Mumbai: Prices of steel rebars, a key component for construction, have seen a rise in recent months and can see upward movement in the coming weeks as building activity picks post monsoon ...

"These substandard rebars and all other low-quality materials could put lives at risk. The DTI and PISI should conduct ...

MANILA, Philippines – Recent test-buy operations by the Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) showed substandard reinforcement bars (rebars) are still flooding Mindanao. In a news release ...

Mindanao rebars failed to meet the minimum standard for weight and are prone to brittleness, according to PISI. It added that three steel manufacturers failed to meet the minimum weight ...

THE Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) said that results of its test-buy operations show that substandard rebars, enough to build more than 10,000 houses per month, are being sold in Luzon and ...

SENATE Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Tuesday urged the government to prosecute manufacturers and importers of substandard steel reinforcement bars or rebars, saying these compromise public ...

This came on the heels of similar disturbing findings during test buys in July in northern Luzon, that some rebars that are heavily used during construction to increase the structural strength of ...

“We should revoke their permits and tighten quality control measures to limit the importation of substandard rebars. Alam naman natin kung saan galing ‘yan. Kailangang may managot at nang ...

“Based on the information gathered from the test buys, the inferior rebars are enough to build more than 10,000 houses per month, putting at risk up to 30,000 people,” Pisi said in a statement ...