PAGADIAN CITY, January 21 - - The
Department of Trade and Industry here has released an advisory informing the
public that DTI has ended its inspection and ICC Sticker marking program on
motorcycle helmets.
DTI Provincial Director Ma. Socorro M.
Atay said her office will not receive applications for the said program
effective January 2013. Further, DTI is
the only government agency authorized to issue ICC stickers and these stickers
are not for sale.
Ms. Atay said further that tampering,
alteration, forgery and imitation of PS mark and the ICC certificates in the
helmets shall be punished with a fine of not less than P10,000 but not more
than P20,000 without prejudice to other penalties imposed in RA 7394 or the
Consumer Act of the Philippines. (ALT/MEJ/DTI/PIA9-Zambo Sur)