by anyajulia | Aug 20, 2009 | Headlines, National News
Private Hospital Association of the Philippines (PHAP) disclosed that, “Drugstores and pharmacies defying the 50 percent price cut on 49 brand names of essential drugs that took effect last August 15 must be reported to proper authorities for appropriate action. “
PHAP Executive Vice President Jessie Contreras encouraged consumers to keep receipts of their medicine purchases to help identify drugstores that are not with the Cheaper Medicines Act.
The medicines with cheaper prices include anti-hypertensives, anti-thrombotic, anti-diabetic/antihypoglycemic, and antibiotic/antibacterial.
DOH Secretary Duque said that he will call for an investigation on the erring drugstores before they will file charges for violation of the Consumer’s Act with punishment fines and possible revocation of license to operate. (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Aug 19, 2009 | Headlines, National News
The Department of Health pushes for quality and affordable eye care. This is in action to the fact that blindness is most common among the elderly and the poor due to having no access to health facilities.
DOH Secretary Francisco Duque III disclosed that millions of people globally live with low vision and blindness. Duque said that the global figure translates to 3.4 million Filipinos who are visually impaired.
In order to provide Filipinos with access to eye care services, DOH have coordinated a nationwide eye screening and cataract surgery with selected government and private hospitals.
This year, the DOH and its partner agencies and organizations under the National Committee for Sight Preservation, aims to put up local Committees for Sight Preservation in the different regions and provinces of the country.
August is the Sight-Saving Month; with a theme “Excellence and Equity in Eye Care: A Human Right.” (PIA)
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by anyajulia | Aug 19, 2009 | Headlines, National News
MAHIMO NGA nga embargohon sa mga tinugyanan bisan pag walay mandu sa korte ang mga produkto ug pagkaon nga nasakpang milapas sa balaod, kini human lagda-I ngadto sa balaod ni Presidente Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Arroyo ang Akta Republika 9711.
Kini usab nga balaod maoy nagmugna sa Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agi ug hulip sa Bureau of Food and Drugs.
Ubos sa maong balaod, ang FDA director makadeklara na nga direct contempt ni bisan kinsa nga dili mosanong sa iyang mandu ug sa unsay tumong sa balaod.
Matud ni FDA director Nazarita Tacandong, ang RA 9711 magtabang sa pagpawala sa mga dili rehistrado ug di luwas nga produkto sa merkado, ilabi na gayud sa mga tambal. (PIA)
by anyajulia | Aug 19, 2009 | Headlines, National News
TALIWALA sa nagkalisud nga ekonomiya sa kalibutan, mas daghan pang Pinoy ang namalit ug cellphones.
Matud sa usa ka pagtuon, mas midaghan ngadto sa 69% ang mga Pinoy nga nagpanuigon ug 15-64 nga nanag-iyag telepono, hinuon dili kadtong mas high tech ga may kapasidad sa pagsumpay ngadto sa internet.
Majority sa mga mitubag sa survey (79%) midason ga ang Pilipinas na gayud ang texting capital of the world” kay kasagaran sa respondents mas ganahan motext kay sa motawag ko may pakighinabian.
Aduna nay kapin kon kulang 35 milyones ka mobole subscribers dinhi sa Pilipinas, segun sa mga tinubdan. (PIA)
by anyajulia | Aug 19, 2009 | Headlines, Local News / Bohol Balita
An attempt to investigate into the P20-million unliquidated cash advances at City Hall could just end up foiled by administration bloc councilors even with mounting criticisms for transparency of the city government’s financial transactions.
This is according to City Vice Mayor Jose Antonio Veloso saying that this is another attempt to cover-up the probe on the questioned unliquidated cash advances of city officials and employees.
During last Friday’s session, there was no discussion on the P20 million unliquidated cash advances. According to Veloso, he expects the city council’s majority, allied with the city mayor, to take inquiries on the cash advances into “diversionary turns” until the public gets tired of discussing about the issue.
The unliquidated cash advances at City Hall as of the 2008 year-end audit showed that P7.1 million belongs to the “Intelligence and Confidential Expenses” of the office of the city mayor.
City Mayor Dan Lim and eight other city officials are currently facing charges at the Visayas Ombudsman for failure to liquidate cash advances and violations of the code of conduct and ethical standards of public officials and employees.
The other complaint, for violation of Republic Act 6713, the code of conduct and ethical standards of government officials and employees.
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