Background In 2016 , I filed an individual complaint affidavits against certain cement companies and some of its officers for violation of the Anti Competition Act. Except for media coverages as well as informal dialogues, the case closure remains open, Now I read that the PCC Chairman is...
Consumer safety is a shared responsibility. For the consumer, it means not getting harmed by using or eating a product. For authorities, it typically means regulating standards and controlling the compliance to these standards as well as ensuring the  safety of products entering or being...
In my capacity as President of Laban Konsyumers Inc. (LKI), I called for efforts to stabilize food prices as producers seek higher prices for their goods, citing global supply chain disruptions of raw materials and higher shipping costs, which have allegedly increased import costs. From the...
On May 8, 2021, I asked in this column “Where are the Guidelines?” I have been recently informed that the planned signing of the guidelines by the implementing agencies shall be on August 30, 2021. I participated in the public consultations held separately in the NCR, Luzon, Visayas and...
Do we need an Energy Advocate Counsel? I have come across this interesting piece of proposed legislation creating the Energy Advocate Counsel.In a House Bill,there shall be established an institutionalized and independent end-user representation in rate setting, rule-making, and other...
Telemedicine consultations The pandemic has surfaced important lessons for us. During the height of the lockdown, many clinicians decided not to open their clinics for consultations. This scenario has created serious difficulties for many non-COVID patients who need continuing health...
A Chemical Control Order (CC0) banning lead, a toxic substance, in paints promulgated by the government through the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has been crowned one of the five winners for this year’s Future Policy Award (FPA), which is also known as the “Oscar on...
The consumer (the data subject) is a principal source of information of business and non-business entities in the formulation of their strategies and operations. The data subject stands at the heart and center of data protection laws. Here in the Philippines, Republic Act 10173 or the Data...
As the world economy recovers, more OFWs (overseas Filipino workers) will resume sending balikbayan boxes to their relatives in the country in view of the limitations of foreign travel. Prior to COVID 19, consumer complaints against freight forwarders handling delivery of...
In the past days, Laban Konsyumer Inc. has received consumer requests for assistance. These are good materials to share through this column as the subject matters are varied and consumers can learn from them. One request that I got was seeking assistance regarding inaccurate car loan computation...
My consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) and myself continue to fight for consumer welfare and protection. Thus, I felt it very important to share with my readers that a joint endeavor of the ASEAN Committee on Consumer Protection (ACCP) and the ASEAN Coordinating Committee on...
My consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) and myself continue to fight for lower prices in all products and services, and included here is the cost of power, and the removal of Value Added Taxes or VAT on taxes. We have done our study on the imposition of VAT on certain tax-related...
