EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
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SENATE 
S. No. 2144
Ttr.lE
Introduced by Senator Manuel "LIto" M. Lapid
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ONLINE INFORMATION 
CENTER ON RECALL, PROHIBITION, DEFECT AND OTHER SAFETY- 
RELATED DATA ON CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND MOTOR VEHICLES
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Section 9, Article XVI of the 1987 Constitution establishes the duty of the State 
to protect consumers from substandard or hazardous products. To fuifill this 
constitutional mandate, it is imperative for the relevant government agencies to 
provide up-to-date, reievant, and easily understandable information on product safety, 
especially If products are being recalled, prohibited, banned, or are found to be 
defective and unsafe. There had already been instances in the past of recalls or bans 
of a wide-range of products - from vehicle recalls because of defective airbags1, 
defective fuel pumps2 to recalls of medicines and drugs because of contamination3, 
and even infant milk formula4.
1 https://mb.com.ph/2021/03/11/honda-ph-recaIls-airbags-on-select-car-models/
2 htlps://www.autoindustriya.com/auto-industiy-news/l-800-mazda-ph-units-affected-by-
defective-fuel-pump-recall.html
3 https://www.gmanetwork.com/ncws/money/companies/675317/doh-says-fda-philippincs-to- 
recall-blood-pressure-drugs/story/
4 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2019/09/09/1950100/fda-recalls-infant-miIk-
formula#:~:text=MANILA%2C%20Philippines%20%E2%80%94%20Thc%20Food%20and,
a%20recalled%20infant%20miIk%20formula.&text=The%20agency%20said%20the%20reca
ll,are%20affccted%20by%20the%20recall.


This proposed measure seeks to strengthen the information dissemination and 
consumer education of regulatory bodies and agencies by establishing a Product 
Safety Online Information Center which will be in the form of a website containing 
recalls, prohibitions, bans, defects, and other relevant safety information on consumer 
products and motor vehicles, or their ingredients, or components. Specifically, the 
website wiil feature (1) a searchable list of product safety notices and announcements, 
(2) alerts on latest notices and announcements, (3) simple, multi-lingual explainers 
on product safety, (4) a platform for reports and complaints on possible product safety 
issues and how to spot and detect unsafe or defective products through labels. 
Identification numbers, batch and lot numbers, vehicle identification numbers (VIN), 
etc., and (5) contact Information of manufacturers, retailers, distributors and other 
related businesses connected with recalled, prohibited, banned, or defective products. 
The management and maintenance of the online information center will be multi­
agency effort involving the Department of Health (DOH), Food and Drug 
Administration (FDA), Department of Agriculture (DA), Fertilizer and Pesticide 
Authority (FPA), Land Transportation Office (LTO), and Department of Trade and 
Industry (DTI).
The goal of this bill is simple: to keep our consumers informed on product 
safety issues and concerns in the most accessible and comprehensive manner. With 
the Product Safety Online Information Center, consumers and end-users of products 
and goods will not have to look up and check the websites of each government agency 
or even that of the manufacturers, retailers, or distributors just to obtain these vital 
pieces of information that could spell harm and danger to them if left unknown to 
them.
In view of this, early passage of this bill is sought.
FWfJuEL "LITO'w M. LAPID
Senator


EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS OF THE) 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES ) 
Second Regular Session 
)
SENATE
S. No. 2144
Tu.lE
Introduced by Senator Manuel "Uto" M. Lapid
AN ACT
PROVIDING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN ONLINE INFORMATION 
CENTER ON RECALL, PROHIBITION, DEFECT AND OTHER SAFETY- 
RELATED DATA ON CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND MOTOR VEHICLES
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
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Section 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as '!<Product Safety Online 
Information Center Act."
Section 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is the declared policy of the State to 
protect the welfare and interests of consumers especially against unsafe and defective 
products. Hence, the State must take implement measures to prevent the proliferation 
of such products in the market and to provide information to the general public on 
recalls, prohibitions, bans, defects and other relevant safety information.
Section 3. Product Safety Information Center. - An online, pubiicly 
accessible website shall be established containing recalls, prohibitions, bans, defects, 
and other relevant safety Information on consumer products and motor vehicles, or 
their ingredients or components. The features of the said website are as follows:
a) Searchable list of all valid and existing product recalls, prohibitions.


bans, defect notices, and other relevant safety information;
b) Alerts on latest recalls, prohibitions, bans, defect notices, and other 
safety announcements;
c) Simple, plain-language explainers of recalls, prohibitions, bans, defect 
notices, and other safety announcements in English, Rlipino, and other 
local languages or dialects as may be necessary;
d) A platform for reports and complaints on possible safety issues and 
Information on how to spot and detect unsafe or defective products 
through labels. Identification numbers, batch and lot numbers, vehicle 
Identification numbers (VIN), etc.;
e) Information on how to reach and contact manufacturers, retailers, 
distributors, and other related businesses connected with recalled, 
prohibited, banned, or defective products;
0 Integration with existing consumer complaint and grievance procedures 
of the Implementing government agencies; 
g) Such other feature and Information as the Implementing government 
agencies may deem necessary in order to foster convenience, quick- 
access, and a user-friendly and practical interface.
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Section 4. Responsibilities of Implementing Government Agencies. —
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The duty to keep the Information and features of the website up-to-date, clear, and
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easily understandable for the general public shall fall upon the following agencies;
a) Department of Health (DOH) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 
with respect to food, drugs, cosmetics, devices and substances;
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b) Department of Agriculture (DA) and Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority 
(FPA) with respect to products related to agriculture. Including fertilizers 
and pesticides;
c) Land Transportation Office (LTO) with respect to motor vehicles; and
d) Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) with respect to other 
consumer products.
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Information and Communications Technoiogy (DICT) for the setting up and 
maintenance of the website and its support infrastructure.
Section 5. Appropriations. - The amount necessary for the implementation 
of this Act shall be included in the annual General Appropriations for the year following 
its enactment into law and thereafter.
Section 6. Implementing Rules and Regulations. - Within sixty (60) days 
from the effectivity of this Act, the DOH, FDA, DA, FPA, LTO, DTI, and DIGT, In 
coordination with other relevant government agencies, shall issue the necessary rules 
and regulations to implement the provisions of this Act.
Section 7. Repealing Clause. — All laws, presidential decrees, executive 
orders, proclamations, rules and regulations, or any part thereof, which are 
inconsistent with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed or modified 
accordingly.
Section 8. Separability Clause, - If any provision or part of this Act, or the 
application thereof to any person or circumstance. Is held unconstitutional or Invalid, 
the remainder of this Act shall not be affected thereby.
Section 9. Effectivity Clause. — This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days 
from its publication In the Official Gazette or in at least two (2) newspapers of general 
circulation.
Approved,


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