English: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recently endorsed to the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) 17 more medicines exempted from the 12-percent VAT -- eight of which are for diabetes, four are for the treatment of cancer, and three for mental illness.
Filipino: Ininderso ng Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sa Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) ang 17 pang ibang gamot na exempted sa 12-percent VAT - walo ay para sa diabetes, apat para sa cancer, at tatlo para sa mental illness o sakit sa pag-iisip.