Welcome to Uni-Pharma
Welcome Message
Welcome, guests, visitors, friends and business partners!
With warmth and joy we thank you for taking time to visit our website.
We are privileged to showcase our growing company to all stakeholders – customers, suppliers, current and potential business partners, and friends – for better understanding and appreciation about our role in preserving the health of our fellow Filipinos, and all those who will find the need for our products.
Uni-Pharma turns nine (9) years old this 2021, and through the peaks and the valleys, and the successes and the challenges that accompanied us all these years, we can probably encapsulate our journey in this simple phrase: UNI-PHARMA HAS INDEED ARRIVED.
We can now safely define ourselves as a key and crucial player in the war against diseases in therapeutic areas where we play a role in. Do allow us to walk you through our company’s identity as a healthcare industry partner, a pharmaceutical and hospital products and services provider, an employer, and a humble member of our society that continuously strives to make a positive impact in people’s lives.
ABOUT US
HISTORY
Uni-Pharma Philippines, Inc. (UPPI) was established in 2012 by a group of leaders from Wyeth and Abbott who shared a common vision of providing healthcare solutions that are of premium quality, affordably priced, and accessible to the majority.
Our company, our products, and our manufacturers are in complete recognition of, and compliance with the policies of these highly esteemed organizations –
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
NOEL LITERAL FORTIN
President and Chairman
of the Board
• Former Sales & Marketing Director of Wyeth Phils., Inc.
• Former member, Executive Committee of Wyeth Phils., Inc.
• Former Vice-President for Sales & Marketing of Sel-J Pharmaceuticals Corp.
• Attended Strategic Marketing, Leadership & Various Management courses
at Asian Institute of Management, Ateneo Graduate School & other
national & international learning institutions
• Studied at Wharton School of Business, for Certificate Program on Value Creation
• Pursued MBA Program at Ateneo de Zamboanga University
• Graduated with a degree in BS in Management from Silliman University
ALEXANDER S. DUENAS
VP for Finance
• Former National Sales Manager of SEL-J Pharma Corporation
• Former Associate Area Sales Manager of Wyeth Phils., Inc.
• Graduated from San Beda University with a degree in Accountancy
• Attended middle managers training programs and seminars
RUSSELL C. LUNA
VP for Supply Chain and Business Development
• Former Senior District Manager of SEL-J Pharma Corporation
• Former District Manager of Abbott Laboratories
• Graduated from San Beda University with a degree in AB Economics
• Attended middle managers training programs and seminars
ELMER C. OPINA
Sales Director
• Former Key Accounts Manager of SEL-J Pharma Corporation
• Former Territory Manager of Wyeth Phils., Inc.
• Attended middle managers training programs and seminars
• Graduated from the University of the East Ramon Magsaysay schools
• Registered Nurse
The members of the Board bring with them more than five (5) decades of accumulated years of experience in pharmaceutical sales and marketing, which has rendered them experts in the industry.
With their wealth of knowledge, familiarity, and involvement in this field coming from multinational pharmaceutical companies themselves, reinforced by their strong entrepreneurial capabilities, strategic vision, and a heart inclined towards their employees’ welfare, they were able to lead the team towards a steady growth of business year after year. This would not have been possible without the positive reinforcement approach of UPPI’s leaders towards its employees. For them, it is as much about compassion as it is about business.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Merlyn L. Tomacas
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Jennifer Rose F. Miraflor
Product Manager
Coleen Jade E. Corpuz
Product Manager
Marie Jane U. Sacdalan
HR and Admin Manager
Novavie S. Laping
District Manager – Visayas Area
Maureen M. Maghirang
District Manager – South Luzon Area
Kenneth B. Lim
District Manager – North and Central Luzon
Rose Ann P. Galang
District Manager – NCR Area
Piccolo B. Ocampo
District Manager – NCR Area
Michelle G. Esteleydes
District Manager – NCR Area
Larry Dennis L. Bernabe
District Manager – Mindanao Area
2018 was the year when UPPI decided to expand its management team, starting with an Office Manager to oversee administrative operations. This was followed by an opportunity to develop key provincial areas in Visayas and Mindanao regions hence, a new District Manager in 2020. After a noteworthy growth in the same year, doors were opened in 2021 for managing core products (Product Manager) and leading the North Luzon team (District Manager) to reach out to more health care providers. The management team of Uni-Pharma Phils., Inc. is expected to help propel business growth in subsequent years given each individual’s relevant and rich experience in their fields of expertise.
Expansion of geographic borders and distribution channels
UPPI NATIONWIDE BUSINESS OPERATION
From a small customer base when we started, we relentlessly worked on having our company accredited in major private and government hospitals in Metro Manila. Having seized the opportunity to expand into other important cities and provinces outside of NCR, we appointed and authorized well-established, capable and competent distributors to handle our operations in their locales. Today, we are already well-represented across the country.
Likewise, we have partnered with a major distributor that enabled placement of some core products in the country’s largest chain drugstore. This is pivotal in further making our products accessible to the most number of people.
Retention and attraction of talents
The company places premium importance in people as a key growth driver. We train, develop and empower our people, particularly our Territory Managers, to act like real businessmen. Thus, it is of no surprise that we have almost zero turnover of employees since we started, owing to their high levels of motivation and dedication to the company.
Passion is the Heartbeat of our Service
Economic Benefits for our People
The message was clear when we started: create the wealth together, then share the wealth with everyone. Today we have an unprecedented incentive package that is unmatched in the industry, high salary scales, car plan scheme, health insurance, domestic & international travels, and opportunities for professional growth.
Vision
To become a leading partner of healthcare professionals in bringing about a healthier Philippines.
We envision a healthier and stronger Philippines.
We envision that patients will finally have access to medicine regardless of their status in life.
We envision our company to grow and become a leader in the delivery of health for all Filipinos.
Mission
To heal the sick and alleviate their pain. It is patients, not profits, that is the central and gravitating force in our day-to-day business.
We are a pharmaceutical company engaged in the marketing, sales and distribution of quality, safe and affordable healthcare products.
We believe that health is a right for everyone, and we make ourselves an instrument to bring our products to as many Filipino patients as possible.
Core Values (Principles)
What Do We Offer?…
- Products that are sourced from world-class, PIC/S- accredited reputable manufacturers with impeccable attention to Quality
- Premium quality backed by manufacturers’ ISO-certifications, WHO-approved cGMPs, and excellent assay results from accredited laboratories (Cedres & UP-National Institutes of Health)
- Proven track record of safety and efficacy with first-hand clinical experiences of local health-care professionals
- Most products that are included in the WHO Essential Drugs List
- Genuine, concrete affordability with an average price difference of about 20% versus leading brands
- Marketing and distribution by pharma industry professionals, and promotional initiatives by PRC-certified Territory Managers
Our Commitment
Help save lives and restore the health of as many patients
This is the core of our business: being able to make a difference in people’s lives. It made us feel both humbled and proud that with our products, about ten thousand (10,000) patients have been saved from life-threatening infections in 2020 alone, while thousands more healed from ulcers, asthma, cough, and other sicknesses. We commit to uphold this positive impact on our society for as long as we are around.