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Study Highlights: The Power of Innovation

Prior to the pandemic, the Philippines was experiencing unprecedented economic expansion. We were growing at the rate of 6% year on year for eight straight years. And then COVID-19 hit us in 2020. At that time, we were plunged to a 9.6% contraction, one...

The Private Sector: Pushing the boundaries of healthcare, new partnerships, and innovation

Not so long ago, the COVID-19 pandemic showed us all the challenges in our healthcare system; its vulnerabilities and gaps. In spite of these limitations, we, in the private sector, through our industry partners—in close collaboration with the government—successfully navigated these vulnerabilities and gaps,...

Innovation triumphs over adversity

PHAP response to unprecedented challenges chronicled in The Power of Innovation Report Launched by the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines, “The Power of Innovation” Report is a landmark document that offers an insightful perspective on lessons learned and ways to move forward...

The Innovation Imperative

Since the declaration of the public health emergency, we at PHAP have worked side by side with the government and medical frontliners to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on the lives and health of Filipinos. As a science-driven industry, we are in a unique...

Alex Chan Lim: Bridging two worlds in the Year of the Wood Dragon

Photos by Bernard Testa Though he spent a majority of his corporate life working untiringly in various industries, ranging from mining and finance to garments and logistics, Alex Chan Lim never wavered in his passion to pursue excellence in the fine art of Chinese...

Women workers push for immediate implementation of ILO Convention 190 to end violence in the workplace

Women workers from various labor groups called for the “immediate implementation of Convention 190 of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to end violence in workplaces across the country.” ILO Convention No. 190 (C190) is the first international treaty to recognize the right of everyone...

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The Philippines Graphic @ 96: After the pandemic

First published in 1927, the Graphic has survived two global cataclysms—the Second World War and the COVID-19 pandemic. It underwent a third resurrection of...

The Prez & the press: What in blazes happened?

It’s inevitable: Rodrigo Duterte and the press will never see eye to eye. There’s simply no way around it. Not now, and perhaps, not...

The President Reports

(Selected points on President Rodrigo Roa Duterte’s Final Report to the People from 2016 to 2021 as prepared by the Office of the President-Presidential...

Getting to know the GCG

Created on June 6, 2011 under Republic Act (RA) 10149, also known as the “GOCC Governance Act of 2011,” the GCG serves as the...