MANILA, Philippines — The Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a bill regulating the domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry to ensure consumer protection against industry malpractices.
Voting 21-0, senators passed Senate Bill No. 1955 or the proposed LPG Act, which seeks to establish an LPG Cylinder Improvement Program to ensure that unsafe cylinders will be immediately taken out of circulation and replaced with new ones to decrease LPG-related explosions and fires significantly.
Under the measure, a Cylinder Exchange and Swapping Program, which allows consumers to shift to another LPG brand by bringing any empty LPG cylinder to any retail outlet, will al…
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