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Section 26, subsections (c) and (d) of Republic Act No. 3720, as amended, are hereby further amended and subsection (g) is hereby added thereto to read as follows:
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"(c) Hearings authorized or required by this Act shall be conducted by the FDA.
"(d) Upon preliminary findings of the conduct of prohibited act/s, the director-general shall issue the proper notices or orders to the person or persons concerned and such person or persons shall be given an opportunity to be heard before the FDA.
"x x x
"(g) Both criminal and administrative actions may be instituted separately and independent of one another."
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