GOVTTO BACK CONSTRUCTION, CONSUMER SECTORS – LOPEZ

THE government is intent on supporting the construction industry given the government’s infrastructure push while also upholding consumer protection, the Trade department said.

- pez expressed this position on Wednesday as he reiterated that -

- the healthy state of the construction industry as our partner in -

“This order would also support our initiatives in disaster prepared Address to pass a law that would

The trade chief issued this state - - importers to secure import commodity clearances (ICCs) for cement imports.

consumers and ensure compliance consumers can only rely on stan

new rules on cement importation.

“I just want the Department of Trade and Industry to recall imported cement to remove suspi on Monday.

- tion of the Philippine Standards cement imports and import commodity clearances for imports as capitalization of P20 million for all cement importers.

Trade Undersecretary Ruth Cas

“This holistic approach will en - competent Filipino construction of the Philippine construction

Trade Undersecretary Ceferino look at construction materials - -

and industry development as a certain level of domestic self- term sustainability of compet he added.

Rodolfo pointed out that the demand for cement needed to

consumption currently stands at This is way below that of Thai do not want to completely be at

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- of natural disasters like earth

- dress the issue of imports found hardware stores in the provinces.

The department has undertaken consultations to address stakeholder concerns and said it would

- ippine Iron and Steel Institute last month.

that DTI- CPG ( Department of Trade and Industry- Consumer Protection Group) immediately - -

rebar was used in several dam markets.