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The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) tightens its surveillance and monitoring activities to ensure compliance among commercial establishments and supermarkets amid rising prices of goods. On August 12, 2022, DTI’s Consumer Protection and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB), officially released on the

SUGAR will be included in the products that the Department of Trade and Industry is monitoring, as directed by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the DTI said at the weekend. “Sugar will be included in our regular monitoring in the coming days as directed by the President,” Trade Undersecretary Ana…

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said the agency has all the legal backings enabling it to issue suggested retail price (SRP) bulletins for basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) under its jurisdiction. DTI issued this clarification after the Canned Sardines Association of the Ph

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will hold a public hearing to streamline the criteria and procedure in the listing and removal of shelf keeping units (SKU) on basic goods and prime commodities (BNPCs) in the Suggested Retail Price (SRP) Bulletin under its jurisdiction. This developed as

The Department of Trade and Industry - Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG), through its Consumer Policy and Advocacy Bureau (CPAB), developed an enhanced version of the e-Presyo, an online price monitoring system, to ensure a faster and more efficient gathering and management of data on prices, and

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has issued a “show-cause” order to a supermarket for allegedly failing to install price tags on some of the products on its shelves. On April 21, the Department of Trade and Industry-Consumer Protection Group (DTI-CPG) headed by Undersecretary Atty. Ruth B. Castelo, along…

ISABELA -- The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has encouraged business owners to comply with the Fair Trade Laws to ensure a secure, healthy, and consumer-friendly market for the general public. The DTI Region 2 Isabela has conducted a Comprehensive Monitoring of the Price and Supply of Basi

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 c

Published February 22, 2021, 10:26 AM In preparation for the proposed transition of Metro Manila from General Community Quarantine (GCQ) to Modified General Community Quarantine (MGCQ), DTI Consumer Protection Group (CPG) Undersecretary Ruth Castelo and DTI Fair Trade Enforcement Bureau (FTEB) Director Ronnel Abrenica led a special price and supply monitoring of Agricultural and Processed Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities (BNPC) in two supermarkets and two cinemas in Pasig City and Quezon...

SunStar SunStar File Photo January 28, 2021 THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Cebu has assured consumers that prices of basic commodities remain stable despite the spike in demand during the recent holidays. DTI Cebu officer-in-charge provincial director Esperanza Melgar said their weekly monitoring showed that prices of basic commodities have not increased. “Prices are stable and within the Suggested Retail Price (SRP). The supply is also adequate,” she said. Melgar s...