DTI PUTS UP TIMBANGAN NG BAYAN IN IGACOS

As part of the agency’s Timbangan ng Bayan Project, the Department of Trade and Industry Davao del Norte Provincial Office turned over a total of 6 Timbangan ng Bayan to the local government unit of the Island Garden City of Samal.   DTI Davao del Norte Officer In Charge Romeo L. Castañaga (2nd from left) and City Mayor Aniano P. Antalan (4th from left) signs Memorandum of Agreement for the turn-over of Timbangan ng Bayan, witnessed by Delvin Santos (1st from left) of DTI-Davao del Norte and City Vice Mayor Al David T. Uy (3rd from left). To set it off, Officer in Charge Romeo L. Castañaga of DTI Davao del Norte and City Mayor Aniano P. Antalan inked the Memorandum of Agreement governing the use of the said Timbangan ng Bayan during the opening ceremony of the city’s 17th Founding Anniversary last March 4, 2015. It was witnessed by Delvin Santos of DTI Davao del Norte Provincial Office Consumer Welfare and Trade Regulation Division, City Vice Mayor Al David T. Uy, Deputy Mayor Rolando P. Etaoc and city officials and employees. The Timbangan ng Bayan is a nationwide project of the Department of Trade and Industry where the agency, in cooperation with local government units, set up weighing scales in public markets. This is intended to protect consumers from unfair trade practices and ensure that they get the exact weight of the goods they purchase. Mr. Castañaga said that consumers in the island can now make use of these weighing scales which are already installed in Babak, Kaputian and Peñaplata public markets. OIC Romeo L. Castañaga inspects Timbangan ng Bayan in Peñaplata Public Market with staffs from DTI-DavNor and the City Investment and Tourism Office as market vendors and customers looked on. In IGaCoS, these weighing scales are placed side by side with the Consumer Price Billboard – a joint project of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Department of Agriculture where current suggested retail prices of basic necessities are listed.

DTI continues to call on consumers to report any unfair trade practices to their office. In Davao del Norte, they are located at Capitol Compound, Mankilam, Tagum City. You may also phone in your report at (084) 216-3505/(084) 216-2309 , text them at 09177221025 or email them at r11.davaodelnorte@dti.gov.ph.