Question & AnswerQ&A (MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 166)
The main objective is to enjoin all government officials and employees, including government-owned and controlled corporations, state universities and colleges, and government employees' associations, to support the Botika ng Bayan (BnB) Project aimed at minimizing the cost of medicine for every Filipino.
All officials and employees of the Government, including those working in government-owned and controlled corporations, state universities and colleges, and government employees' associations.
The Philippine International Trading Corporation - Pharma, Inc. (PTIC-PI) is cooperating with the Philippine Government Employees Association in the BnB Project.
To uphold the Government’s commitment to making safe, effective, and affordable medicine available to all Filipinos, thereby continuously addressing the needs of the people through good governance.
The Memorandum Circular does not specify penalties for non-compliance; it is an enjoinment encouraging support from government officials and employees.
No, the support is enjoined from all government officials and employees across various sectors, not limited to the health sector alone.
It is signed by President Gloria M. Arroyo and Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita and the seal of the Republic of the Philippines is affixed to make it official.
It serves as an official directive or guideline that government employees and officials are expected to follow or support, though it may not always have the force of law unless supplemented by implementing rules or sanctions.