STAKEHOLDERS warned of a slowdown in construction of projects should the government impose safeguard measures against cement imports. In a statement on Wednesday, the Philippine Cement Importers Association, Inc. (PCIA) said that several importers are now “wary and have halted cement importation” following the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) safeguard investigation launched last September. […]
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SLAPPING additional duties on cement imports to safeguard local manufacturers could lead to shortage and the eventual delay of the government’s infrastructure projects, importers argued on Wednesday. The Philippine Cement Importers Association Inc. said there is no need for the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to impose safeguard duty on cement imports. Napoleon Co, the […]
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Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. on Sunday slammed the approval of the rate increase of water concessionaires in Metro Manila next year, which appeared to have been “doubled” by the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS). In a Super Radyo dzBB interview, former Trade Undersecretary and now Laban Konsyumer Inc. president Victorio Mario Dimagiba […]
The Philippine Cement Importers Association Inc. has questioned why the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) was mulling over safeguard measures when cement imports spiked due to a shortage of supply. In a statement, group president Napoleon Co said that any imposition of safeguard measures was unnecessary. “There is no need for the DTI secretary […]
A consumer group warned that the country might face shortage in cement supply if the government would insist on imposing safeguard measures on cement importation. In a statement yesterday, Laban Konsyumer Inc. (LKI) said this might derail private and public infrastructure projects. The group made the statement as the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) […]
Consumer group Laban Konsyumer Inc. on Tuesday urged the government to think twice before imposing safeguard duty on cement imports, warning that such move could jack up the price and create a shortage of the vital construction commodity. In a news statement, Laban Konsyumer President Victorio Mario A. Dimagiba said the government should recall its […]
Laban Konsyumer Inc., a consumer protection group, decided to intervene in the motu proprio petition filed by the Trade Department for a safeguard duty investigation on imported cement withou any application from local cement manufacturers. Laban Konsyumer president Victorio Dimagiba said he was considering elevating the said action to the President and the Philippine Competition Commission. […]
Consumer advocacy group Laban Konsyumer Inc. has urged the Department of Trade and Industry to recall the moto propio safeguards duty petition on imported cement. LKI President Victorio Mario Dimagiba said they have entered intervention in the moto propio petition filed by the DTI Secretary who initiated a safeguard duty investigation on imported cement sans […]