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Health
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Consumer Health: National and
International Government Agencies
and Private Organization That
Implements Consumer Protection
Health – Grade 10
Quarter 1– Module 5: National and International Government Agencies and Private
Organization that Implements Consumer Protection
First Edition, 2020
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Health
Quarter 1 – Module 5:
Consumer Health: National and
International Government Agencies
and Private Organization That
Implements Consumer Protection
Introductory Message
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Let Us Learn
Before we start, I would like to know how far you know about the
different national and international government agencies and private
organization that implement program for consumer protection. Specifically,
it seeks to achieve the learning competency Identifies national and
international government agencies and private organization that implement
programs for consumer protection.
And we will focus our learning objectives with the following:
1. Identify national and international government agencies and private
organization that implement programs for consumer protection;
2. Organize the role of the national and international government
agencies and private organization that implement programs for
consumer protection;
3. Appreciate the importance of these agencies to public welfare.
Are you ready? Let’s do this. Now, let us start learning about this
module. See you and good luck!
Let Us Try
Match and Guess
Instruction: Supply the correct acronym for each given logo. Choose your
answer from the box then give the correct meaning for each acronym.
DTI CUP DA OECD DEPED
Logos Acronym Meaning
1.
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2.
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3.
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4.
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5.
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Guide Questions:
1. Are you familiar with these words/logos? What do you think are these
words/logos?
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2. What do you think are the roles of these agencies in our society? Why?
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3. How do these agencies help us, consumers?
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Let Us Study
For sure you have now background knowledge on the topic you have
done earlier. Now I want you to focus on some points to ponder and expound
beyond.
Government Agencies Functions
Conducts consumer education and advocacy
DEPED system
Department of Education ❖ Gives awareness on their societal role
as consumer
Prime mover of consumer welfare
❖ Protects the right and interest of
DTI
consumer
Department of Trade and
❖ Develop policies and programs to
Industry
sustain the growth and development of
the Philippine Economy
DA Strengthens food safety
Department of Agriculture ❖ Food safety act of 2013
Ensuring food safety
❖ Inspection and licensing of food
FDA establishment
Food and Drugs ❖ Registration of Product
Administration Philippines ❖ Post marketing surveillance
❖ Monitoring of trade outlet, product
advertisement and product sampling.
Ensuring access to public health services
DOH ❖ Provision of quality health care
Department of Health ❖ Regulation of all health services and
products
By knowing your consumer rights and different national and
international government agencies and private organization that implement
program for consumer protection, you have the power to report illegal and
fraudulent health products and services.
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Let Us Practice
Instruction: Identify the National and International government agencies and
private organization that implements consumer protection on the graphic
organizer based on its roles/functions.
AGENCIES
• Department of Health
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
• Department of Education
• United Nation Conference on Trade and Development
• Department of Trade and Industry
• Food and Drugs Administration
• ASEAN Coordinating Committee on Consumer Protection
• The Consumer Union of the Philippines
• Department of Agriculture
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Provide legal advice and
Promote Promotes
Promotes
inclusive
assistance to those
policies to consumer and consumers victimized by
promote protection
economic
sustainable unscrupulous
in development
and social businessmen and unfair
Southeast through
well-being Asia. international trade practices.
of people. trade.
Conducts
Ensuring
consumer Prime mover
Strengthens Ensuring food access to
education of consumer
food safety safety public health
and advocacy welfare
services
system
How important are these agencies to public welfare?
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Let Us Practice More
Choose one agency and create a comic strip about their program
implemented for consumer protection
Criteria for Comic Strip
Theme (Abiding with theme): 20 points Score:
Composition: 20 points
Creativity (originality): 20 points
Detail: 20 points
Neatness: 20 points
Total: 100 points
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Let Us Remember
1. Consumer Protection is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods
and services, and the public against unfair practices in the marketplace.
2. Entities that promote consumer protection include government
organization (such as DEPED, DTI, DA, FDA and DOH)
3. DEPED - Conducts consumer education and advocacy system.
4. DTI - Is the prime mover of consumer welfare
5. DA - It Strengthens food safety
6. FDA - It Ensures food safety
7. DOH - Ensuring access to public health services
8. OECD, UNCTAD and ACCCP are international agencies that promotes
consumer protection
9. UCP - Non-Government Organization
10. Consumer - Have the power to report illegal and fraudulent health
products and services.
Let Us Assess
I. Write the letter of your answer on the space provided before the number.
______1. It is the practice of safeguarding buyers of goods and services, and
the public against unfair practices in the marketplace.
A. Consumer Law C. Consumer Health
B. Consumer Protection D. Consumer organization
______2. Which of the following agencies monitors trade outlet, product
advertisement and product sampling?
A. DOH B. DEPED C. DTI D. FDA
II. Modified True or False: Write the letter of your correct answer on the
space provided before each number.
A. If X is true, Y is false C. If X and Y are both True
B. If Y is true, X is false D. If X and Y are both False
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______3. X - School is one source of health information.
Y - Anyone can report illegal and fraudulent health products and
services.
______4. X - Government agencies role is to ensure the right to be given by the
consumer
Y - NGOs are private organization that protects consumer
III. Essay (Answer in 2- 3 sentences only)
As a consumer, how can you manage and protect your health on
fraudulent health products and services?
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Let Us Enhance
Health Career
1. What are national and international government agencies and private
organization that implement program for consumer protection?
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2. Give your ideas about their works.
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Let Us Reflect
Today you have learned on national and international government
agencies and private organization that implement program for consumer
protection. This lesson will just not give you information but also helps you
as a consumer. I hope that you had a full of learning and you found joy that
helped you manage yourselves on the appropriate health career path.
Congratulations! You have accomplished this module and you did a
great job! I hope you enjoy answering this module and continue this
enthusiasm with the following modules. See you! God Bless
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Let Us Assess
Let Us Enhance Let Us Try
Answers may vary. 1. DepEd – Department of Education
2. DTI – Department of Trade and Industry
3. DA – Department of Agriculture
4. OECD – Organization for Economic
Cooperation and Development
Let Us Practice More
5. CUP – The Consumer Union of the
Answers may vary. Philippines
Let Us Practice
Answers may vary.
Answer Key
References
Ghaz, Sandy (2019) Philippine Government Agencies: Full List of
Government Agencies. Retrieved from
[Link]
list-government-agencies/ on May 12, 2020.
ICPEN. (2020) Consumer protection around the world ǀ ICPEN- International
Consumer Protection and Enforcement Network. Retrieved from
[Link] on May 14,
2020
Sanchez, Raymund (2009). Consumer Protection. Retrieved from
[Link]
1930258 on May 14, 2020
Tasker, Jasmine Shania (2005). The law, the protection of a consumer
retrieved from [Link]
welfare-and-protection on May 13, 2020
Worldwide consumer’s Association (2015) The consumers union of the
Philippines retrieved from [Link]
services/international-consumer-association-info/the-consumers-
union-of-the-philippines-cup/ on May 14,2020
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