At a recent press conference to announce a new partnership between the Generika Drugstore chain and Globe Telecom, Julien Bello said that compared to the Philippines, generic medicine was more widely distributed in Europe. The vice president of Generika Franchising Services Corp. noted that here, the market was still dominated by branded drugs.
The Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) has said receipts from authorized cash registers are acceptable as official proofs of transactions. But BIR should tell establishments to get machines that issue receipts that remain readable for a long time instead of those that fade after a couple of weeks or so, leaving only a few black dots here and there.
The Directories Philippines Corp. (DPC), publisher of the Yellow Pages, has announced it has “revolutionized” the phone directory for the new generation of consumers.
Director Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba of the Bureau of Trade Regulation and Consumer Protection should look into the compliance of the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Administrative Order No. 10, which requires stores to have the same price for credit card and cash purchases.
Has the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) relaxed its rules on proper attire for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers?
An arriving passenger at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 thought she would save money by taking a taxi dropping off a passenger at the departure area. Many passengers do this.
The major concern of most Filipino women are weight loss and skin whitening. When Glutamax Slim came out on the market one could imagine the excitement.
Escalating prices of petroleum products, horrendous traffic as well as high toll fees have all made it less likely for...
Some people are complaining that the ban on the use of plastic bags, which many local governments have imposed, is very inconvenient, especially if they have to buy wet stuff like meat, poultry or seafood.
Christopher Lao,
whose claim to fame came after he was caught on the news trying to drive his car through a flooded street and ranting about how he wasn’t properly informed about how deep the water was, is back.
