In the face of the high cost of medicines, Rep. Rolex Suplico of Iloilo filed in 2006 the Cheaper Medicines Bill otherwise known as the Suplico Bill, which was refiled in 2007 by Rep. Ferjenel Biron. The bill's most salient provision was the creation of a Drug Regulation Board that would have the power to set the prices of medicines.
Sa harap ng matingkad na isyu ng napakamahal na presyo ng mga gamot, isinumite ni Rep. Rolex Suplico ng Iloilo noong 2006 ang panukalang Cheaper Medicines Bill o Suplico Bill na muling isinampa noong 2007 ni Rep. Ferjenel Biron. Mayor na probisyon nito ang pagbubuo ng Drug Regulation Board na bibigyang-kapangyarihan na itakda ang presyo ng gamot.