Cheaper Medicine Bill Gained Support from Lawmakers

A bill aiming for a lowered price of medicines in the country has gained support among lawmakers in the House of Representatives.

At least 170 congressmen—enough to pass the bill—have thrown their support behind the measure, according to Iloilo Representative Ferjenel Biron, one of the chief proponents of the cheaper medicines bill, the Philippine Daily Inquirer reports.

Passing of the bill has unified the stand of lawmakers from both administration and opposition groups.

The House Bill No. 1, a resurrected version of the Cheaper Medicines Act of 2007, which failed to pass on third reading in the 13th Congress because of a lack of a quorum was authored by Iloilo Representative Ferjenel Biron. Accordingly, with the support gained from the congressmen, there is no reason that this bill won't be passed this time.