Salceda seeks repeal of law prohibiting 'ukay-ukay'

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News

<p>MANILA -- House Ways and Means chairperson Joey Salceda on Tuesday said he will move to repeal Republic Act No. 4653 or the law prohibiting the &quot;commercial importation&quot; of used clothing sold in &quot;ukay-ukay&quot; or secondhand clothing shops.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/08/21/449-bundles-of-ukay-ukay-worth-p5m-seized-at-matnog-port">449 bundles of &#x27;ukay-ukay&#x27; worth P5M seized at Matnog Port</a></li></ul><p>“Law enforcement does not raid ukay-ukay stores. Ukay has always been available as an option. For humanitarian reasons, we import ukay-ukay. Even apprehended ukay imports are eventually donated to disaster victims. And no one thinks it’s a bad idea to do these things,&quot; Salceda said.</p><p>&quot;Ukay-ukay has been legal in all but the law itself. It’s time for the law to recognize what is real and legal to the ordinary Filipino anyway,” he added.</p><p>Salceda estimates that the ukay-ukay industry is now worth P18 billion.</p><p>“I would rather that we place DOH standards and allow ukay-ukay businesses to finally register, instead of having such a large underground sector that we just choose to ignore, because it’s big enough to provide jobs, but illegal,&quot; he said.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/blogs/business/07/11/22/pinoys-top-asean-shoppers-in-thrifting">For the love of Ukay-Ukay: Pinoys top ASEAN shoppers in thrifting</a></li></ul><p>Earlier in the day, Sen. Raffy Tulfo suggested that the country &quot;legalize&quot; ukay-ukay in order to regulate the industry allegedly backed by &quot;big-time syndicates&quot; that do not pay taxes.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/16/22/tulfo-suggests-legalizing-ukay-ukay-going-after-syndicates">Tulfo suggests &#x27;legalizing&#x27; ukay-ukay, asks Customs to go after &#x27;syndicates&#x27; behind it</a></li></ul><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/k0Z01rieYGA?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

Rep. Joey Salceda on Tuesday said he will move to repeal the law which prohibits the importation of used clothing sold in ukay-ukays.

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Salceda seeks repeal of law prohibiting 'ukay-ukay'

Salceda seeks repeal of law prohibiting 'ukay-ukay'

RG Cruz,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 16, 2022 07:36 PM PHT

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