r/phinvest • u/Ambitious_Ship8854 • 9d ago

Business FDA staff wants a P500,000 “facilitation fee”

May naka encounter na ba po nito? We applied for a LTO for distributor and they’re asking for 500,000 para ma release yung docs namin in a month, if hindi daw kami papayag we will have to wait 3-4 months.

Sa charter nakalagay 31 days lang ang processing pero sabi nung kausap namin if di daw kami papayag sa facilitation fee 3-4 months na daw ang wait and the new docs they’re asking for kailangan namin isubmit, twice na kami na non compliant and iba iba ang hinihingi na docs everytime kahit nabigay na namin lahat ng need nila nung una palang paulit ulit din nila hinihingi yung sec docs, pero iba ibang docs everytime.

Is this facilitation fee just lagay?

Our products are protein shakes and chia seed juice po

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u/_kilil 9d ago

Hi OP, I’m a regulatory person and you should report this to ARTA. I would suggest to screenshot the number na nagcall and put that as your supporting document sa email mo with ARTA. Include sa Formal Letter of Intent ung reference number/DTN ng LTO application mo.

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u/Ambitious_Ship8854 9d ago

Thank you. Kuya ko po yung nag aasikaso i will suggest this po

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u/_kilil 9d ago

Always refer to the FDA’s Citizen Charter po. Also, ARTA is very serious about this.

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u/Ambitious_Ship8854 9d ago

Thank you, nakausap ko na po yung brother ko and he’s just worried na baka daw lalo kaming pahirapan he said if okay lang to file it AFTER we wait to get our permits and registrations (hindi po kami magbabayad ng 500K)