Pinoy Pharmacy

I'm pissed off today as the result of our meeting with a BIG multi-national pharmaceutical company. I'll just state this in filipino/tagalog language since this is a pinoy site. Kaninang umaga tinawag kami ng ahente namin may meeting daw sa isang customer namin tungkol sa NCR(nonconformance) na nangyari noong mga nakaraang lingo. Nagrerequest daw ang QA manager para meeting daw namin sila. Aware of the situation about the NCR, I was forcefully sent to meet with them. Dalawa kaming pharmacist at yung sales agent namin. Noong nandoon na kami sa meeting, i was nervous what will happen sa mga ganitong situation na malaking company ang customer at may problema ang produkto. Mas sanay ako sa mga customer complaint na mga consumers lang ang nag rereklamo. Naka damit desente sumugod kami sa kumpanya nila na walang pag hahanda. Pumasok kami maayos pa ang mood ko, kaya hindi ko masyadong ininda ang situation.

Pero noong nakilala ko na ang mga KA-MEETING namin ay kinabahan na ako ng todo. Nangiginig ang kamay ko at mabilis ang tibok ng puso. Akalain mo ba naman na QA manager, Purchasing Manager, at isang supervisor ang humarap sa amin. Goodluck sa amin, isang pharmacist at isang ahente lang ang kasama ko. I cannot imagine na ganito ka tindi ang susugurin naming kalaban. Para kaming sumugod sa giyera ng walang bala. I started the meeting with a grappling voice. Matindi talga ang nerbyos ko neto. Pa utal utal habang nag sasalita. Tapos english pa yung conversation. Hello???!! naubos tuloy ang aking bokabolaryo sa aking baul.

Habang nag meeting, they questioned yung mga nakasulat sa NCR. Bakit ganito, bakit ganyan. So ineksplika ko sa kanila ang standard operating procedure kung bakit nag ka-ganun. So going smooth ang usapan na pero kabado paren, along the way I questioned an issue kung nagiba ang situation sa isang issue ng NCR ano ang mangyayari...then the QA manager ask questioned my position kung taga QC or QA daw ako at bilgang nag iba ang tuno nya. Nakakairita talga! Na shock ako sa pangyayari iyon. Biruin mo, sabihin ba naman.. "Excuse me, Are you from Quality control?" sabay ngiting parang sinasabing ang bobo mo hindi mo ba alam un?. Parang nagunaw ang mundo ko noong ipahiya nya ako sa lahat ng tao sa kwarto. Natulala akong bilga at hindi naka imik. Hindi ko na siya nasagot, pero buti nalang biglang sumagot yung ahente at sinalo ako. Explaining their point of view hindi ko paren naintindihan kung ano ang gusto nilang ipahiwatig. Kung dinedefend nila ang kumpanya nila o sinasabi lang nila ang side nila. Feeling ko tuloy lumulusot lang sila sa problema na sila naman ang may gawa. Bwisit sila! Lapses ng kumpanya nila ay isinisisi nila samen.

Hangang ngayon ang nabbwisit paren ako sa nangyari. Nanliit ako sa sinabi nya waaah! Dayuhan kasi kaya hindi alam ang totoong kalakaran dito sa pilipinas. Hindi nya alam mas matindi pa sa bansa nila ang mga problemang ganun. Bukas mag rereport ako sa boss ko kung ano mga nangyari. Sana maalala ko pa ang mga bagay bagay at mga points na dapat naming pag isipan para ibwelta sa kanila. Sinulat ko dito sa blog ang mga bagay bagay na gusto kong ipahiwatig para lumuwag ang sama ng loob ko sa mga nangyari. I cannot elaborate more of this issue and especially i cannot put a names on this baka ako ay ma demanda ng libel. hehehe mabuti na yung nag iingat!

Here listed below are the very basic requirements you should need to apply for a job in abroad. I may miss some point but you can post a comment if you want to add more information. I also post some important points for you to know. You find only this tutorial here in Pinoy Pharmacy.

Birth Certificate - I guess everyone seem to have a birth certificate.

• Name: Other people seem to have a lot of problem on their names. You should verify it with National Statistics office if the name written does not match with your true name.
• Name of your Parents: Verify also the name of your parents and their marriage license.
• Birth Place: this is also important so please double check. It should indicate where you are born so that they can trace up with your local registrars office.

You may request this certificate in National Statistics Office. Forms


Valid Passport - dont tamper, wet or do anything stupid on this documents. Protect it with your life. Its one of the most important document you can show to everyone.

• Issuance: it must be issued by the Department of foreign affairs. Don't fall into fixers offers they will just put you into trouble. If immigration officer caught you with fake documents, they can file a suit againts you.
• Validity: For me, it must be 2 years validity prior expiry. It give you time to complete your contract before it expires. So if your contract expires then you can go back to Philippines and renew it.

Fee: 500 (regular) + 250 (additional for rush)

Procedure | First-time applicants | Renewal | Fee

NBI Certificate - This certificate is issued by the National Bureau of Investigation. This documents is required to all countries where you want to go to.

• Purpose: When applying for NBI clearance so to it that you indicate the purpose why you are requesting for this document. If you are going abroad. you should indicate for "TRAVEL ABROAD" and not for "Local Employment".
• Storage: Dont lose your old personal copy of this document. It make take time for you to recover and request again a new original copy. If expired , carry the old one to renew . This will save you from taking the finger prints again.

Steps | FAQs

Diploma - If you want to them to credit your degree, you should have a copy of your diploma.

• Original: Get an original copy of your diploma to your school where you finished your college degree.
• Translation: If there are some ethic writings or non-english content you should request a translation from your school to prevent future discrepancies, denial and refusal of your job application.

Professional License Card/Certificate - If your a professional, a Pharmacist who pass the licensure exam, you need these two documents/card if your applying for a job.

• Validity: Validity is important when applying for a job. Before applying make sure your PRC card is valid. Have it photocopied, incase you lost you still have the document copy.
• Authentication: Be sure you have an authenticated copy of your PRC certificate before applying for oversease job.
• Certificate of Good standing: You can also get this document in PRC. This is to certify that you are still a good pharmacist and did not abide any professional laws and even though you are a ghost pharmacist. LOL
  

Initial Application | Renewal

Photos - You should be aware that almost all documents requires a photo. Bring a bunch of "UPDATE" photograph of yourself.

• Size: Be it in whole body, 2 x 2 , passport size, 1 x 1, Visa Size. Dont cut out good photos of your face in your family picture and with your love ones. It can be easily identified that you cut from these pictures.
• Copies: Bring multiple copies and with and without name tags. Some institution requires name tag on their photos.

I believe this is all for now. I'll update soon some of the requirements needed for successful job application. Happy Hunting!

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PHOTO AT LEFT - SAFE FRESH MILK: A farmer sells carabao milk to motorists along the national highway in Carranglan, Nueva Ecija. A bottle of carabao milk sells for P20. Credits to ERNIE PENAREDONDO]



Due to contaminted milk scare that going on in our country. Do you think theres a chance for market of our local milk manufacturers?

I dont really know on the nutrition facts of our local milk produc compare from imported. But with the same flavor, taste and nutrients, I'll rather go for Carabao's milk. These milk are not processed and free from preservatives.

Last night i was surfing the net and break off to get some water to drink. When I switch on the lights and go to the sink. I came across to see a scorpion near the sink. Yes, you heard me right, SCORPION in the Kitchen. Hey, this is Philippines! What in the world a scorpion doing in my kitchen. So i get me IXUS camera to take a few photos of the scorpion resting on the wall. I climbed on the over the sink to take more shots of it. The scorpion is resting above the tiles. I just got a plastic cup and force the scorpion to move into the cup. After several attempts, I successfully put the small scorpion inside. I'm not sure what kind of specie of scorpion is this but surely i'll try to research more of this in later time. I'll just put it near my computer and observe.