Party-list welcomes green-lighting of LPG cylinder exchange rules


The Liquefied Petroleum Gas Marketer’s Association (LPGMA) Party-list has thanked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for approving the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the cylinder exchange, swapping, and improvement program.

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The IRR was crafted in connection with Republic Act (RA) 11592 or the LPG Law of 2021.

LPGMA Partylist founder Arnel Ty said the support of government regulators and law enforcement agencies is crucial to the full implementation of thd LPG Law.

The cylinder exchange swapping IRR specifies the procedure and timeline for exchange, swapping, and buyback of LPG cylinders; the computation of the depreciated value of LPG cylinders; and the establishment of accredited LPG cylinder swapping centers.

“It is our party’s duty and mission to keep consumers safe and we hope that those in the industry will follow suit,” Ty, a former House of Representatives member, said during a courtesy call to the DTI.

LPG is primarily used in the Philippines as cooking fuel.

The DTI’s Undersecretary Carol Sanchez and Undesecretary Herminio Bagro lll represented Secretary Alfredo Pascual.

Other stakeholders who made the courtesy call included the LPG Industry Association (LPGIA) headed by Andrew Tan of Petron Gasul and Mercedita Pastrana of Ferotech.

Also present in the meeting were representatives of Solane, Pascal Resources, Regasco, Phoenix, and the officers of the Bureau of Philippine Standards (DTI-BPS) and the Legal Department of the DTI.