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Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo noted that medical marijuana is not yet among the drugs that can be registered in the Philippines. AFP Alexis Romero  (The Philippine Star) - January 17, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — An enabling law is needed before the government can research on medical marijuana, a health official said after former president and incumbent Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo vouched for the efficacy of the drug. Health Undersecretary Eric Domingo noted that medical marijuana is not yet among the drugs that can be registered in the Philippines. “We cannot go full blast into studying the actual product because it’s not listed as a registrable product with (the Food and Drug Administration) at this time. There is no law listing it as a registrable product,” Domingo said at a press briefing yesterday in Malacañang. “The government cannot spend money to research on the product that cannot be registered in the Philippines....

(philstar.com) - December 28, 2018 - 6:05pm MANILA, Philippines — A local court has dismissed the electoral sabotage case over 2007 midterm elections against House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Pasay Regional Trial Court Branch 113, in a court order dated December 17, granted Arroyo’s Demurrer to Evidence and moved to dismiss the charge of electoral sabotage against the former president. A demurrer to evidence is a challenge to the prosecution’s sufficiency of evidence. It is a pleading filed after the prosecution rests its case and the defense is given an opportunity to move for the dismissal of the case. Judge Jesus Mupas said that the prosecution failed to prove Arroyo’s guilt beyond reasonable doubt and certainty “despite ample opportunity.” READ:  Gloria Arroyo camp seeks dismissal of poll sabotage case The case stemmed from the former president’s alleged cheating in the 2007 midterm elections. The case was filed in November 2011. It alleged th...

Marijuana is one of the prohibited substances under the Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Pixabay (philstar.com) - January 23, 2019 - 6:21pm MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on second reading a bill legalizing and regulating the use of medical marijuana. House Bill 6517, backed by House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, hurdled second reading through viva voce voting. Related Stories Fact check: Is medical marijuana already allowed in the Philippines? Medical marijuana works, says Gloria Arroyo The proposed measure, once enacted into law, would provide patients suffering from serious diseases with alternative medicine in the form of cannabis. The bill also provides for the establishment of the Medical Cannabis Compassionate Center licensed by the Department of Health to acquire, possess, manufacture and sell cannabis to registered qualifying patients. Arroyo, the bill’s author, revealed she had used medical ca...

Go to help bring home OFW’s remains (The Philippine Star) - January 25, 2019 - 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Senatorial candidate Christopher “Bong” Go yesterday vowed to help repatriate the body of an overseas Filipino worker (OFW) who died in Saudi Arabia in October last year. In a radio interview, Ram Corpuz sought Go’s help to bring his mother’s body home. The body is kept in a hospital freezer. Corpuz said he tried asking help from other government agencies as well. “We will help. I will get the details so we can bring her home as soon as possible,” Go said in Filipino. Go, former special assistant to President Duterte, said the case of Corpuz’s mother further buttresses his proposal for the creation of a Department of OFW, which is included in his legislative agenda. He noted Corpuz’s experience of seeking assistance from different government agencies since his mother’s death nearly three months ago. Go said the proposed department, would take care...

Published  January 24, 2019, 9:50 PM By Chito Chavez Filipino domestic workers are up in arms over the mandatory insurance being imposed by the Philippine government on them. Describing it as “merely a money-making scheme,’’ Dolores Balladares chairman of the United Filipinos in Hong Kong (UNIFIL-MIGRANTE-HK) said their right to maximize their hard-earned income is being trampled with this imposition. UNIFIL-MIGRANTE-HK (UNIFIL-MIGRANTE-HK / FACEBOOK) To show opposition, the group will lead a protest march to the Philippine consulate on January 27 as they called on other Overseas Filipino Workers (OFW) and employers who oppose the new fee to join the protest. In airing the grievance of the OFW, Balladares accused the Philippine government of concocting “a new way to extort from us through the mandatory insurance’’. “They are not satisfied with all the fees they have been overcharging us and is desperate to collect some more at the expense of overseas ...

  By Cristina Lee-Pisco   People's Journal THE Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) yesterday assured the National Privacy Commission (NPC) that all passport data in the agency’s custody are safe. Data Protection Officer and Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Medardo Macaraig, Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Neil Frank Ferrer, and other DFA officials made a full presentation on the passport process and told the privacy commission “that measures are in place to protect the personal data of passport applicants” in its entire ISO-certified process. DFA spokesperson Elmer Cato said the Department assured NPC that DFA is “extremely serious” in protecting the personal information of the public and all passport data. “The Department remains in custody and control of passport data and that this has not been shared with or accessed by any unauthorized party,” he added. The meeting between the NPC and DFA came following the remarks of DFA Se...

Mye Mulingtapang, ABS-CBN News Posted at  Jan 24 2019 03:50 PM Umaaray ang mga Pilipinong nagtatrabaho sa Italya matapos maging epektibo ang bagong batas doon na nagpapataw ng 1.5 porsiyentong buwis sa remittances.  Ang money transfer tax ay alinsunod sa Article 25 ng Law Decree 119 of 2018 na sinusugan ng Northern League. Sinimulang ipatupad ito noong Enero 1, 2019 para sa lahat ng mga transaksiyon na hindi bababa sa €10. Idadagdag ito sa service charge na binabayaran ng mga migrante sa bawat perang padala. Gayumpaman, may ilang remittance centers ang nagsuspende ng singil sa buwis dahil walang malinaw na guidelines sa pamamaraan ng tax collection.  Ilalabas pa raw ito ng Minister of Economy and Finance kasama ang revenue agency at Banca d'Italia matapos ang 60 araw.  UMALMA Binatikos ang bagong batas ng mga overseas Filipino workers (OFW) na nagtatrabaho sa Milan. "Nananawagan po kami sana naman wag na idagdag 'yung tax na 'yun," ani ...