Published December 14, 2020, 5:00 AM
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has intensified crackdown against substandard steel products seizing these items from hardware stores to protect the public from the rampant malpractice.
“DTI and the private sector are intensifying their campaign against substandard rebars, angle bars and unmarked and unregistered bars that have been flooding the market of late. The unprecedented act of seizing the inferior products sends a strong signal to errant manufacturers and hardware stores,” said Ronald Magsajo, president of the Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI).
Magsajo said PISI will also intensify its test-buy operations in suspected hotspots of substandard products throughout the country.