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House body starts deliberations on proposed law vs ’lemon’ cars.

A House of Representatives committee has begun deliberations on a proposal to enact a law penalizing automotive firms for selling "lemon" cars. The chamber's transportation committee, headed by Bacolod Rep. Monico O. Puentevella, has asked the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to submit comments and recommendations on House Bill (HB) No. 3517 or An Act to Enforce Warranties on the Sale of Motor Vehicles, and Imposing Penalties for Violations Thereof. Two DTI bodies have a direct hand on the automotive industry - the Board of Investments administers the Arroyo administration's Motor Vehicle Development Program while the Bureau of Trade

Like dozens of dog owners who packed a courtroom Friday morning, Maureen and Allen Triebe wore a picture of their dog, Snickers, over their hearts. Snickers was supposed to be a 9-pound toy Lhasa Apso. Now she’s 14 pounds – probably not a toy. And she had to go through treatments for mange and a potentially fatal skin disease – all because she came from a puppy mill. When the Triebes heard Puppy Shoppe owner Janice Cabezas struck a plea deal with prosecutors that would prevent her from selling dogs only for five years, they had to do something. They joined other owners in court representing dogs – Bebe, Coop, Sadie, Micha – who…

The Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) consumer welfare and trade regulation unit has put up a special desk to handle complaints regarding motor vehicles. DTI Assistant Secretary J. Norman R. Hocson, officer-in-charge of this unit, told the House transportation committee yesterday...

Senate body endorses bill on car defects.

The Senate committee on trade and commerce yesterday pushed for the approval of the bill that would penalize sellers of the so-called "lemon cars." After a hearing on the bill, committee chairman Manuel A. Roxas II said the Consumer Welfare Act should be given more teeth to protect buyers of brand-new and secondhand vehicles. "Buying a car for most Filipino families is a dream come true, and...

Congress OKs law on faulty vehicles

THE Lower House has approved House Bill 5303, the “Philippine Lemon Law,” to ensure buyers get their money’s worth when buying a car and that they don’t get to drive a, well, lemon. The bill will ensure consumers won’t get a defective vehicle when they buy a new car and car firms will observe the warranty on every unit they sell, according to Bacolod City Rep. Monico Puentevella, chairman of the transportation committee and one of the bill’s authors. The bill now goes to a bicameral conference committee of senators and congressmen for a final version. The House bill would

Lemon law bill dies in conference committee

Legislation that would beef up consumer protections for car and truck buyers died in a legislative conference committee after automakers, including General Motors, pressured lawmakers to kill it, officials said Wednesday. But supporters vowed to bring the ''lemon law'' measure back up next year and build more public support for its passage. The bill passed the House and Senate by wide margins before being sent to a House-Senate conference committee. ''While this might seem like a victory to the manufacturers, it should also serve as a wake-up call to them,'' said Angie Gallant of Broken Arrow, who fought for the consumer protection