by Franklin P.
Gumapon
DIPOLOG CITY, May 7
(PIA) - - The consuming public is now warned against unscrupulous peddlers of Liquefied
Petroleum Gas (LPG) regulators who would go house-to-house plying their wares.
An inter-agency
group composed of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), Bureau of
Internal Revenue (BIR), Dipolog city Licensing Office, Dipolog Consumers’ Watch
Group and the Dipolog Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) has issued this
warning amid reports received by the DTI that there were cunning LPG regulator
dealers deceitfully selling their products at a very high price.
These dealers would
go house-to-house, inspect the LPG tank and convince the house owner to really
buy a new LPG regulator to secure his/her home from fire. The price of the LPG
regulator ranges from P3,000 to 4,000 a piece.
Upon verification
from local stores, these LPG regulators can only be had at P300 to 500 a piece.
The DTI also
advised the consumers to immediately report to the authorities whenever they
meet such dealers. They may also ask them to show or produce their business
permit issued by the city/municipality licensing office and the so-called “home
solicitation permit” issued by the DTI.
The consumers are
also reminded to always ask for official receipts for their purchased items.
Those who became
victims to these scheming dealers were also advised to file their formal
complaint with the DTI. (FPG/PIA-Zamboanga del Norte)