Monitoring of Christmas lights, ‘Noche Buena’ products

As the Christmas season draws near, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) geared up for its nationwide monitoring of Christmas lights and Noche Buena products, in cooperation with Sen. Benigno “Bam” Aquino, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce and Entrepreneurship, and the city of Manila.

The nationwide monitoring was conducted on Tuesday last week, which simultaneously took place in certain areas of the National Capital Region (NCR or Metro Manila) and in all regions and provinces. In Metro Manila, the lead monitoring team included the Sen. Bam Aquino, Trade and Industry Secretary Gregory Domingo, DTI-Consumer Welfare and Business Regulation Group (CWBRG) officer-in-charge Victorio Mario Dimagiba, DTI-NCR Assistant Regional Director Ferdinand Manfoste, and the city of Manila.