Operatives of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) seized around P700 million worth of counterfeit products, which are all believed to have bene smuggled into the country, in a raid on a warehouse in Cavite. CIDG director Maj. Gen. Robert Morico II said the counterfeit products...
AGONCILLO, Batangas – This town has issued Executive Order No. 37 creating the Municipal Anti-Illicit Trade Task Force and the Municipal Anti-Illicit Trade Regulation Unit to fight counterfeit and illicit products. Mayor Cinderella "Cindy" Valenton-Reyes signed the executive order on July 13 that...
The Philippines successfully avoided the United States’ (US) list of intellectual property violators for a 13th consecutive year, maintaining its status as a regional leader in enforcement despite a surge in counterfeit pharmaceuticals and bureaucratic delays in trademark litigation. In this...
In its latest biennial report in December 2022, the European Commission’s Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List identified the Baclaran, Cartimar, Divisoria and Greenhills markets in Metro Manila, Philippines as offering a wide range of counterfeit goods on retail and wholesale basis. This is the...