Senate Bill No. 2139, 13th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT TO MAKE THE LAWS ON PATENTS, TRADENAMES AND TRADEMARKS MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE BY ALLOWING THE IMPORTATION, EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF PATENTED MEDICINES AND EXCEPTIONS TO THE APPLICATION OF STANDARD COMPULSORY LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR DRUGS OR MEDICINES TO LOWER DRUG OR MEDICINE PRICES BY AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Short Title
EARLY DEVELOPMENT OF PATENTED MEDICINES
Author

Senate Bill No. 3128, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT LOWERING THE COST OF HEALTH CARE IN THE PHILIPPINES, EXEMPTING FOR THE PURPOSE THE SALE AND IMPORTATION OF DRUGS, MEDICINES, PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS AND RELATED RAW MATERIALS, AND MEDICAL, DENTAL AND HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTS, FROM COVERAGE OF VALUE-ADDED TAX (VAT) AND THE IMPOSITION OF TARIFF AND DUTIES AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
LOWERING THE COST OF HEALTH CARE
Author
Date filed
November 3, 2009

Senate Bill No. 932, 14th Congress of the Republic

Long Title
AN ACT ENSURING AFFORDABILITY, ACCESSIBILITY AND AVAILABILITY OF ESSENTIAL DRUGS AND MEDICINES, CREATING FOR THE PURPOSE THE DRUG POLICY SERVICES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, APPROPRIATING FUNDS THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
INSTITUTIONALIZING PHILIPPINE NATIONAL DRUG POLICY (PNDP) UNDER DOH
Date filed
April 7, 2007

Republic Act No. 9502

Full Title
REPUBLIC ACT 9502: AN ACT PROVIDING FOR CHEAPER AND QUALITY MEDICINES, AMENDING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8293 OR THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CODE, REPUBLIC ACT NO. 6675 OR THE GENERICS ACT OF 1988, AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 5921 OR THE PHARMACY LAW, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
Short Title
Universally Accessible Cheaper and Quality Medicines Act of 2008
Issuance Category
Legislative Issuance Type
Date of Approval
June 6, 2008