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United Laboratories Unilab is one of the oldest pharmaceutical companies in the Philippines, having been established in 1945 as a small drugstore, and now is the leading company in the industry. What has been Unilab’s role in shaping the pharma industry? We have been the leading pharmaceutical company since 1950s. When Unilab…

Pharma Power Biotec Pharma Power Biotec was founded in 2002. What was the vision behind the creation of the company, and what did you want to achieve with the company when it was founded? There are many small to mid-size enterprises in Taiwan, and the biggest issues for them to overcome are always…

Department of Health (DOH) Universal Health Care for All Filipinos: Making this dream a Reality I assumed office as your secretary of health barely a month ago with this single order from the president: make the dream of universal healthcare for all Filipinos a reality. This shall be the standard by which my performance,…

Department of Health (DOH) The new Government took office on the 1st of July, but we would like to hear about your experience as Secretary of Health. You took office at a particular time (January 2010) when the industry was still dealing with the first round of the MDRP price reductions and while you…

Department of Tourism (DOT) Hon. Secretary Lim, you have been appointed Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT) on June 30th 2010, as part of the new Aquino cabinet. What are the priorities that you have set for the DOT? What has held back tourism in the Philippines is the lack of infrastructure –…

Department of Tourism (DOT) When we met with secretary Lim we talked about the importance of PPP as a way to further develop the sector; however, as a follow up question we would like to know in which areas the Department of Tourism would like to see more PPP? How are you planning to…

Taiwan Food & Drug Administration In January 2010, the Taiwan FDA was newly created from four existing agencies. What was the vision behind the creation of this new organisation? What did the government want to achieve in its creation? Although all the administration work done today by the TFDA was already being done by the…

LEJAL Laboratories Lejal Laboratories has been founded in 1968 by your father. What have been the major milestones of the company since its founding and how has it evolved since you took over from your father? The company was founded by my father, Leandro J, Alipio, and the name of the company…

Belo Medical Group Dr. Belo, you established the renowned Belo Medical group in 1990 with only a small clinic in Makati; since then the company has experienced strong growth and increased popularity. Looking back at the origins, what was the driving force behind the establishment of the company? Establishing the clinic was a…

Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission Minister Wu, please tell our readers a little about your background, and how you came to be in charge of the Overseas Compatriot Affairs Commission (OCAC). I graduated from National Taiwan University and did two years service in the Veterans General Hospital as a surgeon. I moved to the United…

PharmaEssentia When you created PharmaEssentia, what was the rationale behind coming back to Taiwan? The foundation for the company was laid in 1997. A group of Taiwanese government officials came to visit the Boston area at that time, and I helped to arrange them to visit a few biotech companies, and…

Philippines In an exclusive interview, Benjamin Liuson, president of The Generics Pharmacy in the Philippines on the company’s illustrious history, remarkable growth, and increasing acceptance of generics more generally in the Philippines. The Generics Pharmacy originated from a family business and you are the visionary who transformed it into what it…