Section 5
SEC. 5. Administrative Sanctions. -Any violation of this Act shall constitute a violation of a trade and industry law subject to the provisions of Executive Order No. 913 dated 7 October 1983, as amended. The Bureau of Product Standards shall have the authority to recommend, pursuant to Executive Order No. 913, as amended, the imposition of the administrative sanctions enumerated therein against the manufacturer, importer, distributor, and seller of laundry and industrial detergents containing hard surfactants. In addition to the administrative sanctions imposable under Executive Order No. 913, as amended, the Bureau of Product Standards is hereby authorized to recommend the imposition of the fines in case of violation of this Act as set forth in the following schedule: First Offense, a fine of Two hundred thousand pesos (P200,000); Second Offense committed within one (1) year from the first offense, a fine of Three hundred thousand pesos (P300,000); and Third Offense committed within one (1) year from the second offense, a fine of Five hundred thousand pesos (P500,000). The imposition of the foregoing administrative sanctions shall be without prejudice to the cancellation of the manufacturer's license to operate and/or the Product Standards Quality Mark pursuant to Republic Act No. 4109, as amended.