By Franklin P. Gumapon
PAGADIAN CITY – Following a workshop on the
Quality Management System (QMS) conducted last week at the central office of
the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) in Quezon City for regional ISO focal
persons, all PIA-9 personnel have also converged here to discuss the salient
features and requirements for the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) certification starting Sept. 14-17.
In her opening statement, Regional Director Noemi B. Edaga
has reiterated Communications Secretary Sonny Coloma’s directive to make all
PIA regional offices ISO-certified.
Director Edaga started the four-day conference-workshop with
a discussion on the Strategic Performance Management System (SPMS) followed by
the requirements for ISO 9001:2008 certification.
It can be recalled that during the QMS workshop, Secretary
Coloma emphasized that with the ISO the PIA regional offices will now have the
benchmark in their operations.
“We are now building a stronger agency – that is
ISO-certified PIA,” Coloma stressed.
An internal audit is slated to be conducted to PIA regional
offices before the end of this year and the external audit is expected to take
place during the first quarter of 2016.