Philippine DTI warning about buying Christmas Lights; Etc

DTI warning about buying Christmas lights
The following was published in the Monday, November 10, 2008 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, on page A12.
"Inaalertong ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ang publiko na bumili lamang ng dekalidad at ligtas na Christmas lights. Bumili lamang ng Christmas lights na may
Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) na-issue mula taong 2007 hanggang 2008. Dapat rin hanapin sa labels ng Christmas lights ang mga sumusunod: pangalan ng
importer/supplier/distributor, address at trademark; rated voltage at ratted wattage (set and lamp); mga salitang, "For indoor use only"; standard, PNS 189:2000; at ina pang angkop na babala (e.g. disconnect from power supply before removing or inserting lamp, avoid damage to insulation material, avoid risk of overheating). Sinumang mapatunayang nagbenta ng uncertified Christmas lights ay maaring mapatawan ng administrative penalties sa ilalim ng Republic Act 7394 o Consumer Act of the Philippines. Para sa karagdagang impormasyon tungkol sa Christmas lights o upang
mag-report ng mga tindahan na nagbebenta sa Christmas lights na walang ICC mark o gawa pa noong 2006 pababa, tumawag sa DTI Direct 751.3330."

What to check before buying Christmas lights:
Do the Christmas lights have:
__ Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) issued from year 2007 to 2008?
__ Name of importer/supplier/distributor?
__ Address and trademark of importer/supplier distributor?
__ rated voltage __ rated wattage
__ words "For indoor use only"
__ standard, PNS 189.2000
__ other appropriate warnings (e.g. disconnect from power
supply before removing or inserting lamp, avoid damage
to insulation material, avoid risk of overheating)


Warning vs. Complink Mktg. store
Warning and complaint vs. Complink Marketing Inc. store at SM Megamall, Mandaluyong City. On November 6, 2008, an employee at said store stated, in writing on a cash invoice No. 0189 and dated 11/06/2008, that the Toshiba Portege notebook computer R500-E264, said store sold to me, had 12 hours continuous battery life. However, the information in said computer indicated that the battery in said computer could only power said computer for four hours before said battery would be totally discharged. Also, after said store sold me said computer, I discovered that the feature for
bypassing the fingerprint scanning feature did not function. Also, said invoice contained the following statement: "1 unit Epson Printer T10 stylus to follow".
However, up to November 16, 2008, said store has not provided me with said printer.

customer advisory re Carrier and Condura air conditioners
from Concepcion Industries. For their own protection, it will benefit potential buyers of said products to, before buying any of said products, require said corporation to: (1) provide them with a complete list of the entities in the Philippines authorized to service said products; (2) certification that, if any of said entities provides unsatisfactory service, said customers may have said
products serviced by another of said authorized entities.

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