As we are all battling with COVID-19, our medical frontliners, particularly those in the medical laboratories, are also battling to maintain the integrity of every testing process and release of result. Hence, this is the right time to consider laboratory accreditation. Philippine Trade Training Center-Global MSME Academy (PTTC-GMEA) and Philippine Accreditation...

The Department of Trade and Industry – Philippine Accreditation Bureau (DTI-PAB) and Department of Environment and Natural Resources – Forest Management Bureau (DENR-FMB) convened to discuss the possible technical competencies and team structure of validation and verification bodies for the Carbon Accounting, Verification, and Certification System (CAVCS) and to...

The DTI’s Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB) experienced its first Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC) peer re-evaluation through virtual means from January 25, 2021 to March 05, 2021. DTI-PAB underwent a thorough peer re-evaluation for all its accreditation schemes which includes: Management System Certification (QMS, EMS), Product Certification, Inspection, Testing...

The Department of Trade and Industry – Philippine Accreditation Bureau (DTI-PAB) participated in the ILAC/IAF Joint Communication Working Group (WG) – Communication Professionals Meeting on 05 February 2021 through its representatives from the Promotion and Documentation Division (PDD). The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) and International Accreditation Forum (IAF)...

The Department of Trade and Industry’s Philippine Accreditation Bureau (DTI-PAB) is offering two additional accreditation schemes in 2021. PAB has received the approved department order signed by DTI Secretary Ramon M. Lopez regarding the new PAB accreditation schemes on 04 January 2021. In offering accreditation based on ISO/IEC 17043,...