TO: | The Ministry of Health and All Other Agencies Concerned |
1) | The medicines that should be purchased are those that are most needed by the population, considering the prevalent diseases and seasonal ailments that occur within the country; | |
2) | The medicines that should be purchased should be of high quality and are manufactured with facilities under strict quality control as certified by the Food and Drug Administration; | |
3) | In accordance with the declared national policy of the government of promoting and encouraging the patronage of our Philippine-made products, preference must be given to Filipino firms and to products manufactured in the country under local brandnames; | |
4) | Preference should be given to manufacturers who are contributing and paying the most amount to taxes to the national government, and to those that provide the largest number of employment to Filipinos. |