DTI to Report on Cement Safeguard Probe in January

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will report on the progress of its probe into whether safeguard measures should be imposed on cement imports by January next year.

- By Louella Desiderio

"By January, we will be able to provide a clearer update on what the situation is," Trade Secretary Cristina Roque told reporters when asked about developments on the DTI's investigation on safeguard measures on cement.

Last October, the DTI announced that it would initiate, motu proprio, a preliminary investigation to determine if increased cement imports are causing serious injury to the domestic industry and if there is a need to impose safeguard measures.