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The provincial and regional offices of DTI in Cebu and Central Visayas has launched the DTI-CE in Cebu and inked deal with trade organizations to support the initiative.


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Personnel from the City Treasurer's Office, Consumer Welfare Desk, Market Marshall and market-detailed police jointly conducted the operations which resulted to apprehension of weighing scales found to be defective.


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Oil price hike to affect cost of basic goods

By Grace Melanie L. Lacamiento | March 15, 2012 - 12:00am

Amid the incessant oil price hike and the impending fare increase, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) warns that cost of basic goods and commodities may also be possibly affected.

Freeman Cebu Business

Sharp unveils latest innovations in press launch

July 26, 2010 - 12:00am

Filipinos can look forward to something special from Sharp Philippines Corp. this year and beyond as the company presented some of its latest innovations during its press launch themed “Beyond Expectations”...

Technology

Business community backs DTI's certification program

By Ehda Dagooc | August 24, 2006 - 12:00am

The certified establishment program recently introduced by the Department of Trade and Industry, aimed at providing total customer protection, has gained support from the business community. The provincial and...

Freeman Cebu Business

Mandaue government seizes 109 defectives scales

July 26, 2006 - 12:00am

Around 109 illegal weighing scales were apprehended by the market authority in a series of operations around city satellite markets and inside City Public Market in Mandaue these past weeks. Personnel from the...

Cebu News

Helpful consumer desks

September 16, 2002 - 12:00am

Q. Marina dela Cruz writes: "I usually buy groceries and foodstuff after office hours every other day. One afternoon, I bought some items from a supermarket in downtown Manila. While on my way out of the supermarket,...

Business As Usual

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