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Public-private partnerships: Developing a framework for collaboration

Keynote Message By Rep. Ciriaco Gato Jr., Chairman of the House of Representatives Committee on Health I congratulate the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) for coming up with a very significant publication, The Power of Innovation: A Report on the Contributions...

Enabling and Pushing the Boundaries of Science for Health, Social Development and the Economy

PANEL REACTOR by Dr.  Jaime Montoya, Executive Director of Philippine Council for Health Research and Development, Department of Science and Technology The occurrence of so many unexpected events make this report apt and timely—the pandemic, the wars, the inflation, which put pressure on the...

PHILHEALTH and PHAP: Ensuring better health outcomes for all Filipinos

Keynote Message By Dr. Francisco Soria, Vice President of the Quality Assurance Group, Philippine Health Insurance Corporation(PhilHealth) PhilHealth President Emmanuel Ledesma would like to send his congratulations to PHAP for the launching of its publication, The Power of Innovation: A Report on the Contributions...

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...

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FOOD REVIEW: Paradise Dynasty at Greenbelt, Makati

Celebrating the world’s first 8-flavored xiao long bao & other delights Oriental cuisine, especially that of Chinese cuisine, is always thriving in the Philippines. Not...

SM Bears of Joy: a present of love from SM Cares for children in need

This year’s collection features four adorable ‘FamBears’ inspired by ‘family’ Good news, holiday shoppers: SM Cares is bringing back the SM Bears of Joy to...

70th Palanca Awards issues last call for entries

The Carlos Palanca Foundation, Inc., the sponsor and organizer of the 70th Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature, is reminding aspiring Palanca awardees to...

The colors of hope

On the morning of Apr. 19, on that cramped space by the porch where I comb the internet daily for news on the COVID-19...