PALO, LEYTE — Six stores in Eastern Visayas were found selling substandard Christmas lights as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) stepped up its campaign against such items.
Felix Cinco, chief of the DTI regional office’s consumer welfare division, said most of the violating stores are owned by Chinese-Filipino traders. Four shops are in Catarman, Northern Samar; one in Tacloban City; and one in Ormoc City, Leyte.
Mr. Cinco declined to identify the stores as the DTI has yet to file charges against some owners. Some have been fined P1,000 to P6,000, he added.
"These low-quality items were sealed and some were confiscated by our inspectors to ensure that these won’t be sold to the public again," he told BusinessWorld.
He said the six provincial offices of DTI in the region have been inspecting stores in capital and cities as well as in major trading areas since the last week of October. — SQM
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