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THE Department of Trade and Industry has been receiving numerous complaints from consumers and among the common issues noted include poor services rendered by repair shops. Because of this the DTI according to a statement issued by its Consumer Welfare and trade Regulation Division will be taking a tougher stance against repair shops that do not comply with accreditation laws.

Service providers engaged in automobile and appliance repair are required to accredit their shops in accordance with Presidential Decree 1572 and Chapter VII, Title III of Republic Act 7394, or the Consumer Act of the Philippines. The law focuses particularly on enterprises engaged in the service and repair of motor vehicles, heavy equipment, engines & engineering works, electronics, electrical, air conditioning and refrigeration, office machines and data processing equipment, medical and dental equipment and other consumer mechanical and industrial equipment, appliances or devices.

Accreditation is deemed an important measure in safeguarding the interest of the public against unethical, unfair and incompetent practices of service and repair enterprises. Likewise, through accreditation, the reputation and good name of reliable and competent service and repair facilities are protected and distinguished from shops that provide poor or shoddy work. Lastly, accreditation encourages enterprises to keep abreast with the latest available technology, and compels repair technicians to professionalize their industry and establish ethical standards based on competence and discipline.

According to Atty. Samuel D. Gallardo of the DTIs Consumer Welfare and Business Regulation Division, there are over 240 accredited enterprises all over the Cordillera Administrative Region, however these are significantly less than half of all shops engaged in repair and engineering work. This means therefore that consumers are very likely to encounter a questionable shop at least once in their lifetime.

Gallardo admitted that consumers are at a disadvantage when they go to an unaccredited shop and that the cost of repairs may prove to be more expensive in the long run because or repeat or return-jobs. The DTI official added that uncertified technicians may not fully understand the extent of the work needed to restore a product to its expected function. And, should something happen to the items that instead of being repaired, it is further damaged or destroyed altogether, the consumer has no guarantee of compensation from the shop.

To address this kind of situation, DTI provincial offices have already begun inspecting repair establishments according to Gallardo, and those who have not yet applied for accreditation are being required to do so. Applicants will have to submit documents that list the tools and machineries, technicians and other personnel of the enterprise, and a description of the shops location. Apart from these, enterprises will have to submit a copy of an insurance policy & its official receipt covering the property entrusted by customers for repair or service, and a bond for an amount of not less than P20,000.00. The bond is intended to guarantee the full and faithful performance of the enterprise. All requirements are detailed in DTIs Department Administrative Order No. 3, s. 2006.

Gallardo encouraged owners to apply for accreditation during the first month of the year, so that they need not pay for late accreditation. Enterprises that fail or refuse to comply with the laws on accreditation face administrative sanctions that include the payment of fines beginning at P5,000.00, as well as suspension of operations or closure. At least eight shops are issued notices of violation in the Baguio/Benguet area annually, and these have yielded an average of P25,000.00 in fines every year. With the heightened monitoring activities of the DTI provincial offices, these figures are expected to correspondingly increase.

Published in the Sun.Star Baguio newspaper on April 08, 2014.

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A former elementary school in Lackawanna County is getting new life as an apartment building.

After nearly a year of construction, people have started to move into the former Academy Street school in Moscow.

The renovation project only began last June.

The old school is now home to 20 different one-and-two-bedroom apartments.

The former school closed in 2009.

"I love the building. I love the apartments. They've turned out beautifully. I couldn't ask for anything nicer," Lois Hughes said.

Lois Hughes just moved in one week ago.

She used to teach 4th grade in the former school and says she's glad it wasn't torn down because there are still a lot of memories for people.

"I am very glad that they've done this over. This was originally an elementary school, then it became Moscow's high school and then it went back to being an elementary school again," Hughes said.

Contractors say many of the school's old classrooms were the perfect size for apartments.

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Australian construction continues to decline but at a slower rate according to a new survey. Source: AAP

AUSTRALIA'S construction industry remains in decline but there are signs of improvement.

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index rose 2.0 points to 46.2 in March.

The index remained below the 50 level that separates expansion from contraction but the rate of contraction was milder than in February.

Further signs of recovery in commercial construction and consolidation of recent gains in the house building sector were outweighed by a further decline in engineering construction and apartment building, Ai Group director of public policy Peter Burn said.

"As is the case with the broader economy, the rebalancing of the construction sector as mining-related activity slows still has a considerable way to go," Mr Burn said.

HIA chief economist Harley Dale said it had now been three months of contraction for the index, despite promising signs at the end of last year.

But it should be a healthy year for new home building activity, he said.

"What the sector and broader economy needs, however, is a sustained recovery in new home building commensurate with average construction levels being considerably higher over coming decades than those achieved over the past 20 years," he said.

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Barton town meeting tonight

BARTON The Barton Mayor and Commissioners will meet April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of the Barton Town Hall. The Party in the Park Committee will meet at 6:45 p.m.

Both meetings are open to the public.

Kitchens work to be premiered

CUMBERLAND Local composer Eric Kitchen will have a work premiered by soprano Deborah Sternberg, accompanied by pianist Mark Vogel April 9 at noon at the Steinway Piano Gallery in North Bethesda. The event is part of the Washington Friday Morning Music Clubs 127th concert season.

Sternberg will sing Kit-chens The Olney Avian Verse of William Cowper, consisting of settings of five bird-themed poems by Cowper. Kitchen wrote the score in 2000, using his transcriptions of Ellerslie bird songs for the thematic material.

For additional information, visit http://www.fmme.org and search Deborah Sternberg, soprano or email eric_kitchen@hotmail. com.

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