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UPDATE ON THE CHEAPER MEDICINES ACT: Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri (2nd from right), chair of the Senate panel on the Joint Congressional Oversight Committee on Quality Affordable Medicines, and Rep. Ferjenel G. Biron (1st from left), House panel chair, are joined by Iloilo 2nd District Representative Arcadio H. Gorriceta, Quezon 4th District Representative Angelina Tan, and Biliran Representative Rogelio J. Espina in a light moment before the start of a joint hearing discussing the status of the implementation of the Cheaper Medicines Act. Republic Act No. 9502 was created to achieve better health services for the Filipino people by assuring that quality medicines are accessible and affordable to as many Filipinos especially the poor. (PRIB Photo by Albert Calvelo/08 February 2017)