Government agencies have issued a Joint Administrative Order (JAO) providing for a “safe harbor” that will make online platforms also liable for the violations committed by their online merchants as government tighten its watch amid burgeoning e-commerce transactions in the country. JAO 2022-01...
For advocacy groups EcoWaste Coalition and the Laban Konsyumer Inc., the best gift that we could give to children this Christmas is their health safety. That is why the two groups, which have been advocating the safety of products, are warning the public against the improper labeling of toys and...
Online purchases and orders via phone calls/SMS of senior citizens (SC) and persons with disabilities (PWDs) must be granted the mandatory discounts as provided under the law, according to two joint memorandum circulars (JMC) prepared by government agencies led by the Department of Trade and...
It was a year ago when I started this weekly column promoting consumer advocacy . My maiden column written on September 19,2020 was titled Knowing your Consumer Rights .I wrote that an informed consumer who feels aggrieved in a business transaction should know ...
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued new suggested retail prices (SRPs) allowing higher prices on basic necessities and prime commodities by as much as P2 on various categories, while some remained unchanged. Consumer group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) immediately assailed the...
The ‘bad summer habits’ of power plants are back again, hence, the Department of Energy (DOE) and Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) are being urged to investigate the causes of the simultaneous forced outages of the generating facilities as these have been triggering spikes in electricity...
A consumer group has called for “pork holiday” in protest of the high prices of pork in the local market and amid the inability of government and industry players to stop prices from rising.. MB file (Photo by Keith Bacongco) In a statement, Laban Konsyumer Inc. issued a challenge to consumers...
Domestic car manufacturers and traders slammed the decision of the Philippine government to slap a punitive safeguard duty on imported completely built up (CBU) cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs), citing short and long-term risks to the industrial sector, price hikes, deferment of expansion...
The ‘investigative powers’ being exercised by the Department of Energy-Department of Justice (DOE-DOJ) task force over abuses in the downstream oil sector was proposed to be transferred to the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) to ensure non-discriminatory handling of cases. The...
Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) has urged the government to expand the price freeze to include gasoline, diesel, and construction materials following Malacanang’s declaration of a state of national calamity in the entire island of Luzon. In a letter to the Departments of Trade...
The forthcoming maintenance schedule of the Malampaya gas production facility next month is expected to trigger hikes in the electricity bills that will be dispatched to Filipino consumers around Christmas time. The Malampaya gas field uses an innovative and sustainable deepwater technology for...
Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said they will issue an advisory to the mayors and local government units (LGUs) allowing them to determine the extent of further reopening of business establishments from the current 50 percent. Trade and Industry Secretary Ramon Lope (ALFRED FRIAS /...
