The Department of Trade and Industry – Philippine Accreditation Bureau (DTI-PAB) conducted a week-long celebration of its 9th anniversary, emphasizing the importance of letting the general public know the importance of accreditation, accreditation standards, and accredited conformity assessment services. Its 9th year celebration was capped off by recognizing and honoring its assessors and experts, external resources speakers, assessment evaluation panel, and committee members, who generously invested their time and expertise in assisting PAB to carry out its mandate.
A webinar entitled, “Getting to Know PAB,” kicked off the series of webinars that were slated from October 17-20, 2022. It was aimed at providing the general public with information about the bureau’s mandates and services, and how these services may contribute to the quality and safety of the goods and services they consume.
This was followed by standard-specific free webinars which included awareness on the following standards: ISO/IEC 17020 (requirements for the operation of various types of bodies performing inspection); ISO/IEC 17025 (testing and calibration laboratories); ISO/IEC 17043:2010 (general requirements for proficiency testing), and; ISO 15189:2012 (medical laboratories — requirements for quality and competence).
These topics were discussed by our local speakers, Engr. Aldwin B. Tagapan (ISO/IEC 17025), Ms. Leah C. Dajay, RCh, MSc (ISO/IEC 17043), Engr. Ana B. Opeda (ISO 15189), and foreign speaker, Dr. Aparna Dhawan, Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC)’s Communication and Promotion Committee Chair and TIC Council India’s Executive Director.