The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) highlighted the Philippines best practices in the protection of consumer rights, including the country’s efforts to protect against the sale of counterfeit products. The 2024 Special 301 Report released by the USTR, an annual watch list...
CAMP VICENTE LIM, Laguna – Police confiscated fake cigarettes valued at P1.6 million from two individuals in an entrapment operation on Thursday morning, January 11, in Barangay San Carlos, Rosario, Batangas. COUNTERFEIT cigarettes worth P1.6 million were seized on Thursday morning in Rosario,...
CAMP Lt. Rosauro Toda Jr., City of Ilagan, Isabela – Police confiscated fake agricultural products worth P112,500 from a 46-year-old man in an entrapment operation in Ward 1, Barangay Raniag, Ramon, Isabela on Wednesday night, January 10. Confiscated from the suspect, Jo, were 31 15-kilogram...
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cautioned healthcare professionals and the public on Friday, Jan. 5, against consuming unregistered food supplements and drug counterfeits. Photo from FDA The agency specifically flagged "NASURE Diabetes Care (Foods for Special Dietary Uses)" as...
The Department of Energy (DOE) has conceded to the plea of many liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) retailers in the country that their applications for license-to-operate (LTO) be continually processed despite an earlier enforcement of a deadline. The DOE had initially set July 7 this year as the...
Police authorities arrested a “big-time” syndicate dealer supplying counterfeit and smuggled cigarettes in the CALABARZON areas Monday afternoon, Sept. 11, in Barangay Poblacion, Padre Garcia, Batangas and confiscated P800,000 worth of illicit items. Authorities seize counterfeit and...
Police seized bundles of fake $100 bills equivalent to P27 million from a 60-year-old man who tried to exchange the counterfeit money to Philippine peso in Legazpi Village, Makati City on Monday, July 17. According to Southern Police District (SPD) director Police Brig. Gen. Kirby John Brion Kraft,...
The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL), acting chair of the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR), lauded its member, the Bureau of Customs (BOC)-Port of Subic for the seizure of P240 million worth of counterfeit wearables. In a statement, IPOPHL said that...
ANGELES CITY, Pampanga – Police apprehended a 49-year-old foreigner for allegedly selling a counterfeit smartphone here on Tuesday, June 20. Police Regional Office-3 Director Police Brig. Gen. Jose S. Hidalgo Jr. identified the suspect as Chinese Zeng Yunshi. Investigation said a woman purchased a...
The Philippines successfully steered clear of the United States Special 301 Watch List of countries with intellectual property violations and concerns for ten consecutive years and was even recognized for its enforcement practices to prevent unauthorized camcording. This was contained in the United...
The online video industry in the Philippines was seen to generate $419 million revenues in 2022, but pervasive online video piracy outperformed robust growth as it facilitated higher revenue leakage estimated at $781 million in that same year, accounting for an alarming 53 percent of legal video...
Intelligence and investigation agents of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) seized around P1.5 billion worth of counterfeit goods during a raid on a warehouse in Pasay City, the biggest haul so far since the change of leadership in the agency. BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Rubio said the operation stemmed...
