Establishment of Timbangan ng Bayan Centers

Defines the types of markets where Timbangan ng Bayan Centers must be established:
- Flea market or tiangge: Temporary market for selling goods and food products.
- Grocery store: Retail shops selling primarily food and household items within a community.
- Supermarket: Larger markets where shoppers select goods themselves and pay upon exit.
The coverage emphasizes public places or structures where goods and commodities are offered to the general public.

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) shall provide support and assistance to provinces, cities, and municipalities in establishing these centers nationwide.
Priority assistance is given to local government units belonging to the lower income classifications (fourth, fifth, and sixth).

Enumerates forbidden activities under Article 64, including:
- Fraudulently altering, tampering with, vandalizing, or destroying official weighing devices (e.g., scales, Timbangan ng Bayan instruments) after they have been sealed.
These prohibitions aim to ensure the integrity and accuracy of weights and measures used in commerce.

Violators of paragraphs (a) to (g) and paragraph (l) of Article 64 face:
- Fines from PHP 50,000 to PHP 300,000.
- Imprisonment from one to five years.
- Possibility of both fine and imprisonment, at the court's discretion.
Owners, possessors, or users of weights and measures instruments covered under paragraphs (h) to (k) of Article 64, including fraudulent tampering with Timbangan ng Bayan instruments, face the same penalties.
Repeated violations (two successive offenses) can result in automatic cancellation of the business permit of the offending individual or establishment.

Within 90 days from effectivity, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the DTI, in coordination with local government leagues and relevant stakeholders, shall promulgate implementing rules and regulations.

Funds necessary for establishing Timbangan ng Bayan Centers will be drawn from the national tax allotment and other local government unit funding sources.

Separability Clause: If any part is declared unconstitutional, the rest of the Act remains effective.
Repealing Clause: Any inconsistent laws or regulations are repealed or modified accordingly.
Effectivity Clause: The law takes effect 15 days after publication in at least two newspapers of general circulation or the Official Gazette.