THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Pangasinan is encouraging all business establishments in the province to apply for the Bagwis Seal of Excellence.

Natalia Dalaten, provincial director of DTI-Pangasinan, said all retail establishments are encouraged to join DTI’s Bagwis Accreditation Program that gives due recognition to business firms that uphold the rights of consumers while practicing consumer welfare protection and social responsibility.

DTI Bagwis is a certification program for business establishments that aims to promote and foster the higher level of business ethics and uphold a fair and honest marketplace through voluntary self-regulation and service excellence.

She said establishments such as hardware stores, specialty stores, department stores, appliance centers, supermarkets or grocery stores, convenience stores and DTI-accredited service or repair shops can join the accreditation program.

Dalaten said that to qualify for the program, the stores must comply with Fair Trade Laws and must have a Consumer Welfare Desk where consumers may lodge their complaints and other issues.

There are presently 282 stores in the Pangasinan conferred with Bagwis Seal of Excellence.  (PIA Pangasinan/EMSA)

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