On 15 February 2005, the DTI-CWTRG forged a MOA among the Philippine Product Safety and Quality Foundation, Inc. (PPSQF) and the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corporation for the airing of the "KONSYUMER ATBP." (KATBP) over the AM Station, DZMM at 630 kHz, to educate the consumers in the Greater Manila Area and some parts of Visayas and Mindanao, for 13 episodes or one season.

The DTI, in cooperation with the DZMM and the PPSQF, and in coordination with the DepEd, began the production of episodes on consumer rights and responsibilities and on the safety and reliability of products and services based on standards.

KATBP was launched on 19 February 2005 over DZMM 630 kHz with its anchors DZMM's Palengke Queen Winnie Cordero and by DTI's Kampeon ng Konsyumers Intellectual Property Philippines' Director General Adrian "Che" Cristobal, Jr.

KATBP, which is heard every Saturday from 10:00 to 11:30 in the morning, has five (5) segments, namely, Batas ng Konsumer, Bantay Bilihin, Consumer 101: School on the Air, Strictly Pinoy, and Ugnayang Konsyumer. 

 

• 1. Programme Coverage

• 1.1. Radio Station - ABS-CBN's DZMM 630 khz
• 1.2. Airtime - 10:00-11:30 in the morning

• 2. Programme Hosts

• 2.1. Regular Hosts
• DZMM's Palengke Queen - Ms Winnie Cordero
• DTI's Kampeon ng Consumers - Atty. Che S. Cristobal
• 2.2. Guest Hosts
• PPSQF representatives
• DTI Officials and representatives

• 3. Programme Segments

• 3.1. Batas ng Konsyumer (5 minutes)
• 3.2. Bantay Bilihin (30 minutes)
• DTI Bantay Bilihin activities
• Other DTI programs
• Prices of basic commodities
• Weights and measures
• Monitoring and Enforcement activities
• Consumer Alert/ Consumer Watch
• Hot consumer and business issues
• 3.3. Consumer 101: School on Air (10 minutes)
• Product quality and safety requirements
• Philippine National Standards
• 3.4. Strictly Pinoy (15 minutes)
• Highlights success stories of entrepreneurs and other initiatives by associations and foundations; best practices;
• Features on current global or local (Asia) events where the Filipinos or the Philippines made a good impression, or won an award, or had a breakthrough in trade
• 3.5. Ugnayang Consumer (20 minutes)
• Venue to air queries and complaints on products and services
• Immediate response to queries and complaints, if possible
• Actual cases logged through I-reklamo or the DTI hotline; Interview complainant and agency involved to solve the problem