MANILA, Philippines – The Department of Health on Friday has imposed a price freeze on medicines soon after Metro Manila has been placed under a state of calamity due to damage caused by disastrous floods brought by typhoon-enhanced rains over the week.
Under a state of calamity, the government is allowed to use its quick response funds to respond to the effects of the widespread flooding. A price freeze on all basic goods and commodities are also in effect.
Price freeze is in effect in Metro Manila, Batangas, Cainta – Rizal, Cavite, Pinamalayan – Oriental Mindoro, Bataan and Bulacan.
The DOH highly encourages the public to report any incidence of overpricing at the time of calamity.
Contact details below:
•DOH Hotlines: (632) 8651-7800 local 5003-5004
(632) 165-364
• E-mail: pddrugpricemonitoring@gmail.com
• DTI Hotline: 1-384 or email consumer@dti.gov.ph
Here is the full list of medicines with imposed price freeze:
