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Uncertified cooking appliances are collected for mass destruction at a warehouse in Valenzuela City, Metro Manila, Philippines, 30 October 2024. A batch of 9,874 household appliances worth almost 7.8 million pesos (124,000 euros) were seized by government trade and industry authorities for violations of commercial and quality control certification laws in efforts to prevent unauthorized sales of substandard consumer goods. The latest seizure by the Department of Trade and Industry brings nationwide seizures of substandard products to a total worth of 297.9 million pesos (4.7 million euros). (Photo by Rolex dela Peña/EPA/EFE)
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