6 - Consumer Protection

b. RA 8203

An Act Prohibiting Counterfeit Drugs
a. RA 7394
b. RA 8203
c. RA 9502
d. RA 6675

b. RA 8203

Special Law on Counterfeit Drugs

a. RA 7394
b. RA 8203
c. RA 9502
d. RA 6675

b. 5 September 1996

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8203]

RA No. 8203 was enacted on
a. 13 September 1988
b. 5 September 1996
c. 6 June 2008
d. 22 May 1987

c. Counterfeit drugs

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8203]

Correct ingredients but not on the amounts provided, wrong ingredients, without active ingredients, with sufficient quantity of active ingredients, active ingredient is less than 80% of labeled amount, fake trademark, not registered with the FDA
a. Generic drugs
b. Substandard drugs
c. Counterfeit drugs
d. Expired drugs

• Manufacturer

• Importer

• Seller

• Distributor

• Manager

• Operator of lab

• Pharmacist

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8203]

Parties liable for counterfeit medicines [6]

b. RA 7581

An Act Providing Protection to Consumers by Stabilizing the Prices of Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities against Undue Increases during Emergency Situations and Like Occasions
a. RA 8203
b. RA 7581
c. RA 10623
d. RA 9502

b. RA 7581

Price Act

a. RA 8203
b. RA 7581
c. RA 10623
d. RA 9502

b. 27 May 1992

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581]

RA No. 7581 was enacted on
a. 5 September 1996
b. 27 May 1992
c. 6 September 2013
d. 13 September 1988

c. RA 10623

An Act Amending Certain Provisions of RA No. 7581
a. RA 8203
b. RA 9502
c. RA 10623
d. RA 6675

c. 6 September 2013

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10623]

RA No. 10623 was enacted on
a. 27 May 1992
b. 5 September 1996
c. 6 September 2013
d. 6 June 2008

b. Basic Necessities

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10623]

________ are goods vital to the needs of consumers for their sustenance and existence in times of any of the cases provided under Section 6 or 7 of this Act such as, but not limited to, rice, corn, root crops, bread; fresh, dried or canned fish and other marine products; fresh pork, beef and poultry meat; fresh eggs; potable water in bottles and containers; fresh and processed milk; fresh vegetables and fruits; locally manufactured instant noodles; coffee; sugar; cooking oil; salt; laundry soap and detergents; firewood; charcoal; household liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and kerosene; candles; drugs classified as essential by the Department of Health and such other goods as may be included under Section 4 of this Act.

a. Prime Commodities
b. Basic Necessities
c. Essential Goods
d. Regulated Commodities

a. Prime Commodities

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 10623]

_____ are goods not considered as basic necessities but are essential to consumers in times of any of the cases provided under Section 7 of this Act such as, but not limited to, flour; dried, processed or canned pork, beef and poultry meat; dairy products not falling under basic necessities; onions, garlic, vinegar, patis, soy sauce; toilet soap; fertilizer, pesticides and herbicides; poultry, livestock and fishery feeds and veterinary products; paper; school supplies; nipa shingles; sawali; cement; clinker; GI sheets; hollow blocks; plywood; plyboard; construction nails; batteries; electrical supplies; light bulbs; steel wire; all drugs not classified as essential drugs by the Department of Health

a. Prime Commodities
b. Basic Necessities
c. Essential Goods
d. Regulated Commodities

b. Hoarding

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581 - Illegal Acts of Price Manipulation]

The undue accumulation by a person or combination of persons of any basic commodity beyond his or their normal inventory levels or the unreasonable limitation or refusal to dispose of, sell or distribute the stocks of any basic necessity or prime commodity to the general public

a. Profiteering
b. Hoarding
c. Cartel
d. Panic buying

a. Profiteering

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581 - Illegal Acts of Price Manipulation]

The sale or offering for sale of any necessity or prime commodity at a price grossly in excess of its true worth

a. Profiteering
b. Hoarding
c. Cartel
d. Panic buying

c. Cartel

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581 - Illegal Acts of Price Manipulation]

This is a combination or agreement between two or more persons engaged in the activity of any basic commodity designed to artificially and unreasonably increase or manipulate the price

a. Profiteering
b. Hoarding
c. Cartel
d. Panic buying

d. Panic buying

[REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7581 - Illegal Acts of Price Manipulation]

This is an abnormal phenomenon where consumers buy necessities and prime commodities grossly in excess of their normal requirement resulting in undue shortages of such goods to the prejudice of the less privileged
a. Profiteering
b. Hoarding
c. Cartel
d. Panic buying