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The CoVID-19 pandemic had changed the ways people conduct business.

Government restrictions and guidelines were promulgated to protect the

health and safety of everyone. Different categories of community

quarantines were implemented depending on the severity of CoVID-19

cases. Despite these unprecedented times, PhilMSTQ continues to raise

awareness on the National Quality Infrastructure (NQI) and in line with

the new normal, PhilMSTQ went online with back to back to back

webinars last 19 June, 23 July and 11 August 2020.

19 June 2020. This webinar coincides with the celebrations of World Food
Safety Day (June 7) and World Accreditation Day (June 9). Although a bit
late for the two world celebration days, food safety will always be relevant
to the lives of Filipinos especially in the current CoVID-19 pandemic.
Accreditation on the other hand, ensures that service providers (e.g. food
retailers and handlers) are competent and act impartially in the conduct of
their tasks (e.g. food delivery and food pick-up). The webinar started with
Ms. Shirley Botor, PhilMSTQ President providing insights on accreditation 
and its role in food safety, and the di erent conformity assessment
activities in the food supply chain.
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Mr. Cristopher Millena, Laboratory Head of DOST V, RSTL presented a

comprehensive talk on “FS-CoVID-19: Ensuring Food Safety for Food Pick-
up and Delivery in the New Normal”. He emphasized that currently, there
are no evidence linking CoVID-19 transmission via food. CoVID-19 is a
respiratory illness and is primarily transmitted through person-to-person
and direct contact with respiratory droplets. Droplets from an infected
person that land on objects that may contaminate the mouth, eyes and
nose may cause possible transmission. To ensure food safety, personnel
involved in food handling are required to maintain high degree of
cleanliness when entering food handling-processing area(s). Food delivery
personnel are required to follow strict hygiene and sanitation protocols,
safety packaging and zero contact delivery. He further discussed the
importance of NQI in ensuring food safety especially in the food pick-up
and delivery sectors and in the time of a pandemic.

23 July 2020. Ms. Shirley Botor provided insights on standards and

technical regulations and the current status of the National Quality
Infrastructure (NQI) in the Philippines. Mr. Admer Rey Caluya Dablio,
Technical Manager of STD-ITDI and a member of the Technical Working
Group on the Revision of the PNSDW, DOH, 2015-2017, zeroed in on
“Drinking Water: Regulations, Testing and Consumer Responsibility“. He
further posed a challenge to the participants on their responsibilities with
regards the safety and quality of our drinking water. To know more about
his discussions, you can view the presentation here.
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11 August 2020. Ms. Dinah Lyra Dela Cruz Pantaleon, an entrepreneur/

business owner of Radin Food Products shared her inspiring journey as a
proprietor in the webinar titled, “An MSME’s Journey to Success through
NQI“. Her story told of a humble beginning of a “guinamos” business; how
it captured the international market through the use of NQI (i.e. testing,
certi cation, calibration) and at the same time following technical
regulations. Her talk also tackled the challenges she encountered from
technical operation to dealing with clients and also coping in the times of
the COVID-19 pandemic. She emerged triumphant because she never
gave up on her passion in the journey she chose, entering into all possible
opportunities (such as considering possible help from the government,
participating in trade fairs, etc.) and crossing all challenges by keeping the
faith. Watch her inspiring story in an AVP published by DTI-Agusan del Sur,
Ka-Negosyo Ipasigarbo, here.

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This webinar was capped by a presentation of Ms. Vilma Sanchez

Cembrano, member, PhilMSTQ Board of Trustees, on the “Impact of NQI
on Consumers and the Industry” including the challenges in implementing
NQI in the Philippines.

Ta g s : Accreditation, Food safety, MSME, NQI, Standards, Technical Regulations,

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