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During the fourth meeting of the ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) Product Working Group (PWG) held recently in Manila, delegates presented their progress on harmonization of standards, regulations, procedures and conformity assessment activities in the automotive sector in their respective countries.
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According to Trade Secretary Peter B. Favila, "natural disasters such as earthquakes cannot be prevented. However, we can avoid massive damage to property and loss of lives if we ensure that public structures are well-built, not only in terms of location, design or construction, but in the quality of materials used."
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That fiery warning comes from the Department of Trade and Industry (DT) as Fire Prevention Month draws to a close (sad to say, it’s during summer, when the temperature rises, that the incidence of fire goes up, too). Incidentally, this year’s observance focuses on the theme: "Pamayanan: Sama-sama laban sa sunog."
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Trade Undersecretary Zenaida Cuison Maglaya, head of the Consumer Welfare and Trade Regulation Group (CWTRG), stressed that the safety of consumers is the paramount concern of the DTI.
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About 10 tons or 5,000 pieces of uncertified deformed steel bars worth nearly P500,000 is set to be destroyed by the DTI.

According to Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila, uncertified deformed steel bars are likely to be substandard when they do not bear manufacturer’s identifying mark or logo and the bar size.
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According to Trade and Industry Secretary Juan B. Santos, the DTI is adopting a twin approach to solve the problem.

The first approach is product standards monitoring and the second is enforcement of Intellectual Property (IP).
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The DTI conducted an investigation following a letter from the Philippine Cement Manufacturers Corp. (Philcemcor) inquiring about reports of substandard cement.

Trade Undersecretary Adrian S. Cristobal Jr. said that the DTI regional offices regularly subject cement samples to a 28-day strength test.

Cristobal said he welcomes complains from consumers and the industry.
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During the fourth meeting of the ASEAN Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) Product Working Group (PWG) held recently in Manila, delegates presented their progress on harmonization of standards, regulations, procedures and conformity assessment activities in the automotive sector in their respective countries.
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According to Trade Secretary Peter B. Favila, "natural disasters such as earthquakes cannot be prevented. However, we can avoid massive damage to property and loss of lives if we ensure that public structures are well-built, not only in terms of location, design or construction, but in the quality of materials used."
[DatePublished] => 2006-06-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 328548 [Title] => The sob story on substandard products [Summary] => Using inferior, substandard electrical products are fire accidents waiting to happen.

That fiery warning comes from the Department of Trade and Industry (DT) as Fire Prevention Month draws to a close (sad to say, it’s during summer, when the temperature rises, that the incidence of fire goes up, too). Incidentally, this year’s observance focuses on the theme: "Pamayanan: Sama-sama laban sa sunog."
[DatePublished] => 2006-03-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133914 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096607 [AuthorName] => Ching M. Alano [SectionName] => Health And Family [SectionUrl] => health-and-family [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 322577 [Title] => Government confiscates substandard steel bars [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has seized a total of 11,907 pieces of uncertified and counterfeit steel bars and lighting products from eight establishments in Tarlac as part of the agency’s continuing campaign against substandard products.

Trade Undersecretary Zenaida Cuison Maglaya, head of the Consumer Welfare and Trade Regulation Group (CWTRG), stressed that the safety of consumers is the paramount concern of the DTI.
[DatePublished] => 2006-02-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 322585 [Title] => DTI conducts training on unit load system [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau Product Standards (DTI-BPS), in cooperation with the Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS), is conducting a training program on Unit Load System (ULS) for pallet manufacturers, raw material suppliers, pallet leasing, academe, testing institutions, government agencies and other local and foreign stakeholders of pallet technology.
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About 10 tons or 5,000 pieces of uncertified deformed steel bars worth nearly P500,000 is set to be destroyed by the DTI.

According to Trade and Industry Secretary Peter B. Favila, uncertified deformed steel bars are likely to be substandard when they do not bear manufacturer’s identifying mark or logo and the bar size.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-13 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 278784 [Title] => DTI, other gov’t agencies work to rid market of fake auto parts [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is closely coordinating with other government agencies in ridding the market of fake and substandard auto parts to ensure the safety of motorists and to prevent incidents similar to the Byron Bus Lines Benguet tragedy from happening.

According to Trade and Industry Secretary Juan B. Santos, the DTI is adopting a twin approach to solve the problem.

The first approach is product standards monitoring and the second is enforcement of Intellectual Property (IP).
[DatePublished] => 2005-05-23 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 277505 [Title] => DTI-BPS, battery makers ink MOA for testing laboratory [Summary] => The Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Product Standards (DTI-BPS) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Association of Battery Manufacturers Inc. (PABMA) to set up a testing laboratory for locally-manufactured and imported automotive and motorcycle batteries.
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The DTI conducted an investigation following a letter from the Philippine Cement Manufacturers Corp. (Philcemcor) inquiring about reports of substandard cement.

Trade Undersecretary Adrian S. Cristobal Jr. said that the DTI regional offices regularly subject cement samples to a 28-day strength test.

Cristobal said he welcomes complains from consumers and the industry.
[DatePublished] => 2002-09-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805266 [AuthorName] => Marianne V. Go [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )
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