to be effective against COVID-19 and granted a compassionate special use by the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA). Anakalusugan Partylist Rep. Mike Defensor and Sagip Partylist Rep. Rodante Marcoleta set up what they called the “Ivermectin Pan-three” in Barangay Matandang Balara to help “those who are in dire need.” “Matandang Balara has one of the highest incidence of COVID-19 and many areas belong to the poo...
Law enforcers' call if ivermectin distributors can be arrested – DOJ enablePagination: false endIndex: Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 29)— The Justice Department on Thursday said it is law enforcers' call for now if the lawmakers who recently distributed the antiparasitic drug ivermectin, which is not yet registered for human use in the country, can be arrested. "For now, call 'yan ng (that's the call of) law enforcement agents," Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra told reporters when asked if there is basis for a warrantless arrest. "Our prosecutors will make a ruling when the is...
Cubao Bishop Honesto Ongtioco (PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DIOCESE OF CUBAO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) “I am not sure about the consequences of their decision. I trust that they have reflected their decision over and over,” he said in an interview Wednesday, April 28. House Deputy Speaker Rodante Marcoleta and Anakalusugan partylist Rep. Mike Defensor are planning to launch this week their Ivermectin distribution program in Quezon City. The Department of Health (DOH) on Wednesday reiterated that only hospitals given compassionate special permits by the Food and Drug Authority (FDA) can giv...