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SAN JOSE, Antique – Uncertified Christmas lights the Trade and Industry department seized in Antique in 2015 will be destroyed in public in October.
The ceremonial destruction of the lighting appliance worth P230,000 will be held in front of the provincial capitol in observance of the Consumer Welfare Month.
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Antique wants to send a strong message against selling and buying Christmas lights without valid stickers, agency official Glen Fernando said on Tuesday.
The DTI-Antique has begun distributing a 10-page list of companies selling Christmas lights with valid import commodity clearance (ICC) certificates and stickers.
Issued by the Bureau of Philippine Standards, valid ICC certificates and stickers would serve as the public’s guide in selling or buying safe and quality Christmas lights.
Defective Christmas lights, among other uncertified appliances, pose a threat to life, health, environment, property, and safety, according to the bureau.
The DTI-Antique is making the list available to households, especially those that put up Christmas décor early. (PNA)
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