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Jeepney Drivers file motion of reconsideration on dismissed petition to SC vs. PUV Modernization

Beleaguered jeepney drivers and operators filed today before the Supreme Court a motion for reconsideration following the dismissal of their petition against the PUV modernization program. The Bayyo Association, primarily composed of Igorot drivers and operators from Bayyo, Mountain province—plying their jeepneys in different...

A robust IP system for promoting innovation and collaboration

Keynote Message by Atty. Rowel Barba, Director General, Intellectual Property Office  The Philippines’ Research and Development (R&D) innovation outputs in the life sciences have been steadily increasing. This was the observation of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) during the Asian Regional Conference-Applied Life Sciences...

Creating a regulatory environment that fosters innovation, health, and safety

Keynote Message by Dr. Samuel Zacate, Director General of the Food and Drug Administration It is indeed an honor to address you on behalf of the Food and Drug Administration, an agency dedicated to ensuring the safety, efficacy and quality of health products mandated...

Bringing the power of innovation to fruition

Keynote Message by Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go, Chairman, Senate Committee on Health and Demography I’m honored to extend my warmest greetings to all of you on this momentous launch of “The Power of Innovation: A Report on the Contributions of the Philippine Pharmaceutical...

Committing to Innovation and Collaboration

Keynote Message We successfully overcame COVID-19 and it’s through the help of all the people who helped us get the vaccines; the pharmaceutical companies that supported us. We were the only country that actually did a portfolio approach in vaccination and that was because the...

Pete Lacaba & Marra Lanot: On marriage and the muse

This Valentine’s month, we present to our readers a time capsule; a love story first put into words by noted journalist Pablo A. Tariman in a 1981 article published by the defunct Celebrity Magazine. It speaks of a time when multi-awarded writers Jose...

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Where are we with the Universal Health Care Act?

According to the World Health Organization, Universal Health Care (UHC) or Universal Health Coverage means that everyone has access to the health services they...

Nagkaisa advocates for wage hike, urging prioritization of living wage; questions NEDA

A labor coalition has challenged the cautious stand of the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) on the proposed P100 wage increase pushed by labor...

Commissioners for Good Governance

The Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG) has to oversee more than 100 GOCCs. Republic Act 10149 or the “GOCC Governance Act of...

Labor group stands with women workers on Women’s Day; Highlights equal rights, fight vs. contractualization, and call for living wage

On International Women's Day, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) expressed its solidarity with women workers in their struggle for equal rights and opportunities...