SAFEGUARD measures on cement ordered by the Trade department could protect the local industry but also drive up costs for construction projects, an economist said.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has imposed provisional safeguard duties on imported cement of P400 per metric ton (MT) or P16 per 40-kilogram bag.

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