A bill streamlining existing laws and regulating the domestic liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) industry to ensure consumer welfare against the rampant industry malpractices and provide consumer choice has been approved on third and final reading in the Senate.
Senator Win Gatchalian said Senate Bill 1955 or the proposed LPG Act was meant to ensure standards within the industry to protect the welfare of consumers.
“Nais din natin silang bigyan ng pagkakataong makapamili ng tatak ng LPG. Sa ngayon kasi, kung gusto mong magpalit ng tatak ng LPG dahil mas mura, kailangan mo munang bumili ng bagong silindro,“ he said.
Gatchalian noted the lack of any existing regulatory framework to oversee the domestic LPG industry even in the wake of LPG-related accidents that resulted in the loss of lives, limbs and properties as shown in the explosion that occurred in the Serendra condominium complex in Taguig City in 2013.
Another explosion occurred in a water refilling station in Sampaloc in 2019 and most recently, in a Makati restaurant, he noted.
The chair of the Senate energy committee emphasized that safety is crucial because LPG is a highly flammable and an explosive fuel that poses a major fire hazard if not stored or handled properly.
Source: Latest Politics News Today (Politics.com.ph)
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