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Around the world, October is a month of assorted feasts and fests.

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Some 1,800 bags of Turkish flour have been smuggled into the country and declared as Indian flour to avoid payment of duties, the Philippine Association of Flour Millers, Inc. (PAFMIL) said.

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The Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship vows to pursue amendments to the Consumer Act being pushed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to empower and protect consumers.

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A Chinese businessman and 11 others are facing charges in court after substandard construction materials were found in the warehouse of a company he owns in Cabuyao last August, an official said yesterday.

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The government is mulling higher penalties for retailers selling substandard items such as Christmas lights, Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo said yesterday.

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When I was still in law school, I bought a green leather travel bag from a now very successful franchise brand. I used the bag for a teambuilding activity of the firm. After that weekend, I noticed the pretty green leather began to peel off from the bag.

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On August 8 this year President Benigno Aquino III signed the law that requires tobacco companies to put terrifying pictures on the effects of tobacco on cigarette packs.

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Alleged substandard angle bars worth some P40 million were confiscated in a police raid in General Trias, Cavite Tuesday.

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Police seized P40 million worth of substandard steel bars inside a compound in Cavite, the Criminal and Investigation and Detection Group said on Wednesday.

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                    [ArticleID] => 1509971
                    [Title] => Empowering consumers
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Around the world, October is a month of assorted feasts and fests.

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Some 1,800 bags of Turkish flour have been smuggled into the country and declared as Indian flour to avoid payment of duties, the Philippine Association of Flour Millers, Inc. (PAFMIL) said.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1473425 [AuthorName] => Louella Desiderio [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1410170 [Title] => Senate committee to pursue amendments to Consumer Act [Summary] =>

The Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship vows to pursue amendments to the Consumer Act being pushed by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to empower and protect consumers.

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A Chinese businessman and 11 others are facing charges in court after substandard construction materials were found in the warehouse of a company he owns in Cabuyao last August, an official said yesterday.

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The government is mulling higher penalties for retailers selling substandard items such as Christmas lights, Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo said yesterday.

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When I was still in law school, I bought a green leather travel bag from a now very successful franchise brand. I used the bag for a teambuilding activity of the firm. After that weekend, I noticed the pretty green leather began to peel off from the bag.

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On August 8 this year President Benigno Aquino III signed the law that requires tobacco companies to put terrifying pictures on the effects of tobacco on cigarette packs.

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Alleged substandard angle bars worth some P40 million were confiscated in a police raid in General Trias, Cavite Tuesday.

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Police seized P40 million worth of substandard steel bars inside a compound in Cavite, the Criminal and Investigation and Detection Group said on Wednesday.

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