Food and Drug Administration (Philippines)
| Pangasiwaan ng Pagkain at Gamot | |
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| Formed | May 25, 1966 |
| Jurisdiction | Philippines |
| Headquarters | Civic Drive, Filinvest Corporate City, Alabang, Muntinlupa City 1781 |
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| Parent agency | Department of Health (Philippines) |
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The Food and Drug Administration of the Philippines (Filipino: Pangasiwaan ng Pagkain at Gamot, or FDA, formerly the Bureau of Food and Drugs or BFAD) was created under the Department of Health to license, monitor, and regulate the flow of food, drugs, cosmetics, medical devices, and household hazardous waste in the Philippines.
The FDA's main goal is to ensure the health and safety of food and drugs made available to the public.
In the light of the tremendous progress in the food and pharmaceutical industry, the late Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque Sr. created a subcommittee on Food and Drugs in the year 1961-62 to initiate an administration bill to Congress to enact a law that would ensure the safety, purity and quality of foods, drugs and cosmetics being made available to the public. The Subcommittee on Food and Drug was chaired by the then Undersecretary for Special Health Services, Dr. Rodolfo Caños, with members Dr. Trinidad Pesigan, Director of the Bureau of Research and Laboratories, Mr. Emilio Espinosa of the Bureau of Health Services, Ms. Amor Cita M. Pallera, Pharmacy Adviser, Office of the Secretary of Health, also as Secretary and Liaison to Congress. Thus, on June 22, 1963 Republic Act No. 3720 was passed into law known as the “Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act”.
To carry out the provisions of R.A. 3720, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was created with offices and laboratories constructed in the DOH San Lazaro Compound, Santa Cruz, Manila at a cost of about Php 2.5M. The Food and Drug Administration became operational with the appointment of its first FDA Administrator, Ms. Luzonica M. Pesigan on May 25, 1966 to Dec. 7, 1977 with Mr. Emilio Espinosa as Deputy Director. By Virtue of R.A. 3720, the powers, functions and duties of the Division of Food and Drug Testing of the Bureau of Research and Laboratories and the Board of Food Inspection, all personnel together with all their equipment, supplies, records, files and balance of appropriations were transferred to the FDA.
After the retirement of the Deputy Administrator, Mr. Emilio Espinosa, Mr. Arsenio M. Regala took over as Deputy Administrator on June 1, 1972.
With the Integrated Reorganization Plan of 1973, the Narcotic Drugs Division, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Department of Finance was Transferred to the Food and Drug Administration headed by Ms. Conception M. Fernandez who retired in 1975 with Ms. Rita V. Caoile as the next chief of the same. Mrs. Catalina C. Sanchez took over as the next chief of the Narcotic Drugs Division in 1976.
Mr. Arsenio M. Regala was appointed FDA Administrator on Dec. 13, 1977 upon the retirement of Ms. Lozonica M. Pesigan on Dec. 7, 1977. Ms. Catalina C. Sanchez was appointed Vice Mr. Arsenio M. Regala as Deputy Administrator on January 13, 1978. On his retirement, Mrs. Catalina C. Sanchez was designated Acting Administrator of FDA on April 5, 1982 to Feb. 19, 1984.
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