A senator has urged the Department of Trade and Industry to step up its monitoring of sub-standard products sold as Christmas bargains.

It is not sufficient for the DTI to merely instruct the public not to patronize products that do not bear the Philippine Standard or the Import Commodity Clearance marks, Senator Ramon Revilla Jr. said in a press release.

PS and ICC marks are stamped on products such as Christmas lights, home appliances, LPG cylinders, electrical and electronic devices, wires and cables, fire extinguishers, safety matches and lighters to make it easier for buyers to determine safe and reliable goods.

Revilla said that since there are already many Christmas shoppers, the DTI should work double-time in launching successive raids on warehouses, malls and local markets which are found to store and sell sub-standard products that may cause hazards to health and properties.

He also called on the DTI, through its Bureau of Products Standards, to intensify its information campaign to warn consumers against patronizing sub-standard products, the press release added.*

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