Fr. Conegundo Garganta, executive secretary of the Episcopal Commission on Youth of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) called on the government to diligently protect the welfare of consumers after an influx of school supplies with high lead content were recorded in Manila’s Divisoria area.

Garganta said the government must be the “first line of defense” to protect the consumers against businessmen taking advantage of the high demand.

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