DAVAO DEL NORTE , July 14 (PIA) - Two establishments in Tagum City will be conferred this July with Silver Bagwis seals for excellence in Consumer Welfare.
Being the only applicants in the province, Gaisano Grand Mall of Tagum and NCCC Hardwaremaxx yielded the Silver Bagwis seals for their outstanding programs in Consumer Welfare.
Delvin Santos, information officer of the Department of Trade and Industry based in the province, said that the Bagwis Seal is given to supermarkets, department stores, service and repair shops, appliance centers and hardware stores, which comply to the Consumer and Price Acts of the country, for non-selling of fake or counterfeit products and for the conduct of corporate social responsibility projects.
Santos also said that it is important that the establishment has customer service or consumer welfare desk for reporting and resolving complaints.
Santos said that for the first quarter of this year, the two establishments were the only applicants from the province and fortunately garnered the award.
He added that provincial evaluation team of the DTI evaluated the qualifications of the applicants for Silver and Bronze seals; while Gold seal applicants were assessed by the national office.
According to DTI’s records, the province has a total of 22 Bagwis awardees since 2006; five of it had Gold seals and the other 17 had Silver seals.
The establishments with Gold Bagwis seals were NCCC Supermarket, NCCC Department Store, Davao City Hardware (Sobrecarey St.), Penshoppe (NCCC), Sharp Phils. Corporation, all located in Tagum City.
Santos revealed that as of this writing, four more establishments in the province submitted their application for Bagwis seal, which will be reviewed on August this year.
Atty. Zerline Balleque, chief of the DTI Consumer Welfare Division, encouraged establishments to have their stores certified as Bagwis seal as this will amplify their competitiveness in their market.
Santos said that with the seal consumers can guarantee that the stores are providing quality products and services.
Enterprises with Bagwis seals submit quarterly reports to the DTI on their consumer welfare programs, especially on resolving clients’ complaints. (PIA 11, Michael Uy)
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