New Rules of Procedure for Admiralty or Maritime Claims in the Philippines With the end in view of providing a fast, reliable, and efficient means of recourse to Philippine courts and enhancing the administration of justice in Admiralty cases in the Philippines, the Supreme Court promulgated Administrative Matter No. 19-08-14-SC, or otherwise known as the […]
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Do you want to participate in the real estate business in the Philippines? Do you know where to invest your money in real estate and create a real estate investment trust? If you don’t have the necessary knowledge about real estate investment, this article will help you know the basics about real estate investment trust. […]
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Regulatory Issuance Governing Cosmetic Product Notification From manual application process, the application for cosmetic product notification in the Philippines can now be done online. Aiming to streamline the process by updating the submission of application requirements from the previously manual form to online submissions, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) allowed online application process. This […]
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Philippine Regulatory Agency for Beverages with Alcohol In the Philippines, the proper government agency that is authorized under the law to act as the policy formulation and sector monitoring of the Secretary of the Department of Health, on matters pertaining to food, drugs, traditional medicines, cosmetics and household products containing hazardous substances, is the Food […]
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Regulations that Govern Food Product Labelling in the Philippines The Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Administrative Order No. 2014-0030, or otherwise known as the Revised Rules and Regulations Governing the Labeling of Prepackaged Food Products (FDA Labeling Regulations). It covers the labeling of all prepackaged food products, including food supplements, whether locally manufactured, […]
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A cosmetic product is one of the health products regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the Philippines. The office of the FDA responsible in regulating cosmetic products and ensuring compliance with the regulatory approvals imposed by the FDA is the Center for Cosmetics Regulation and Research of the FDA. What is a Cosmetic […]
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Governing Regulation for Drug Labelling Requirements The primary sources of information for consumers are the labels and labeling materials, as they provide useful information such as those dealing with the safe and effective use of a drug product (e.g. indication(s), pharmacologic class and dosage), and information dealing with quality (e.g. manufacturing and expiration dates, registration […]
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What is a food supplement? A food or dietary supplement is a processed food product intended to supplement the diet that bears or contains one or more of the following dietary ingredients: vitamin, mineral, herb, or other botanical, amino acid, and dietary substance to increase the total daily intake in amounts conforming to the latest […]
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Prohibition on Adulteration or Misbranding The adulteration or misbranding of any health product and the manufacture, importation, exportation, sale, offering for sale, distribution, transfer, non-consumer use, promotion, advertising, or sponsorship of any health product that is adulterated, unregistered or misbranded. Under the law, health products include food, drugs, cosmetics, devices, biologicals, vaccines, in-vitro diagnostic reagents […]
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Is your right to privacy in life, liberty or security is violated or threatened? If so, you may file a petition for the issuance of a writ of habeas data. A. M. No. 08-1-16-SC provides for the rules on the writ of habeas data. What is a writ of habeas data? The writ of habeas […]
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