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The three paragraphs below were inadvertently omitted in the BizLinks column last Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 entitled, "The Business of Saving Planet Earth."


Big business joins in

Even private financial institutions are beginning to see the big picture. The American International Group or AIG which provides insurance and financial services has opened a $300-million lending facility to support clean energy projects around the world, for as long as these loans are backed by government guarantees.
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The medicines are cheaper by a minimum of 14 percent to a high of 81 percent than retail prices.

The cheap medicines and their costs compared to retail prices are:
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This was revealed yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II who said that the agreement represents a major breakthrough for the program as this would provide access for the local government units to cheap imported drugs.

With the agreement, the DTI expects orders from the MMDA mayors to reach between P20 million to P25 million.
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According to Roxas, there are currently eight brands being imported through the joint program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Health known as the "Presyong Tama, Gamot Pampamilya."
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The order was issued by Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Delia H. Panganiban who dismissed the petition by the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) for lack of merit.
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The three paragraphs below were inadvertently omitted in the BizLinks column last Monday, Feb. 19, 2007 entitled, "The Business of Saving Planet Earth."


Big business joins in

Even private financial institutions are beginning to see the big picture. The American International Group or AIG which provides insurance and financial services has opened a $300-million lending facility to support clean energy projects around the world, for as long as these loans are backed by government guarantees.
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The medicines are cheaper by a minimum of 14 percent to a high of 81 percent than retail prices.

The cheap medicines and their costs compared to retail prices are:
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This was revealed yesterday by Trade and Industry Secretary Manuel Roxas II who said that the agreement represents a major breakthrough for the program as this would provide access for the local government units to cheap imported drugs.

With the agreement, the DTI expects orders from the MMDA mayors to reach between P20 million to P25 million.
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According to Roxas, there are currently eight brands being imported through the joint program of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Health known as the "Presyong Tama, Gamot Pampamilya."
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The order was issued by Makati Regional Trial Court Judge Delia H. Panganiban who dismissed the petition by the Pharmaceutical and Healthcare Association of the Philippines (PHAP) for lack of merit.
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