TABUK CITY, Kalinga – Two business establishments in the province were awarded with Certified Establishment (CE) seal of excellence by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), after complying with trade and industry laws.
Josie Daliyong of DTI-Kalinga said Tabuk Lumber and Hardware and Kalinga Lumber and Hardware were among 26 other awardees in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) given the seal during the culminating program of Consumer Welfare Month at Atrium Hall, SM Baguio City, last week.
Those who qualified for the distinct award in business met the requirements in providing benefits to their employees like minimum wage, social security services, Philhealth and other employment benefits.
Tabuk Lumber and Hardware was handed the Silver Award for meeting the Minimum wage, SSS, and Philhealth requirements, while Kalinga Lumber Hardware qualified for Bronze for satisfying the fair trade law.
The highest Gold Award, which is still highly coveted in the region, is to be determined by the International Standards Organization (ISO), with greater requirements.
Daliyong said the program is a reward mechanism encouraging business firms to be more socially responsible and enable them to regulate their own operations, including employment conditions mandated by law.
To ensure that these services are sustained, DTI conducts constant monitoring among business establishments, making it a regular project of the department, Daliyong said.
Last year, T. Bayle Supermart was awarded the CE seal of excellence, being the first qualifier in the province. ***L.Lopez/PIA Kalinga
