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DTI REIMPOSES PLYWOOD CERTIFICATION – LOPEZ

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez reported that DTI shall reimpose the mandatory certification of locally manufactured or imported plywood. This is to assure customers that all plywood products would go through rigorous quality checking.  “Unfair competition from imported substandard plywood threatens not only public safety but also the local manufacturing industry, […]

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Politics

PROTECT ONLINE BUYERS FROM FAKE ITEMS – GATCHALIAN

Senator Win Gatchalian said the booming online business and growing paperless transactions following the lockdowns across the country due to the coronavirus pandemic has spawned the need to further safeguard against fraudulent traders and sale of counterfeit items. “The very nature of online business, a borderless market unlike the traditional brick and mortar stores, has practically […]

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SET UP TIMBANGAN CENTERS IN ALL PUBLIC, PRIVATE MARKETS – POE

To assure Filipino consumers that the products they buy from groceries or public markets have accurate weights and sizes, Senator Grace Poe has called for the installation of “timbangan (weighing) centers” all over the country. According to Poe, the use of a “timbangan center” by any consumer in any locality — which should be within […]