TALIWAS sa pahayag ng isang product standards at quality group na walang ginagawa ang pamahalaan laban sa mga retailer at manufacturer ng substandard steel, sinuspinde ng Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) ang Philippine Standard (PS) licenses ng anim na steel manufacturers noong 2019 makaraang hindi pumasa sa independent testing na kinomisyon ng DTI-Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) mula sa Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC).
Ang nasabing steel manufacturers ay kinabibilangan ng Maxima Steel Mills Corp. (Deformed Steel Bar at Equal Leg Angle Bar), Henro Steel Corp. (Rerolled Steel Bar), Steel Asia Manufacturing Corp. – Meycauayan Bulacan Plant (Deformed Steel Bar), Cathay Metal Corp. (Equal Leg Angle Bar), Somico Steel Mill Corporation (Rerolled Steel Bar), at Sagarthama Steel Trading Corporation (Deformed Steel Bar).
“The suspension order resulted from unannounced surveillance audits conducted by the BPS in 2019 on various steel manufacturing plants in the country. Samples culled from these audits that were subjected to testing by the MIRDC proved that these six steel manufacturers were not compliant with the standards indicated in Philippine National Standard (PNS) 49, Series of 2002. Until these steel manufacturers comply with the PNS, their PS licenses will remain suspended,” sabi ng DTI.
Bukod dito, ibinasura rin ng BPS ang pag-iisyu ng Import Commodity Clearances (ICC) para sa deformed steel bars at equal leg angle bars na inangkat ng Megawide Construction Corporation, Petron Corporation, at Remington Industrial Sales Corporation, na tinatayang nagkakahalaga ng mahigit sa P68 milyon.
“The deformed steel bars imported by Megawide Construction Corporation were denied issuance of ICC due to non-compliance with PNS 49:2002 while those imported by Petron Corporation had no proper markings. Remington Industrial Sales Corporation, on the other hand, has no valid PS license for the importation of equal leg angle bars,” dagdag pa ng DTI.
Ang lahat ng imported steel bars na ito ay winasak o ibinalik sa bansang kanilang pinagmulan. PILIPINO MIRROR REPORTORIAL TEAM
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