DESTROYED. Deformed steel bars confiscated by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) were destroyed in Cabanatuan City on Monday (Feb. 7, 2022). A total of 467 deformed steel bars were confiscated in Santa Rosa, Nueva Ecija after failing to comply with the standard set by the Bureau of Philippine Standards. (Photo by Marilyn Galang) CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija - Some 467 deformed steel bars were destroyed at the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) provincial office compound here on Monday. Bobby Faronilo, Chief Trade and Development Specialist of DTI-Nueva Ecija, said the steel bars were confiscated from a hardware store in Santa Rosa town, this province in November 2020. "Ito kasing mga steel bars na ito ay hindi naging compliant doon sa standard na tinalaga ng ating Bureau of Philippine Standards (These steel bars did not comply with the standards set by the Bureau of Philippine Standards)," Faronilo said in an interview. "Ang ibig sabihin po nito, pag ito ay n