A pleasant day to everyone! On behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), I wish to thank the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection, the Peer Review Team, the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), and the regional and country experts for your work on the Peer Review and assessment of the state of continue reading : Closing remarks of Secretary Ramon M. Lopez, The Philippines’ External Peer Review on Consumer Protection
DTI-12 launches online services web app
Koronadal City, South Cotabato –The Department of Trade and Industry 12 (DTI-12) through its Consumer Protection Division has officially launched on 13 October 2021 an online web app that will allow the public to apply for permits and licenses under DTI using the DTI-12 Online Services or DOSe. DOSe as an online platform makes it continue reading : DTI-12 launches online services web app
DTI encourages consumers to adapt to digitalization
With the implementation of mobility restrictions and social distancing measures, the COVID-19 pandemic has redefined economic and social resilience. The onset of the pandemic has urged labor markets, economies, and enterprises to confront massive business interruptions. Equally, it calls government agencies to launch active and targeted initiatives that will transform online platforms into a more continue reading : DTI encourages consumers to adapt to digitalization
DTI R2 kicks off Consumer Welfare Month celebration
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2, led by Regional Director (RD) Leah Pulido Ocampo, commenced the 2021 Consumer Welfare Month Celebration today via Zoom and Facebook Live. This year’s celebration with the theme, “Digital Consumers: The New Normal” aims to enhance consumers’ knowledge and skills on their use of the internet and continue reading : DTI R2 kicks off Consumer Welfare Month celebration
DTI R2 reinforces business resiliency and continuity of contractors in the region
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 through its Consumer Protection Division staged an online orientation on Business Resiliency and Continuity for Contractors amid the New Normal via Zoom on 22 September. This is in partnership with the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency. The objective of the activity continue reading : DTI R2 reinforces business resiliency and continuity of contractors in the region
DTI leads special monitoring, enforcement activities in NCR
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) conducts simultaneous monitoring and enforcement activities to ensure availability of reasonably priced, safe, and quality goods in the market. Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Ruth B. Castelo together with Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) Director Jeremy S. Marquez, led the price and supply monitoring of BNPCs in line continue reading : DTI leads special monitoring, enforcement activities in NCR
Weekly pop-up store of low-priced and high-quality frozen meat continues
The public visited the Presyong Risonable Dapat – Frozen Meat Edition Weekend Pop-up Store in Soldier’s Hills Village Covered Court, Putatan, Muntinlupa City on Saturday, 4 September 2021 from 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and Department of Agriculture (DA) promised to continue delivering affordable yet high-quality meat products continue reading : Weekly pop-up store of low-priced and high-quality frozen meat continues
DTI-12 destroys P2.3M worth of uncertified products
KORONADAL CITY – A total of P2.3M worth of uncertified products that it has seized from local stores during its product surveillance and enforcement operations were destroyed by the Department of Trade and Industry Region 12 (DTI-Region 12). According to Jude Constantine S. Jaugan, Regional Director of DTI-Region 12, the seized products were found to continue reading : DTI-12 destroys P2.3M worth of uncertified products
DTI-12 holds session to educate public on product standards
KORONADAL CITY, SOUTH COTABATO – To increase the public’s awareness of the basics of product standards, the Department of Trade and Industry Region 12 (DTI-12) holds a product standards webinar which was attended by hardware and appliance store owners, representatives of partner agencies, and the general public. The event is a response of DTI-Region 12 continue reading : DTI-12 holds session to educate public on product standards
Consumer protection comes first
Tackling this pandemic is never an easy feat. With almost the entire country placed under Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) plus bubble later in March, Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) Region 2 – Cagayan Valley Consumer Protection Team had its efforts doubled to serve the public amidst the growing number of Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases continue reading : Consumer protection comes first