ILIGAN CITY (PIA)--To secure the protection of the consumers’ interest and promote their general welfare, the Department of Energy (DOE)-Mindanao Field Office reposted the rules and regulations concerning the downstream oil industry (DOI).
In the recent episode of the Heading Online options for Protecting Consumers and Enabling Businesses (HOPE) Webinar Series of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-Lanao del Norte Friday, February 18, DOE-Mindanao Field Office Senior Science Research Specialist Theodric Alingalan said various line agencies are involved in the implementation of the DOI rules and regulations - the DOE itself which issues the standard compliance certificate (SCC) and certificate of compliance (COC) after checking the compliance of liquid fuel industry players, the DTI which checks the LPG cylinders’ quality, the LGUs which issues business or mayor’s permit and helps in calibrating dispensing pumps, and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) which conducts test measures.
Further, the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP), Philippine National Police (PNP), Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines, and the Department of Finance aid in the conduct of respective inspections and issuance of certifications.
Alingalan detailed that the DOE checks or tests fuel dispensing pumps, and conducts sample taking and product testing. As such, all dispensing pumps used in retail outlets to dispense liquid fuels to be sold to the public shall be properly calibrated once every 90 days by the City or Municipal Treasurer or in their absence, the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI), the DOST, or the oil company or a third-party contractor which in this case will require a certification from the first three entities to prove their unavailability.
The DOE then stressed that an “out-of-order” sign or a padlock found on a dispensing pump with broken or no seal constitutes illegal trading or the retail outlet be required of a recalibration by the LGU or any authorized calibrating entity.
Alingalan said due to the pandemic, the DOE has not visited fuel establishments in the province of Lanao del Norte for the last two years but they hope to inspect again in April this year. (CRG/PIA-Lanao del Norte)
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