Lawmakers wary of food tariff cutsposted August 10, 2018 at 01:30 ambyMacon Ramos-Araneta and Jimbo GulleSenators have misgivings on lowering the tariffs on imported fish, vegetables, meat and other food products as a mitigating measure to curb the impact of inflation, saying it might hurt workers in the agricultural sector.?It will reduce prices definitely, but […]
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August 8, 2018Director Ronnel O. Abrenica DTI CPG CPAB/NPCC SecretariatSIr: Amidst the latest inflation of 5.7 % in July , our group proposes the following meaures :1. Implement moratorium on any price increases ?n items listed in the ? SRP until the end of the first quarter of 2019. In 2 weeks? time , we […]
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August 6, 2018Committee on Trade, Commerce & EntrepreneurshipCommittee on Health and DemographyCommittee on Ways and MeansSenate of the PhilippinesPasay CitySubject: SB No. 1582 creating the Drug Price Regulatory BoardAttn.: Committee Secretary- Atty. Jingle Concon-AllamSir/Madam:The Laban Konsyumer Inc. fully supports the objectives, rational and timely enactment into law of SB No. 1582 creating the Drug Price […]
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On Fake and Toxic substances.
Laban Konsyumer, Inc.P.O. Box 1161, QCCPO, Quezon City 1110, PhilippinesEcoWaste CoalitionUnit 336, Eagle Court, 26 Matalino St., Quezon City, 1100, PhilippinesPress ReleaseGroups Push for Intensified Government Monitoring of Fake and Toxic Cosmetics7 August 2018, Quezon City. Two non-profit groups dedicated to protecting the consumer interest have called upon the country?s health and police authorities to […]
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Q and A with Power Philippines
1.Q: Why did you decide to establish a consumer group, considering that you were once a government official?A: Actually, it was my time as a government official that made me see and realize the need to establish a consumer group. My position in government gave me a deeper and more passionate concern for consumers, and […]
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Expanded SRP
July 26, 2018Congressional Oversight Committee onCompetition (COCC)In pursuance of Section 49, RA No. 10667Congress of the PhilippinesAttn. Ms. Jingle Conco-AllamCommittee SecretarySir/Madam:As one of the stakeholders from the consumer sector, may we respectfully inform the Congressional Oversight Committee on Competition our participation in the implementation of Republic Act No. 10667 or the Philippine Competition Act.1. Enforcement-a. […]