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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) would like to limit to a maximum of 21-day processing of permits for proponents of vaccine manufacturing projects and to appoint a focal person at the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) to ensure no red tape for this priority project, which President Duter
Published April 19, 2021, 5:00 PM
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) will meet with concerned agencies to discuss the establishment of green lane for faster processing of permit applications of local vaccine manufacturers following the directive of President Duterte.
ARTA Director General Jeremiah Belgica said the Department of Health (DOH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will be invited to attend the conference. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will likewise be requested to attend to thresh out the streamlining of government processes in relation to the issuance of permits for local vaccine manufacturers.
Published April 16, 2021, 1:50 PM
Filipino-owned United Laboratories (Unilab), the leading pharmaceutical company in Southeast Asia, has been confirmed to do local vaccine manufacturing in the country starting with the COVID-19 with plans to also export to other ASEAN countries, according to Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez.
In a presentation Wednesday night before President Duterte’s “Talk to the Nation”, Lopez said that if Unilab concludes a partnership with a technology provider by 2022, the Campos-owned company can start operation of a form, fill, and finish plant by 2023.
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As of April 7 this year, Lopez said “Unilab is confirmed to do local vaccine manufacturing starting with COVID-19.”
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April 16, 2021 | 7:07 pm
FIRMS considering domestic vaccine manufacturing will need faster processing and government procurement priority, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.
DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, in a briefing on Thursday night, named four firms eyeing local production of vaccines, including coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccines.
“(The companies) will subscribe to all requirements and submit all the documents, kailangan lang ma-prioritize para mapabilis ang proseso ng pag-put up ng planta dito,” he said.
Mr. Lopez added that the companies would be taking business risks in putting up manufacturing facilities, especially if the government decides to buy products abroad.