Section 154April 13, 1992, Sec./Art. 154

Consumer Education in Schools. – The Department of Education, Culture and Sports, with the cooperation and advice of the Council, shall develop and adopt a consumer education program which shall be integrated into existing curricula of all public and private schools from primary to secondary level.

A continuing consumer education program for out-of-school youth and adults shall likewise be developed and undertaken.

The consumer education program shall include information regarding:

a) the consumer as a responsible member of society and his responsibility to develop:

1) critical awareness which is the responsibility to be alert and questioning about the use of and price and quality of goods he uses;

2) assertiveness which is the responsibility to assert himself and act so he is assured of a fair deal, aware that for as long as he remains to be a passive consumer he will continue to be exploited;

3) social concern which is the responsibility to be aware of the impact of his consumption on other citizens, especially the disadvantaged; and

4) environmental awareness which is the responsibility to understand the environmental consequences of his consumption, recognizing his individual and social responsibility to conserve natural resources for future generations;

b) consumer rights; and

c) practical problems the consumer faces in daily life.