House of Representatives Deputy Speaker and ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo warned that hundreds of thousands of Filipinos could lose their jobs if counterfeit and substandard devices from China continue to be sold in the country through online platforms.
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Tulfo, together with ACT-CIS party-list Rep. Edvic Yap, Benguet Rep. Eric Yap and Quezon City Rep. Ralph Wendel Tulfo, filed a measure to investigate the “unfair online sales practices” of offshore devices imported directly from China into the country and sold at a lower price.
“Kung hindi ito mapipigilan, maraming manufacturers of Pilipinas will make their money from buying cards on the card. At kapag nangyari ito siguradong daan-daang libong kababayan natin ang mawawalan ng trabaho,” Tulfo said.
Tulfo said at least 15 businessmen, mostly appliance manufacturers and sellers, came to his office for help as their businesses are suffering from the widespread sale of cheap, inferior and counterfeit products.
