Pagpataw ng SRP sa semento, pag-aaralan din ng DTI Iginiit ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) na hindi na kailangang patawan ng suggested retail price (SRP) ang branded na tinapay kasunod ng panawagan ng isang consumer group. Ayon kay Trade Undersecretary Ruth Castelo, may ibang mas murang tinapay naman daw na puwedeng bilhin ang […]
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Laban Konsyumer Inc. and its President Atty. Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba wrote to Atty. Ruth B. Castelo, Undersecretary of Consumer Protection Group of Department of Trade and Industry and copied Director Domingo Tolentino of the Consumer Protection Advocacy Bureau , regarding the imposition of Suggested Retail Prices, SRP, for branded bread products and cement. In […]
Dear Undersecretary Castelo, Laban Konsyumer Inc. respectfully submits for the DTI action our proposals to include branded bread products and cement Type 1P in the Expanded Suggested Retail Prices of basic necessities and prime commodities. On branded bread products On branded bread products, we recall that the DTI announced last year that it was adding […]
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Taas-presyo sa petrolyo nagbabadya
Nakaamba ang posibilidad ng pagtaas ng presyo ng produktong petrolyo sa susunod na linggo bunsod ng paggalaw ng presyo ng langis sa pandaigdigang merkado. Mula Lunes hanggang Miyerkoles, P1.80 kada litro na ang iminahal ng imported na diesel, habang P1.20 naman ang iminahal ng imported na gasolina. Tumaas din ng P1.50 ang kada litro ng […]
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UnTV Special Report on Oil Prices
UNTV Special Report on Oil Prices https://youtu.be/mTMlfT91EbQ?t=360
MANILA — Consumer group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. (LKI) expects this year’s inflation rate to surpass the government’s 2 percent to 4 percent inflation target. In a statement Tuesday, LKI president Victorio Mario Dimagiba said the consumer price index (CPI) will likely shoot above the 4 percent ceiling, mainly because excise taxes on petroleum products will be […]
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Consumer group: Revisit Train Law
A consumer group on Monday warned inflation could stay above the 4 percent target due to the imposition of excise taxes on crude oil. Victorio Dimagiba, president of Laban Konsyumer Inc. said in a statement his group “fears that the inflation for 2019 shall remain high and above the target of 4 percent.” Dimagiba said […]
Dimagiba cited a passage in the book of the late Chief Justice Enrique M. Fernando on equitable and progressive tax law and quote “The effect on the cost of living is easily apparent , and even the necessities of life could be placed beyond the reach of the poor . (The Constitution of the Philippines, […]
Bababa ang singil ng Meralco sa kuryente habang magkakaroon naman ng dagdag-singil ang Maynilad at Manila Water sa tubig ngayong Enero. Nag-anunsiyo nitong Martes ang kompanya na may bawas na P0.34 kada kilowatt hour (kWh) ang singil sa bill sa Enero, na katumbas ng P68 na bawas sa mga kabahayang kumokonsumo ng 200 kWh, P102 […]
Consumer group Laban Konsyumer, Inc. (LKI) has contested the rate hikes of two water concessionaires Manila Water Company, Inc. and Maynilad Water Services, Inc., and urged Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to revoke the orders allowing the water rate increases. Effective January 1, 2019, Manila Water imposed P0.64 per cubic meter while Maynilad imposed […]