Government and Taxes

(Note: This is an expanded version of the paper that I wrote last Friday.) Last Thursday night, the ETHIKOS (Ethics in Healthcare) Moveme...

The spurious/falsely-labelled/falsified/counterfeit (SFFC) medicines or simply counterfeit medicines is a big public health problem. Patient...

My elder brother died of prostate C a few years ago, then my mother's first cousin in Cebu. Nationwide, prostate C I think is among the...

Government is force and coercion. It is an institution created by men and women mainly to protect themselves, their families and friends, t...

People's lifestyle and communities evolve and continuously change. Their expectations, patience or impatience for more modern lifestyle...

Healthcare for the poor and how public and private resources, especially by the various healthcare providers, will be allocated to help the ...

Counterfeit drugs are dangerous. A patient taking it may develop new diseases as the original illness is not cured and may have evolved into...

A good article today in BusinessWorld by Reiner Gloor of PHAP, about several hundred new medicines being developed, many of which are still ...

There is a section in RA 9502 or the Cheaper Medicines Law (2008) that allows for the creation of the DOH Advisory Council for Price Regulat...

Rights should always be coupled with responsibilities. Some people agree by saying that "With greater rights and freedom comes greater ...

One of the recurring and never-ending discussions in public policy is Universal Healthcare or Health for all. I have no question with this, ...