Botika ng Bayan, opened in Tingloy

by Thiago Santos September 4, 2022  Department of Health (DOH) - Center for Health Development (CHD) Calabarzon. (Photo from PIA Batangas) B...

by Thiago Santos
September 4, 2022

 Department of Health (DOH) - Center for Health Development (CHD) Calabarzon. (Photo from PIA Batangas)

BATANGAS CITY —The Department of Health (DOH) - Center for Health Development (CHD) Calabarzon opened Botika ng Bayan (BNB) in Tingloy as a pharmacy in the hopes of providing free and safe medicine to marginalized and indigent patients in the town.

According to Ariel Valencia, Regional Director of CHD Calabarzon, the government and private sector continue to collaborate to promote community pharmacies, particularly in remote areas of the region.



“Malaki ang maitutulong ng Botika ng Bayan sa mga residente dito sa bayan ng Tingloy lalo na sa mga pasyente na malaki ang kakulangang pinansyal upang makabili ng kinakailangang gamot. Kaugnay nito, patuloy ang pakikipag-ugnayan natin at pagpapalakas ng samahan sa mga pharmaceutical companies para makapagdala sila ng mga gamot na pakikinabangan ng komunidad,” said Valencia.

Medicines found in BNB include the following: vitamins, micronutrients, antacids, paracetamol, antibiotics, topical ointments, anti-thrombotic, anti-inflammatory, antihyperlipidemic, anthelmintic, and hypoglycemic. Even medicines for asthma, hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia are available here.



The drugs brought Tingloy BNB cost P 181,908.40.

The medicines found here are distributed free of charge. It is only necessary to bring the prescription from the doctor.

Besides Tingloy, BNB is also operational in Sta. Maria, Laguna; Mauban, Quezon; Quezon, Quezon; Magallanes, Cavite; and Trece Martires, Cavite.