MANILA, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte on Monday vowed to sign an executive order imposing a limit on prices of vital, lifesaving medicines as proposed by the Department of Health. I will even sign the document twice over,” Duterte said in a radio interview. The imposition of a limit on prices of medicines is provided for in Republic Act No. Mr. Duterte said the draft executive order had not yet reached his desk in Malacañang. But in principle, I will even sign it twice over,” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer January 13, 2020 19:07 UTC