DTI, DA join efforts with MMC, MMDA to upscale San Juan market price watch
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) join efforts to support the Metro Manila Council (MMC) and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA)’s region-wide market inspection initiative, starting from the Agora Public Market in San Juan, Manila, on 21 February 2022. One with the MMC in upholding consumer rights and welfare, DTI Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Assistant Secretary Atty. Ann Claire C. Cabochan together with the Department’s price monitoring team attended the event to share expertise in strategic market monitoring. ...
DTI sees enough supply of reasonably-priced BNPC; nets over P1M nonconforming items in Manila enforcement ops
The Department of Trade and Industry – Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) sealed nonconforming products worth Php1,104,769.25; and verified the retail firms’ compliance with the latest DTI Suggested Retail Price (SRP) bulletin in its simultaneous technical regulation enforcement and price and supply monitoring in Manila, 16 February 2023. Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Assistant Secretary, Atty. Ann Claire C. Cabochan and FTEB OIC-Assistant Director, Atty. Joseph Manuel P. Pamittan led the DTI price monitoring and enforcement teams in inspecting retail firms within Manila following the release ...
DTI uncovers more than P350K uncertified products in Sta. Cruz, Manila
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB), busted uncertified sanitary wares and self-ballasted LED lamps worth Php352,775.00 during its heightened enforcement operation in Manila, on 20 January 2023. Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Atty. Ruth B. Castelo led the DTI enforcement teams in inspecting 15 retail firms along Tomas Mapua Street, Sta. Cruz, Manila. The focused enforcement of DTI technical regulations has seized 190 units of sanitary wares, particularly water closets, urinals, and lavatories; ceramic tiles; and self-ballasted ...
DTI tightens noose on nearly P.5M uncertified consumer products in QC
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB), bans the sale of uncertified household appliances, lighting devices, and ceramic products worth Php482,121.15 during the ramped up enforcement operation in Quezon City, 12 January 2023. Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Atty. Ruth B. Castelo and FTEB OIC Assistant Director Atty. Joseph Manuel P. Pamittan led the DTI enforcement teams in inspecting 19 retail firms in Balintawak, Quezon City. The focused enforcement of DTI technical regulations has seized 2,152 units of ...
DTI calls firms to explain retail of over P1.2M uncertified car tires in QC
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB), capped uncertified tires for automotive vehicles worth Php1,288,938.00 and issued Notices of Violation (NOV) to non-compliant firms during the enforcement operation in Quezon City, on 06 January 2023. Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Atty. Ruth B. Castelo and FTEB OIC Assistant Director Atty. Joseph Manuel P. Pamittan led the DTI enforcement teams in inspecting 17 retail firms in Banawe Avenue, Quezon City. The focused enforcement of DTI technical regulations has seized ...
DTI busted unlicensed fireworks in Sta. Maria, Bulacan
Department of Trade and Industry – Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (DTI-FTEB) confiscating unbranded and unlicensed fireworks from a firm in Sta. Maria, Bulacan, on 29 December 2022. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)’s campaign yielded significant results with unlicensed fireworks busted in Sta. Maria Bulacan during its enforcement operations on 29 December 2022. Days ahead of the New Year, DTI – Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG) builds up its enforcement operations to inspect fireworks establishments in Bulacan, led by the Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) ...
DTI seizes almost P 5M uncertified products in Manila; affirms stable BNPC prices and supply
Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Ruth B. Castelo sealing uncertified household appliances in a retail firm in Manila. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through its Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB), clutches P418,578.00 worth of uncertified products; and verified the compliance of retail firms to the latest DTI Suggested Retail Price (SRP) bulletin in its simultaneous technical regulation enforcement and price and supply monitoring in Manila, on 16 December 2022. Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Ruth B. Castelo led the DTI monitoring and enforcement teams in ...
