by admin | Dec 17, 2015 | National News
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has always emphasized that fireworks, firecrackers and pyrotechnic devices are dangerous and at times deadly.
To lessen the risk of untoward incidents, DTI encourages the public to choose the right brands and purchase only DTI-certified fireworks, DTI says.
DTI strongly advises the public to look for the Philippine Standard (PS) mark when purchasing fireworks and firecrackers to be assured of the products’ safety when used according to instructions.
Fireworks and firecrackers are under mandatory certification by the Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) under the DTI.
Under the BPS Product Certification Scheme, manufacturers of fireworks are required to apply for the Philippine Standard (PS) license prior to distribution or sale of products.
In the absence of accredited testing laboratory, DTI-BPS conducts in-plant testing of fireworks to check its compliance with the said standard.
Only those manufacturers who comply with the requirements of the Philippine National Standard on fireworks are issued the PS license and are authorized to use the PS mark on their products.
With the same intentions against illegal and unsafe fireworks and firecrackers, the Philippine National Police (PNP) regulates the sale, manufacture, distribution and use of firecrackers and other pyrotechnic devices as mandated in Republic Act 7183.
The Act also requires the manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers to secure a license or permit prior to sale and distribution of their products and prohibits the sale of imported firecrackers.
DTI reminds the public to not only search for the PS mark on the fireworks they buy but to also check the package for proper labels.
For more information, call DTI Direct at 751.3330 or visit the DTI-BPS website at http://bps.dti.gov.ph/
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | National News
MANILA, Dec. 14 (PIA)–Sugod Enero sa sunod tuig, mahimo nang makakuha og libreng tambal nga pang-maintenance ang mga adunay sakit nga hypertension ug diabetes gikan sa ilang mga Regional Rural Health Units.
Kini ang gibutyag ni Department of Health (DOH) Kalihim Janette Garin kagahapon diin iyang gi-aghat ang mga nag-antos sa maong sakit nga magpa-miyembro sa ilang Department of Health ‘Hypertention and Diabetic Club’.
Matud pa sa Kalihim nga tuyo niining maseguro nga regular nga masusi ang mga pasyente nga nag-antos sa maong sakit aron malikayan ang pag-grabe niini.
Giingong ang mga Regional Rural Health Units ang magpadala sa kumpletong listahan sa mga pasyenteng nagpalista. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Dec 15, 2015 | National News
MANILA, Dec. 14 (PIA)–Epektibo niadtong Disyembre 12, temporaryo unang hipahunong sa Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) ang pagproseso og dokumento sa mga OFWs sa siyam ka non-compliant o dili luwas nga mga nasud.
Matud pa ni POEA administrator Hans Cacdac, dili una mag-deploy ang nasud og mga OFWs sa Afghanistan, Chad, Cuba, Haiti, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Somalia ug Zimbabwe.
“All POEA operating units are hereby directed to temporarily hold the processing of documents of workers bound for the identified non-compliant countries,” matud pa ni Cacdac.
Kini base na usab sa rekomendasyon sa Commission on Audit (COA) sa POEA nga temporaryong suspensohon ang deployment sa mga nahisgotang nasud.
Sa pagkakaron, naa sa 194 ang gi-ilang compliant o luwas nga nasud alang sa mga OFWs base sa Amended Migrant Workers Act.
Ubos sa balaod, tugotan lamang sa Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) ug POEA ang deployment sa mga OFWs sa mga nasud nga sertipikado sa Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) nga luwas ug kaya nga hatagan og proteksiyon ang mga Filipino workers.
Kinahanglan usab dinhi ang paghimo og bilateral agreements tali sa Pilipinas ug ang host countries aron seguradohon ang maayong kondisyon sa mga OFWs nga magtrabaho sa nagkalain-laing lugar sa kalibotan. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Dec 10, 2015 | National News
MANILA, Dec. 10 (PIA)–Aprubado na sa ikatulo ug pinal nga pagbasa ang House Bill 6268 o Salary Standardization Law o SSL 2015.
Ang SSL 2015 gipalabang dayon sa unang adlaw pa lamang sa pagdungog human kini giduso mismo ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III.
170 ka mga Kongresista ang mibotar pabor sa maong balaodnon, 5 ang mi-kontra samtang 1 lamang ang nag-abstain.
Target sa SSL 2015 nga mahiduol ang suholan sa may 1.3 milyong kawani sa gobyerno sa suholang tigdawat sa mga naa sa pribadong sektor.
Sa SSL 2015, makadawat og 14th month pay ang mga kawani sa gobyerno, gawas pa sa dugang suholan nila nga paga-tungaon sa upat ka tuig nga implementasyon.
Gawas niini, may idugang usab sa performance based bonus o PBB sa mga kawani sa gobyerno.
Tuyo niining madasig ug magpabilin ang mga kawani ug opisyal sa gobyerno, mao nga ang kumpensasyon niini dili mo-ubos sa 70 porsiyento sa merkado alang sa tanang salary grades.
Ang SSL 2015 gilagda nilang House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr., Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II, Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora, Accounts Committee Chairman Eleandro Madrona ug Appropriations Chairman Isidro Ungab. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Dec 10, 2015 | National News
MANILA, Dec. 10 (PIA)–Gilagdaan na ni Presidente Benigno ‘Noynoy’ Aquino III ang Republic Act 10708 o ang Tax Incentive Management and Transparency Act o TIMTA.
Tuyo niining iduso ang transparency ug accountability sa paghatag ug pagdumala sa tax incentives sa mga negosyo, indibidwal ug korporasyon.
Matud pa ni Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Kalihim Herminio Coloma, makatabang kini aron mapalambo pa ang target income sa gobyerno sa larangan sa pagbuhis.
Giingong pinaagi niini, magbaton og kahigayonan ang gobyerno nga ma-monitor, ma-review ug ma-analyze ang epekto niini sa ekonomiya apil na ang mapa-paspas ang paghatag og serbisyo sa publiko.
Gusto maseguro sa balaod nga pahimoslan gayud sa katawhan ang nahisgotang prebilihiyo.
“This law seeks to “promote fiscal accountability and transparency in the grant and management of tax incentives by developing means to measure the government’s fiscal exposure on these grants and to enable the government to monitor, review and analyze the economic impact thereof and thereby optimize the social benefit of such incentives,” matud pa ni Coloma. (ecb/PIA7-Bohol)
by admin | Dec 3, 2015 | National News
The latest edition of ISO 9001, ISO’s flagship quality management systems (QMS) standard, has just been published.
This concludes over three years of revision work by experts from nearly 95 participating and observing countries to bring the standard up to date with modern needs, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) says.
With over 1.1 million certificates issued worldwide, ISO 9001 helps organizations demonstrate to customers that they can offer products and services of consistently good quality, declares ISO, adding that it also acts as a tool to streamline their processes and make them more efficient at what they do.
Acting ISO Secretary-General Kevin McKinley explains: “ISO 9001 allows organizations to adapt to a changing world. It enhances an organization’s ability to satisfy its customers and provides a coherent foundation for growth and sustained success.”
The 2015 edition features important changes, which Nigel Croft, Chair of the ISO subcommittee that developed and revised the standard, refers to as an “evolutionary rather than a revolutionary” process. “We are just bringing ISO 9001 firmly into the 21st century. The earlier versions of ISO 9001 were quite prescriptive, with many requirements for documented procedures and records. In the 2000 and 2008 editions, we focused more on managing processes, and less on documentation.”
“We have now gone a step further, and ISO 9001:2015 is even less prescriptive than its predecessor, focusing instead on performance. We have achieved this by combining the process approach with risk-based thinking, and employing the Plan-Do-Check-Act cycle at all levels in the organization.”
“Knowing that today’s organizations will have several management standards in place, we have designed the 2015 version to be easily integrated with other management systems. The new version also provides a solid base for sector-quality standards (automotive, aerospace, medical industries, etc.), and takes into account the needs of regulators,” Croft elucidates.
As the much anticipated standard comes into being, Kevin McKinley concludes, “The world has changed, and this revision was needed to reflect this. Technology is driving increased expectations from customers and businesses. Barriers to trade have dropped due to lower tariffs, but also because of strategic instruments like International Standards. We are seeing a trend towards more complex global supply chains that demand integrated action. So organizations need to perform in new ways, and our quality management standards need to keep up with these expectations. I am confident that the 2015 edition of ISO 9001 can help them achieve this.”
The standard was developed by ISO/TC 176/SC 2, whose secretariat is held by BSI, ISO member for the UK. “This is a very important committee for ISO,” says Kevin McKinley, “one that has led the way in terms of global relevance, impact and utilization. I thank the experts for their hard effort.”
ISO 9001:2015 replaces previous editions and certification bodies will have up to three years to migrate certificates to the new version.
ISO 9000, which lays down the concepts and language used throughout the ISO 9000 family of standards, has also been revised and a new edition is available.
The Philippines is a member to the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) through the Department of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards as the country’s National Standards Body.
For more information on the BPS functions and services, visit www.bps.dti.gov.ph. For more information on the ISO, visit http://www.iso.org/
