25 Bohol businesses earn DTI recognition

BOHOL's top stores, Alturas Group of Companies, Bohol Quality Corporation and top appliance dealer Du Ek Sam lead Bohol establishments when they received the Department of Trade and Industry Certified Establishments (DTI-CE) awards for 2006 in rites held at the Marriott Hotel in Cebu, November 20. Alturas Group of Companies capped another fruitful responsible business year with 8 recognitions; 4 of them from Alturas department stores in Tagbilaran, 2 for Alturas Talibon and 2 for company owned Island City Mall, also in Tagbilaran City. On the other hand, Bohol Quality Corporation finished off with four DTI recognitions.

The recognition also came with the awarding of the DTI Bronze and Silver Seals signifying the highest level of ethics in business. This they did by upholding a fair and honest marketplace through voluntary self-regulation and service excellence to allow consumers to get their money's worth. The DTI CE encourages the putting up of Consumer Welfare Desks and DTI recognized customers' service counter to help consumers find the right information and at the same time perform the task of being the mechanism for arbitration and quick resolution of customer complaints, DTI sources said.

Boholano establishments getting the Bronze seal awards were Champion Trading and Machine Shop, Imperial Appliance Plaza, J Marketing Corporation, Tagbilaran City Repair and Machine Shop, and Wrenleys Appliance Plaza. On the other hand, Silver Seal Awardees are Alturas Supermarket Corporation Tagbilaran (ASC-Tagb) Hardware, ASC-Tagb. Department Store, ASC Tagb. Supermarket, ASC Talibon Department Store and ASC Talibon Hardware and Supermarket as well as Island City Mall's Home and Fashion and Supermarket.

Bohol Quality Corporation (BQC) Hardware, BQC Department Store, BQC Supermarket, BQC Appliance Center also got their silver seal recognition. Du Ek Sam (DES) Marketing Incorporated CPG Branch, DES Lesage, DES Agora, Bohol Machine Shop and Engineering Works, Cede Machine and Metal Industry, Cogon Commercial, Metro Bohol Electronic Services and Occidental Enterprises. The yearly awards, DTI hope should motivate business establishments to practice responsible business and customer friendly atmosphere in efforts to raise local businesses to approximate acceptable global standards.

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