WIRE โ€” THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said it will release a memorandum circular (MC) for new steel standards in August, which is intended to upgrade earthquake resistance in construction materials. "We're focused on that, especially because of the earthquake," Trade Secretary Maria Cristina A. Roque told reporters on the sidelines of the Go Negosyo

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