Wednesday, May 07, 2008 DTI 11 cited for pursuing quality management system
TRADE Secretary Peter B. Favila recently presented a special citation to the regional office of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) during the PQA Ceremony held at the Rizal Hall of Malacañang.
The citation is in recognition of the agency's efforts in pursuing an ISO 9001:2000 certification for its Quality Management System.
The occasion was attended by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
With the citation, DTI Southern Mindanao joins the ranks of organizations, both government and private, which were recognized by the Philippine government for championing quality and productivity in their business endeavors.
Among the recipients of the PQA are: Airlift Asia, Inc. (2007), which received its award together with DTI Southern Mindanao, First Sumiden Circuits Inc. (2006), Johnson and Johnson (Philippines) Inc. (2006), National Transmission Corp. (2006), and Neda Region 1 (2006).
ISO certificates were also presented to:
* Land Bank of the Philippines, Trust Operations and Asset Management Services and Wholesale Commercial Lending Operations; and
*Civil Aeronautics Board, Processing New Applicant and Renewal of Permit for Authority to Operate Business in the Field of Aviation and/or Enganged in Air Commerce.
The secretary's citation recognized DTI Southern Mindanao as a "pioneer and trailblazer in the delivery of government's basic services, for pushing the limits of excellence, for having re-engineered itself to become the First National Government Agency in the country whose entire management system has been ISO 9001:2000 certified."
Alongside Favila, the following assisted the President in giving out the awards: Antonio Kalaw, president of Development Academy of the Philippines; Angelica Fraginal, president of Philippine Society for Quality; Donald Dee, chair emeritus of PCCI, and Ambassador Cesar B. Bautista, co-chair of the Private Sector National Competitiveness Council.
DTI Center for International Competitiveness, which spearheaded the PQA ceremony, sees the need for DTI Southern Mindanao to actively involve in the PQA road shows, to share best practices, and to provide a benchmark in establishing and maintaining Quality Management System in the government.
With the urgency of implementing EO 605, which mandates institutionalizing the structure, mechanisms, and standards to implement the government quality management program, and with the publication of the 1st Government Quality Management Systems Standards (GQMSS), DTI Southern Mindanao foresees greater responsibility in providing expertise for government agencies in pursuing quality management system.
The Philippine Quality Award is the highest level of national recognition for exemplary organizational performance, conferred annually to qualified organizations that garner the qualifying conditions per year.
