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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "CONSUMER 
ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES," ARTICLE 77 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
The Constitution, Article 12, provides: 
Section 12. The State shall promote the preferential use of Filipino 
labor, domestic materials, and locally produced goods, and adopt measures 
that help make them competitive. 
Republic Act No. 7394, a.k.a. the "Consumer Act of the Philippines," Article 77 
provides for the minimum labelling requirements for consumer products. However, it 
does not provide for a label that will specifically help promote the preferential use of 
Filipino products. 
Hence, this bill seeks to amend such law by mandating, in addition to the 
minimum labelling requirements, that consmner products manufactured by Filipino-
owned enterprises for local and international distribution shall bear the label: "Proudly 
made in the Philippines."] 
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MIRIAM DEFE~OR SANTIko 
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I This Bill was originally filed in the Thirteenth Congress, First Regular Session. 
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SIXTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE REPUBLIC 
OF THE PHILIPPINES 
Third Regular Session 
SENATE 
S.No. 
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Introduced by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago 
AN ACT 
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AMENDING REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7394, ALSO KNOWN AS THE "CONSUMER 
ACT OF THE PHILIPPINES," ARTICLE 77 
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines in 
Congress assembled: 
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SECTION 1. Republic Act No. 7394, also known as the "Consumer Act of the 
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Philippines," Article 77, is hereby amended to read as follows: 
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ARTICLE 77. Minimum Labeling Requirements for Consumer 
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Products. 
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consumer products 
domestically 
sold 
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manufactured locally or imported, shall indicate the following in their 
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respective labels of packaging: 
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a) Its correct and registered trade name or brand name; 
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b) Its duly registered trademark; 
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c) Its duly registered business name; 
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d) The address of the manufacturer, importer, repacker of the 
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consumer product in the Philippines; 
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e) Its general make or active ingredients; 
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t) The net quality of contents, in terms of weight, measure or 
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numerical count rounded off to at least the nearest tenths in the 
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metric system; 
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g) Country of manufacture, if imported; and 
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h) If a consumer product is manufactured, refilled or repacked 
under license from a principal, the label shall also state the fact. 
i) ALL CONSUMER PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY 
FILIPINO-OWNED ENTERPRISES FOR LOCAL OR 
INTERNATIONAL 
DISTRIBUTION 
SHALL, 
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ADDITION, BEAR THE LABEL "PROUDLY MADE IN 
THE PHILIPPINES." 
The following may be required by the concerned department in 
accordance with the rules and regulations they will promulgate under 
authority of this Act: 
a) Whether it is flammable or inflammable; 
b) Directions for use, if necessary; 
c) Warning of toxicity; 
d) Wattage, voltage, or amperes; or 
e) Process of manufacture used if necessary. 
Any word, statement, or other information required by or under 
authority of this preceding paragraph shall appear on the label or labelling 
with such conspicuousness as compared with other words, statements, 
designs, or devices therein, and in such terms as to render it likely to be 
read and understood by the ordinary individual under customary condition 
of purchase or use. 
The above requirements shall form an integral part of the labelling 
without danger of being erased or detached under ordinary handling of the 
product. 
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SECTION 2. Separability Clause. - If any provision of this Act is held invalid or 
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unconstitutional, the same shall not affect the validity and effectivity of the other 
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provisions hereof. 
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SECTION 3. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, orders, and issuances, or 
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portions thereof, which are inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, are hereby 
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repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 
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SECTION 4. EffectiVity Clause. - This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after 
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its publication in the Official Gazette or in two (2) newspapers of general circulation. 
Approved, 
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