Sincere Drug Store with eight branches and one warehouse sited in Bacolod City had been raid yesterday, June 16 by authorities of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).
Under the direction of Executive Judge Amor Reyes from of the NCR Regional Trial Court Branch 21, a Search warrant was handed.
In accordance to the complaint given by the Unilab Laboratories, the raid led by Intellectual Property Rights Division of NBI based in Manila was known to proceed as what Jose Ermie Monsanto, the head of Bacolod-based NBI told the reporters.
According to the owner of Sincere Drug Store, Ricky Enriquez, the raid was not fair saying that he was seemingly “singled out” since he decided to stop purchasing medicines from Unilab Laboratories for the past five years. Enriquez came up to this decision for the reason that he wanted to have a supplier that could offer him cheaper medicines.
He also added that aside from him, there are still other drug stores which purchase medicines on the same distributor he has at present.
Meanwhile, Monsanto stated that among those recovered fake medicines were Alaxan, Aspilets, Biogesic, Diatabs, Insulin and Sulmux. On verification conducted by an (–foul word(s) removed–)igned Unilab representative, it was declared that the medicines were counterfeited and ineffective.
The violation falls under the Republic Act 8293 better known as the Intellectual Property Rights Code of the Philippines, specifically to Section 155 in connection to the Section 170 had been charged to the owner of the Sincere Drug Store, Ricky Enriquez.
Herewith, Monsanto advised the public as well as other drug stores to be aware of the medicines they are about to purchase. They have to ensure that medicines are not counterfeited.
Baw mayong lang wala ko ka bakal ba. Tani biktima gid ko. hehe…