United Laboratories, Inc. (UNILAB), the company trusted by consumers when it comes to taking care of their health.

UNILAB is a 100% Filipino owned private organization with a strong presence in the Asean region  developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide range of Consumer  and Prescription products. UNILAB was built on the concept of "Bayanihan", or working together for the common good.

To provide the best quality and affordable healthcare to Asia, the company recognizes the value of having the finest talents in its 3,000 strong workforce, making them the foundation of UNILAB business.

The unique principles that sets it apart – QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, SERVICE TO COMMUNITY and THE BAYANIHAN SPIRIT.

All these, through the years, helping to ensure the products are of such quality that they remain synonymous in the Philippines to Trusted Quality Healthcare.

First Sumiden Circuits, Inc. (FSCI) is a joint venture among Sumitomo Electric Industries, Inc. (SEI, with 51%), First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPHC, with 40%), and Sumitomo Corporation (SC, with 9%). Incorporated in March 1996, FSCI was registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as a pioneer economic zone enterprise in April 1996. Its plant at the Special Ecozone of the Light Industry and Science Park (LISP) in Cabuyao, Laguna, was inaugurated in July 1997.

FSCI manufactures flexible printed circuits (FPCs) which are small, lightweight wiring components with electronic circuits printed on a flexible film. In order to meet customer needs for complex parts mounting indispensable for high density information transmission, FSCI have recently established flip-chip mounting technology for FPC application (FCOF). FPCs are widely used in electronic devices such as hard disk drives (HDDs), cell phones, car audio equipment, DVD and CD players, cameras, and printers. Consistent with its PEZA registration, FSCI sells 100% of its FPCs to the export market. These are either transported by air to its overseas customers, or by truck to its local multinational customers as constructive exports. FSCI uses freight forwarders to handle its export shipments, but delivers directly to its local customers.

FSCI strives to become a center for global manufacturing competence in FPC manufacturing. Part of the strategy of SEI in locating its plant in the Philippines is to locate near its customers, such as Fujitsu, Hitachi, and SHARP, all of which have factories in the Philippines. FSCI's strategic plan is guided by its vision of becoming the "world's leading manufacturer of flexible printed circuits" and its mission to "capture the flexible printed circuits market by providing the highest quality, lowest cost and fastest delivery time, in order to increase the value for our stakeholders".

FSCI is shaping a culture of innovation, empowerment, and agility that values employee learning and continuous improvement. Employees are guided by a set of core values, which have been published and disseminated to all employees through communication channels, training programs and company-wide activities following the deployment process of the performance management system. These values, manifested in employees' behavior at all levels of the organization, are: Customer satisfaction, Ownership and commitment, Discipline, Teamwork, Integrity, Continuous improvement, and Respect for each other.

Established in August 1989, NYK-FIL has emerged as one of the most successful shipmanning companies in the Philippines.  It is a joint venture of NYK Line and the Filipino-owned Transnational Diversified Group.  NYK-FIL although relatively young player in the industry, has carved a respectable position as one of the most prestigious manning companies in the Philippines.  From its humble beginnings of manning eight (8) ships, it now provides crew to 148 vessels of NYK Line with 6,000 seafarers under its wings and greatly contributing to the country's foreign reserves.

NYK-FIL is a consistent Awardee of Excellence by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) for exemplary performance for many years.  On 31 January 2006, it was conferred anew the Award Excellence, ranking among the top ten awardees in the manning industry comprised of more than 300 manning companies.  NYK-FIL was also recognized for its exemplary welfare programs and allied services including its demonstrated capability in the field of overseas employment.  Due to the quality of manning and training services that it offers, its Principal, NYK Line, earned the Presidential Award of Distinction in the field of training during the First International employers Award in 2002.  Its employer was again conferred the Presidential Award of Distinction and the Ministerial Citation during the Second International Employers Award in 2005.

Quality is a way of life at NYK-FIL.  It is a well-guarded tradition that guides the company toward its continuing journey for service excellence.  It is a proud ISO 9001:2000 certified company for both its manning and training operations.

Panasonic Mobile Communications Corporation of the Philippines (PMCP), (formerly known as Matsushita Communication Industrial Corporation of the Philippines) is a manufacturing company with a total workforce of 1,500 employees and twenty percent (20%) of which belong to the technical group in engineering, quality control and production. PMCP currently ranks as number two (2) among the Matsushita companies in the Asia Oceania region and its sales has reached P36,000,000,000,000 (approximately $650 million) for the current fiscal year.

The company is producing five Panasonic products namely: Panasonic GSM mobile phones, closed circuit video equipment, floppy disk drives, electronic toll collection and electret condenser microphones. The aforesaid products are ninety eight percent (98%) for export which had achieved wider acceptance in the global market. Management's major strategy is emphasize on focusing on quality enhancement which aims to make "Quality as PMCP's Core Competence and Identity".

PMCP's manufacturing facilities uses state of the art machines at par with the standards of other leading companies with similar business activities. The production line employs high-speed surface mounting machines, high precision PCB function testers and automated inspection equipment. This greatly improve quality reduce cycle time and improve the overall efficiency and productivity of the company.

To complement the said state of the art facilities are highly trained personnel who have undergone extensive training abroad to support the management thrusts of producing quality products to compete with the world's best.

Integrated Microelectronics, Inc. is a one-stop electronics manufacturing service provider offering seamless operations from Product Development, Prototyping, Plastic Injection, Metal Stamping, Electronic Assemblies and Supply-chain management to complete box-build solutions. Located in Laguna, IMI was founded in 1980 through a joint venture between Ayala Corporation and Resins, Inc. It has a current workforce of over 7,000. IMI's key in achieving performance excellence is in the integration of a Total Quality Management system with each of its fundamental strategy of business. Fundamental to IMI's growth is its commitment to quality as realized in its people, products, surroundings and partnership development. It is also ISO 9001 and QS 9000 certified.

Intel Philippines is a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation, the world's largest computer chip maker. It started its operations in 1974 in Bangkal, Makati City, and has a current 6,000-strong workforce. Its product expanded from its original flash memory products to include Microprocessors in 1995 and Chipsets in 1997 which has placed the Philippines at the cutting edge of Information Technology. Its people-oriented programs have developed a highly motivated workforce. An ISO 9002 certified company, Intel's well-placed quality management system supports these initiatives. Intel remains committed to social responsibility through close partnerships with government, industry and the community.

San Miguel Yamamura Asia Corporation (SMYAC) - a joint venture company of San Miguel Corporation (SMC) and Nihon Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. (NYG) - is the country's major manufacturer of glass bottles. Inaugurated in July 1991, it started commercial operations in July 1992. SMYAC designs and produces glass bottles for the food, beverage, spirit, and pharmaceutical industries - both for domestic and export consumption. Products are exported to the U.S.A., Southeast Asia, Australia, and Africa. The facility has the capability to produce glass bottles of different shapes, sizes, and colors. It is also capable of producing ultra-lightweight bottles called Glasslite and bottles with Applied Color Label (ACL) using heavy metal-free (HMF) paints.

SMYAC's equipment are the most advanced in the Philippines as they are equipped with fully automated dust-free batch plant, an enclosed clean room, and state-of-the-art production and inspection machines from Europe, America, and Japan. In addition to this, SMYAC is equipped with an Electrostatic Precipitator (EP), an air pollution abatement system that performs the collection of combustion particles, which is recycled into minor raw materials used in glass production.

For total quality and productivity management, SMYAC is one of the first companies in the Philippines to be certified in ISO 9000 by the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS) through its accreditation in December of 1992 - merely six months after its commercial operation. Its Quality Management Systems currently follows the ISO 9001:2008 Standards as certified by Bureau Veritas Certification. It was also recommended for certification by SGS Philippines, Inc. for ISO 22000:2005 Food Safety Management System and PAS 223:2011 Good Manufacturing Practice.

In June 1998, SMYAC was accorded a Philippine Quality Award for Commitment in Quality by former President Fidel V. Ramos. And its most recent achievement in quality management, the facility was recognized by President Benigno S. Aquino III with a Philippine Quality Award for Proficiency in Quality Management in December 2012.

Automotive Air-conditioning Technology Philippines, Inc. (ATP) is a member of the Sanden Global Group of Companies. It is a primary designer, supplier, installer and exporter of automotive air-conditioning systems and components (condensers, evaporators and hose & pipes) and airbag pipes with more than 15 years of solid manufacturing experience. It is a multi-national company that has expanded its scope of business from the Philippine scene to the global export markets. ATP has, successfully, catered to the major domestic OEM customers in the Philippines like Toyota, Honda, Ford, Isuzu, Hyundai and Mitsubishi as well as prestigious overseas accounts such as McLaren, Suzuki, Aston Martin, Ford, General Motors and Saab in Europe and elsewhere.

ATP is committed to total customer satisfaction through excellent quality, competitive cost, on-time delivery and reliable service; and, it places key stakes on safety and the environment. In this regard, it has implemented an Integrated Quality, Safety and Environment Management System, consistently, and with its recent updates of OHSAS 18001:2007, ISO 14001:2004 and ISO/TS 16949:2009 certifications. It has been given excellence awards for Cost and Delivery performances several times, in the domestic front, by Toyota and Keihin (Honda) as well as for Production Preparation for the Toyota Innova.

ATP is a growth organization with a strong culture of professionalism, teamwork, quality-consciousness, integrity and loyalty. Fully aware of its participative role and active responsibility in the community, it has developed current social programs and activities.

ATP is a Company that puts a premium on automotive air-conditioning system.

SunPower defined its Vision as: "We Change the Way the World is Powered".  With a mission of: We will Install at  Least 10 Gigawatt of Solar by 2015.

Solar Cell Manufacturing and Module Manufacturing constitute the Philippine Manufacturing operations of SunPower Corporation, the global leader in manufacturing the highest efficient solar modules for homes, businesses, commercial buildings and power plants.

The organization has three manufacturing sites in the Philippines: Solar Cell Manufacturing (Fab1) and Module Manufacturing (SPMM) in Binan, Laguna and Solar Cell Manufacturing (Fab2) in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. Fab1 & Fab2 produce solar cells for  delivery to ModCo which assembles solar panels.

SunPower  Philippines  began in March 2004 which started with 25MW/year and has grown from one (1) production line to twenty (20) lines today with combined output of  ~600MW/yr.  The  overall Solar Cells & Module Manufacturing land area is ~20  hectares. Solar Cell Manufacturing uses state of the art equipment  with 21 process steps while Module Manufacturing has 5 major process  steps.  These process steps enable  SunPower to produce solar panel with 20% efficiency, a leader in the world. With the continuous technology aggressiveness of SunPower, they offer to the market 72cell-module, 96-cell module to biggest 128cell-module and  aesthetically pleasing design. Hence their slogan is "MORE WATTS, LOOKS GREAT!"

They began with a handful of employee from ~400 to ~5,000 employees and continuously  growing. The demographic profile is as  follows: Male - 75%, Female - 25%; Education - engineering (80%), technical  (10%), and others (10%). Some 95% are  college graduates, while 3% have Advance Degrees. Approximately 60% of employees have joined within the last three years. The company is non-unionized, with no record of strikes, and turnover is low at 3.8% with utmost concern for Safety of every employee. SunPower is  a strong advocate of Corporate Social Responsibilities and established several company employee committees, donated solar systems to remote schools, provided aids to typhoon  victims, and played a big part in project Sinag - the first Philippine solar  powered race car that participated in Adelaide Australia in 2007.

First Philippine Industrial Corporation (FPIC) is a joint venture of First Philippine Holdings Corporation (60%) and Shell Petroleum Company Limited of the United Kingdom (40%) transporting more than 1.5 billion liters of gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, and other petroleum products through a pipeline system from Batangas to Metro Manila.  It provides the safest, most reliable, and most economical bulk fuel transport contributing to nation building and sustainable development.

FPIC's Management System is certified to six (6) international standards:   ISO 9001, Quality of Service; ISO 14001, Environmental Protection; OHSAS 18001, Health and Safety in the Workplace; SA 8000, Decent Working Conditions; ISO 27001, Security of Information and Investment in People.  FPIC continuously updates its technology through international partnerships, and collaborates with its communities and other stakeholders to ensure responsible operation.

Sutherland Global Services is a multinational IT Enabled and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) company, specializing in Customer Management and Back-office services for Fortune 1000 clients. Started its operation in 1986 in Rochester, New York, and now employs over 22,000 professionals offering right-shored, blended services from its delivery centers in the United States, India, Canada, Mexico, Bulgaria and the Philippines.

In the Philippines, from 2005, the company has grown to over 7,000 employees in five locations from Makati to Clark, Tarlac, Camarines Sur, and Davao. The company provide BPO services to world renown companies in telecommunications, securities, technology, banking and finance, software, e-retail, ISP, and social networking industries.

In every engagement, Sutherland develops a deep understanding of the client's existing processes and technology, evolving from being just a provider of outsourcing services into a strategic partner.

Centro Escolar University is a private, stocked, non-sectarian institution of higher learning founded in 1907.  It has since risen to be one of the top providers of quality professionals in the practice of Dentistry, Optometry, Pharmacy, Nursing, Medical Technology, Nutrition, Social Work, Education and Accountancy.  The University has also produced quality practitioners in the fields of Tourism, Business and Management, Information Technology, Mass Communications, Secretarial, Hotel and Restaurant Management and various arts and sciences.  These courses were designed to equip students for local and international employment and practice, guided by the philosophy of knowledge and virtue, and embodied in the mission of providing "quality education that ensures total development of its members" in a caring environment.  The successful achievement of its mission is indicated by the laudable performance of its graduates in the board examinations in terms of passing percentage and board placers and in the placement of its graduates.

Strong leadership, a distinct organizational culture, highly qualified team of managers-educators, faculty and support staff and well-defined academic and support processes and financial stability ensure the University's quality performance.  The 1,060-manpower complement has evolved into a learning community to meet the challenges of changing needs and expectations of various stakeholders.  This is shown in their commitment to implement/support several continuous improvement schemes.  These include levels 2 and 3 accreditation under PACUCOA and PAASCU for almost all programs at CEU Manila and Malolos, internal and external quality audits and customer feedback under its ISO 9001 certification, quality tools such as 5S, a suggestion scheme, quality circles and a recognition scheme.  The CHED conferred on CEU the distinction of a Full Autonomy Status for Meritorious Achievement in Higher Education in recognition of its long tradition of performance excellence and integrity.

When one talks of Espana Blvd., one landmark will immediately come to mind: the University of Santo Tomas.  And when one talks of UST, a lot of things come to mind: old at 395 nestled on a sprawling historical campus, quality Catholic education, Papal visits, countless alumni that include Jose Rizal, Apolinario Mabini and Alfredo Velayo  of SGV, topnotchers in board examinations, the Growling Tigers of UAAP, and a host of other things, including a well-known hospital that also bears the University name.  Indeed, the University of Santo Tomas is all these, and a whole lot more.  It spells of excellence as manifested by the awards and recognitions it has received from government and accrediting bodies for the high quality education it offers.  As a matter of fact, UST has been granted full autonomy by the CHED due to the excellence of its flagship programs.  Looking back at its historical past, one encounters the name Miguel de Benavides, O.P., the third Archbishop of Manila who initiated the establishment of the institution by bequeathing his modest personal funds and his personal library collection on July 24, 1605, two days before his death.  On April 28, 1611, UST was formally established as a "seminary-college".  This marked the tertiary education in the Philippines.  Today, 395 years, 18 colleges and 33,000 students later, the Pontifical and Royal Catholic University of Santo Tomas once again proves that quality education is its trademark, with the PQA for Proficiency in Quality Management bestowed upon it.

Anticipating its fourth centennial in 2011, UST continues to provide Filipino with the characteristic quality Catholic education that it has been known for.  It will expand beyond Espana and extend to the South-the southern part of Luzon in Laguna (Sta.Rosa Campus) and the Southern part of Mindanao in General Santos City (Gen. Santos Campus).  It will bring to the new campuses the same Thomasian identity of competence, compassion and commitment.  Utilizing an updated IT infrastructure to support e-learning and other innovative services, UST will be able to hurdle its next 400 years in the same level of excellence that it had as it served the country from 1611 to this day.

First Sumiden Circuits, Inc. (FSCI) is a joint venture among Sumitomo Electric Industries, Inc. (SEI, with 51%), First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPHC, with 40%), and Sumitomo Corporation (SC, with 9%). Incorporated in March 1996, FSCI was registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as a pioneer economic zone enterprise in April 1996. Its plant at the Special Ecozone of the Light Industry and Science Park (LISP) in Cabuyao, Laguna, was inaugurated in July 1997.

FSCI manufactures flexible printed circuits (FPCs) which are small, lightweight wiring components with electronic circuits printed on a flexible film. In order to meet customer needs for complex parts mounting indispensable for high density information transmission, FSCI have recently established flip-chip mounting technology for FPC application (FCOF). FPCs are widely used in electronic devices such as hard disk drives (HDDs), cell phones, car audio equipment, DVD and CD players, cameras, and printers. Consistent with its PEZA registration, FSCI sells 100% of its FPCs to the export market. These are either transported by air to its overseas customers, or by truck to its local multinational customers as constructive exports. FSCI uses freight forwarders to handle its export shipments, but delivers directly to its local customers.

FSCI strives to become a center for global manufacturing competence in FPC manufacturing. Part of the strategy of SEI in locating its plant in the Philippines is to locate near its customers, such as Fujitsu, Hitachi, and SHARP, all of which have factories in the Philippines. FSCI's strategic plan is guided by its vision of becoming the "world's leading manufacturer of flexible printed circuits" and its mission to "capture the flexible printed circuits market by providing the highest quality, lowest cost and fastest delivery time, in order to increase the value for our stakeholders".

FSCI is shaping a culture of innovation, empowerment, and agility that values employee learning and continuous improvement. Employees are guided by a set of core values, which have been published and disseminated to all employees through communication channels, training programs and company-wide activities following the deployment process of the performance management system. These values, manifested in employees' behavior at all levels of the organization, are: Customer satisfaction, Ownership and commitment, Discipline, Teamwork, Integrity, Continuous improvement, and Respect for each other.

United Laboratories, Inc. (UNILAB), the company trusted by consumers when it comes to taking care of their health.

UNILAB is a 100% Filipino owned private organization with a strong presence in the Asean region  developing, manufacturing and marketing a wide range of Consumer  and Prescription products. UNILAB was built on the concept of "Bayanihan", or working together for the common good.

To provide the best quality and affordable healthcare to Asia, the company recognizes the value of having the finest talents in its 3,000 strong workforce, making them the foundation of UNILAB business.

The unique principles that sets it apart – QUALITY, AFFORDABILITY, SERVICE TO COMMUNITY and THE BAYANIHAN SPIRIT.

All these, through the years, helping to ensure the products are of such quality that they remain synonymous in the Philippines to Trusted Quality Healthcare.

PSi Technologies is a focused independent semiconductor assembly and test service provider to the power semiconductor market. Their vision is to be the global leader in power semiconductor manufacturing, most admired for its partnerships, people and performance. They are proud of their long-standing partnerships with most of the world's leading power semiconductor manufacturers, who include Infineon Technologies, Texas Instruments, ON Semiconductor, Philips and ST Microelectronics. Their more than 3,000 employees enable the company to provide cost effective and comprehensive package design, assembly and test services for power semiconductors used in telecommunications and networking systems, computers and computer peripherals, consumer electronics, electronic office equipment, automotive systems and industrial products.

PSi Tehcnologies proudly represents the Philippines as the only Philippine incorporated company that is listed in the US NASDAQ stock exchange under the trading symbols PSIT.

Philips Semiconductors is an international production center for the assembly, testing, packaging and distribution of discrete semiconductors. Its product application widely covers consumer, automotive, telecommunication, data processing and other general industrial application. It is under the Philips Semiconductor Division of Royal Philips Electronic.

Philips is divided into four Business Fulfillment Groups (BFG), with each group further broken to several Line Operating Teams (LOT) acting as "Mini Companies". Support Groups are matrixed to service BFG. Both BFG and LOT function as self-directed teams and are accountable for financial and operational results. This structure allows for flexibility and responsiveness to customer requirements.

Its modern plant located in LISP I, Cabuyao, Laguna, occupies 30,000 square meters and employs over 4,000 staff. Continuous quality and productivity improvement is rigorously practiced via the Philips Business Excellence (PBE) model.

Texas Instruments (Phils.), Inc. (TIPI) is a manufacturing site of Texas Instruments (TI) Incorporated. As a manufacturing site, TIPI assembles, tests and packages semiconductor devices or integrated circuits (ICs) that come in various pin types and applications: ball grid array (BGA), quad flat pack (QFP), plastic lead chip carried (PLCC), plastic dual in-line package (PDIP) and flipchip.

Built in 1980 by the Dallas-based TI, TIPI has acquired about 20.2 hectares of land area, approximately one-half of the entire PEZA-Baguio. Currently, the company has a total gross space of 344,000 square feet of which manufacturing and administrative spaces occupy 213,000 net square feet. It has a headcount of 2,000 that comprise the administrative, engineering and production specialist population.

Its products are used in the following: telecommunications, automotive, notebook computers, DSP solutions, graphics, ATM data encryption, modems, image processing, multimedia, audio speech processing, decoders and networking. Its productivity is the highest among similar TI plant in the world. TIPI currently manufactures 70% of all cell phone microchips in the world.

AMI-Philippines is a subsidiary of American Microsystems, Inc. a privately held company based in Pocatello, Idaho, USA.  It is a leader in the design and manufacture of silicon solutions for the real world. As a widely recognized innovator in state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal semiconductor products, mixed-signal foundry services and structured digital products.  It operates globally with headquarters in Pocatello, Idaho, European corporate offices in Oudenaarde, Belgium, and a network of sales and design centers located in the key markets of the North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

AMI-Philippines is the center for back-end operations of AMI.  Its major processes and services comprise sorting, assembly subcontracting, testing and finishing and directly shipping to the customers.  All AMI-Phil products are exported to international customers of AMI predominantly in the US markets.  The main market is the industrial and communications business segmentized according to AMI's product and process capabilities.

AMI's commitment to transforming the company to a learning organization is manifested through the Quality College which provides in-house training programs assuring that all employees are given necessary training for continuous improvement. AMI is ISO9000, QS9000 and MIL-PRF38538 certified. New technologies are implemented such as Total Cycle Time (TCT), Dynamic Cycle Time (DCT), first yield, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Failure Mode Error Analysis (FMEA).

The City Government of Marikina has consistently demonstrated a proactive senior leadership led by the Mayor with a defined, articulated and communicated vision as well as established and enforced standards of behavior and performance. The program of government is defined documented utilizing a broadened participation in annual planning. Different listening approaches have been employed to develop constituents. Progress has been achieved in creating an effective and motivated bureaucracy. Consistently, these improvements have resulted to high performance levels and improvement overtime of key measure indicators

Data General Philippines employs 145 workforce by an all-Filipino management team, headed by a Director. The company has drawn up systems to focus on employee partnering. Work is structured in processes, which are managed by Process Improvement Teams. The day-to-day activities are managed by Self-Directed Teams, and coached by functional managers. DGP supports the protection of the environment. As a member of the Pollution Control Association, recommended methods of waste disposal are followed.

Amkor is one of the world's largest providers of contract semiconductor assembly and test services.  Founded in 1968, Amkor pioneered the outsourcing of IC assembly and test and is now a strategic manufacturing partner for more than 200 of the world's leading semiconductor companies.

Amkor supplements its world-class operational scope with the industry's.

- Largest package design staff

- Broadest portfolio of packaging technology

- Deepest sales and support organization

Amkor offers the industry's broadest array of package formats and sizes, from traditional, "off-the-shelf" leadframe configurations to leading-edge chip scale, flip chip and system-in-package solutions incorporating highly customized designs. This allows Amkor to be a single source for many of their customers' total IC packaging requirements.

The company maintains a non-unionized environment, borne by sound employee morale, developed by good employee selection and placement, employee development and training, benefits packages and effective communication. Guided by the company's vision, quality values and quality policy, AAPI has received certifications that include: ISO 9000, QS9000, SAC/FordQ101, DESCMIL, and ISO 14001.

NYK TDG eBUSINESS CORPORATION (NTeB) is an IT-enabled business process outsourcing (BPO) services provider specializing in business process outsourcing and data management.

It was established in November 2000 through the partnership between NYK Line, one of the world's largest shipping and logistics services provider and Transnational Diversified Group, an Asia-based conglomerate with various businesses in the fields of logistics, ship manning and management, air and travel services, ICT services and Investments management.

At present, it is NYK Line's main BPO center, servicing more than 23 countries across 4 continents. The Company's BPO operations function as a delivery center of electronic data, facilitating international data exchanges and providing information processing and storage related to  cargo booking, documentation, container inventory, cost data recording, and  monitoring and control. NTeB's BPO and knowledge-based services can be classified into the following:

* Global Service Center

*Shared Services

*Local Agency Liner Services

*Documentation *Business Support
    

 1) Export Documentation
 2) Import Documentation
 3) Pure Car Carrier Documentation

1) Container & Equipment Monitoring
2) Booking & Customer Service
3) Cargo Tracing
4) Customs Manifest Submission
5) Data Audi
6) System Helpdesk

 1) Human Resource Management
 2) Training & Development
 3) Quality Management
 4) Accounting & Finance
 5) Systems Development
 6) IT Technical Support
 7) Project Management
       
1) Accounts Receivable Monitoring
2) Claims Handling
3) Freight Monitoring
4) Detention & Demurrage Monitoring

As of March  2012, NTeB is a 382 strong organization, which handles the processing of approximately 60,000 documents per month and other customer service-related  transactions. The Company is able to  achieve and maintain its data quality and accuracy ratio of 99.7% resulting to  total customer satisfaction and delight.

One of its  foundation for continuous improvement in its overall quality and efficiency is  its culture of continuous improvement or "Kaizen".  This enables the Company to continuously  adapt to the changing business needs of its client/s and constantly innovate its services resulting to world-class service delivery and excellence.

Rohm Electronics Philippines, Inc.(REPI)  is a Japanese electronic parts manufacturer located in the center of Special Economic Zone called People's Technology Complex, in the Municipality of Carmona, in the province of Cavite. A  PEZA registered enterprise  established in September 1989  and  pioneering in manufacturing  of high quality chip fixed resistors since 1991. Aside from this, REPI are also the leading manufacturer of Monolithic ICs and Transistors.

Our Policy is “Quality First” and we aim to create products of high quality which live up to the customer’s needs. Our products are valued in the world market and used in a variety of electronic devices , providing support for everyday lifestyle and activities. REPI a certified  ISO 9001:2008 and ISO/ TS 16949:2009  and highly evaluated by major customers as an enterprise with an excellent quality assurance system and advance manufacturing technology.

REPI is highly acclaimed to be a company that greatly contributes to the national economy and strengthen Philippine Society by employing more than 3,500 employees. With this, numerous awards was received from Philippine Government institution such as PEZA Top Exporter, PEZA Outstanding Community Project, PEZA Outstanding Environmental Performer and PEZA Outstanding Top Employer among others.

With all of this, Rohm Electronics Philippines, Inc. is playing a major role in World Electronics Industry. 

SMC Yamamura Fuso Molds Corporation (SYFMC) is a joint venture
company between San Miguel Corporation (Philippines), Nihon
Yamamura Glass Co., Ltd. (Japan), and Fuso Machine & Mold
Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (Japan). It is the premier designer and
manufacturer of glass container molds in the Philippines, with added
capability to produce PET and Plastic Injection molds, and precision
machine and equipment parts.

The company uses advanced and state-of-the-art Computer Numerically
Controlled (CNC) machines that can produce mechanical parts with
intricate designs. Sophisticated software is used to ensure accuracy of
designs to conform to stringent customer requirements. Molds produced
in the plant in Cavite, Philippines, are used to manufacture glass bottles
exported to Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

SYFMC has been ISO 9001 certified since June 1995 and currently ISO
9001:2008 certified by Bureau Veritas Certification (BVC).

STMicroelectronics is one of the world’s largest semiconductor companies with net revenues of US$ 7.40 billion in 2014. Offering one of the industry’s broadest product portfolios, ST serves customers across the spectrum of electronics applications with innovative semiconductor solutions by leveraging its vast array of technologies, design expertise and combination of intellectual property portfolio, strategic partnerships and manufacturing strength.

STMicroelectronics, Inc. in Calamba is a high tech facility for the assembly and test of wafers and integrated circuits. It aims to provide ST with backend manufacturing and support services of the highest quality, at competitive cost and with on-time delivery. It caters to various product applications. Its technology includes assembly, final test, and electrical wafer sort, package development, test development, failure analysis and reliability engineering, and RF competency. It envisions as a benchmark of Manufacturing Excellence  propelling the business to its 20th year milestone in the Philippines.

Lyceum of the Philippines University (LPU) was founded on July 7, 1952 within the Walled City of Intramuros, where Spanish adventures founded the city of Manila. The school was founded by Dr. Jose P. Laurel, former President of the Philippines. With the philosophy of Veritas et Fortitudo, Pro Deo et Patria (Truth and Courage for God and Country.

Today, the esteemed academic institution prides itself with 28 program offerings, most notable of which are the Tourism and Hospitality Management Programs, being the first university in the Philippines to be granted Full International Accreditation for Hotel and Restaurant Management (HRM) and Tourism (Undergraduate and Graduate Programs) by the International Centre of Excellence for Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE) and the first university to be granted Level 3 Reaccreditation Status by PACUCOA and certified by the Federation of Accrediting Agencies of the Philippines (FAAP) for HRM Program in the Philippines.

Over the course of the past six decades, LPU has built on the legacy of Academic Excellence and Quality Education as displayed by its founder, Dr. Jose P Laurel. LPU has recently received the Philippine Quality Award for commitment to Quality Management. It has also been granted Autonomous Status, recommended Center of Excellence for Hotel and Restaurant Management, Center of Development for Business Administration, IQuAME Category A Teaching University, and deputized Expanded Tertiary Education Equivalency and Accreditation Program (ETEEAP) by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Granted ISO 9001:2008 Certification by Societe General de Surveillance, Granted Level 3 Reaccredited Status for Hotel and Restaurant Management, Business Administration and Liberal Arts Programs by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) and certified by Federation of Accrediting Agencies in the Philippines (FAAP), First Educational Institution Certified by Investors in People (Bronze Award), Ranked No. 1 Nationwide in Customs Broker Licensure Examinations for 4 consecutive years (2009-2012) and 6 out of 10 topnotchers in 2013, Ranked No. 3 Nationwide in the July 2010 Nurse Licensure Examinations and is now a Probationary Member for the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 89th Season

Ciudad Medical Zamboanga (CMZ) ) is a private tertiary, level 2 general hospital located in Zamboanga City. It is owned by the Zamboanga Polymedic Hospital, Inc. (ZPHI), a SEC. registered stock corporation and was opened to the public in October 2003. CMZ’s main product offering is healthcare services in a hospital setting. Starting as a 30-bed hospital in 2003, it is now the biggest private hospital in the region in terms of authorized bed capacity which is 160. While the primary catchment area of CMZ is Zamboanga City, a substantial number of its patients hail from the Zamboanga Peninsula region and the neighboring islands of Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-tawi

The vision of CMZ is a hospital with performance excellence that is nationally recognized. Its missions are: 1) To provide integrated value-based healthcare services; 2) To provide highly competent staff; and 3) To pursue a corporate social responsibility program. CMZ embraces the cores values of C-ompetence, I-ntegrity, U-nity, D-ynamism, A-ccountability and D-riven by Results

Since 2009, CMZ has been using the standards of the Baldrige Health Care Criteria for Performance Excellence with the objective of continually improving its quality management system. CMZ takes pride as the first and only hospital that received the Center of Quality hospital accreditation in Region IX from PhilHealth last 2011; and this 2014, as a recipient of the Philippine Quality Award for Commitment to Quality Management conferred by no less than the President of the Republic of the Philippines, His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino.

Staying true to its mission to provide integrated value-based healthcare services, CMZ has been pro-active and has taken the lead in the acquisition of state-of-the-art technology to complement healthcare services. In 2005, CMZ was the first to acquire the dual-slice CT Scan in the Zamboanga Peninsula and in July 2013, it upgraded its CT Scan to the 64-slice Siemens Somatom Perspective, which incidentally, is the first of the Perspective series in Southeast Asia. CMZ is also the first to acquire a 1.5 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Mindanao, as well as the first to have the Digital Mammography system in Western Mindanao last October 2012. For its IT-enabled services, CMZ is the first private hospital to acquire Computed Radiography and the PACS system in Western Mindanao, as well as the first hospital to install the hospital information system Bizbox Version 8 in the region. This advocacy of CMZ is relied upon by its many partners, including the Joint Special Operations Task Force-Philippines (JSOTF-P) which has since made CMZ as its healthcare provider. CMZ attributes its dynamism to its more than 500 strong workforce and physicians. As of December 2012, the physician group is composed of 53 active consultants and 162 visiting consultants distributed among the different medical specialities.

During the Zamboanga Siege in September 2013, CMZ manifested the true spirit of volunteerism and passion in supporting its workforce and community as well as its partners from the Armed Forces of the Philippines for their patients with severe injuries. CMZ remained steadfast in this adversity mostly because of the systems and preparedness measures based on the PQA and Balrige Criteria. Corporate Social Responsibility is one of CMZ’s core competencies with Breast Wellness Center as its flagship program. It conducts lectures even outside CMZ and spearheads advocacy campaign in an effort to share to the community the importance of early detection of breast cancer followed by prompt treatment to save more lives. As part of its societal contribution, CMZ (ZPHI) is the second highest corporate taxpayer in Zamboanga City in 2011, and is the only hospital that has affiliated with the local chamber of commerce to help in the setting of economic agenda for the city.

At its tenth year and onwards, CMZ continues its journey towards Performance Excellence under an inspired leadership, guided by strategic planning for a dynamic workforce providing integrated value-based healthcare services, for the delight of the customers within a learning organization. Further information about CMZ (ZPHI) can be seen in the CMZ website

Philippine Association of Colleges & Universities Commission On Accreditation (PACUCOA) is a private, voluntary non-stock, non-profit organization with official address at Suite 7, Mezzanine Floor, Eagle Star Condominium, 25 F. Dela Rosa St., Loyola Heights, Quezon City. The organization started as a committee of the PACU but was established as an independent corporate entity in 1973 and was officially registered with SEC. in 1988. The assets of PACUCOA amount to Php 11, 856, 014.19. The Major asset of PACUCOA are the following: five(5) condominium units - fully furnished with furniture and fixtures, equipment and cash in hand and in bank of P3, 835, 693.94.

PACUCOA is a corporate body, thus it complies with government regulations such as those of SEC, DOLE, SSS, Pag-ibig, Quezon City Government and Barangay Loyola Heights (LGU). Moreover, it does not only comply with the requirements of CHED and DepEd, PACUCOA as an accrediting body adopted standards which exceeded the requirements of both agencies -- the essence of accreditation in the Philippine setting. PACUCOA is recognized as full member of an International QA network, the International network of Quality Assurance Agencies in Higher Education (INQAAHE), a worldwide network of QA bodies compromising of almost 100 countries around the world. The organization has fully complied with the standard of ISO 9001:2008 and was certified under its terms by the Societe General de Surveillance (SGS).

PACUCOA was originally organized to accredit non-sectarian schools, although by virtue of the voluntary nature of accreditation, Catholic, Christian and state colleges and universities have engaged the accreditation services of the organization. The key elements of the performance improvement system are the ISO standards; PQA criteria/standards, staff development; benchmarking; various surveys and evaluation systems, the strategic and operations planning mechanisms, strategic objectives, KRA's, KPI's, awards and recognitions, merit increase, calibration training for accreditors and balanced scorecards. At present PACUCOA has accredited 1089 circular programs based on 150 institutions as of October 2013.

The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office No. XI (DOST XI) is one of the 16 regional offices of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), the government agency mandated to provide central direction, leadership and coordination of scientific and technological efforts and ensure that the results therefrom are geared and utilized in areas of maximum economic and social benefits for the people. As the focal point for the planning and implementation of science and technology (S&T) programs, projects and services in Davao Region, the DOST XI expands its reach to cover 1 chartered city and 4 provinces namely, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur and Davao City.

DOST XI envisions a dynamic and proactive organization committed to excellence in public service through S&T. Guided with its mission to build knowledge and partnership in S&T in support to sustainable socio-economic development in Mindanao, it performs the following major services and products:

1. Technology Transfer through management of flagship S&T programs, technology trainings, and consultancy services; and

2. Science and Technology services through the testing (microbiology and chemistry) and calibration services , S&T scholarship, S&T promotion, and research and development (R&D)management

DOST XI’s commitment to quality management system has led to certifications on compliance with international quality management standards such as ISO 9001:2008 and ISO IEC 17025. Guided with the core values of of Excellence, Relevance, Cooperation, Cost-effectiveness, Integrity and Professionalism, the entire workforce collectively continues to improve its management system to consistently deliver good quality services to the clients it serves.

Philippine Information Agency. Our institution was created Executive Order 100 by President Corazon C. Aquino in 1986 to serve as the government’s information and communication arm in engaging the citizenry in nation-building. At present, we have 16 regional offices (RO) and 71 provincial Information Centers (PIC) nationwide.

Our Mission

Inform, Involve, Inspire

We inform the Filipino people so that they can make decisions on vital national issues that affect them and their communities.

We involve and engage them to participate actively in the democratic process.

We inspire them to seize the opportunity for building a stronger nation for future generations of Filipinos.

Our Quality Policy - Inform, Invest, Improve

We are committed to provide our customers with timely, accurate and relevant information that contribute to proactive citizenship and a better quality of life for all Filipinos.

We invest in our people by training, developing and enabling them to consistently deliver effective and high-quality products and services.

We continuously improve our work processes to satisfy the needs and exceed the expectations of all our customers.

Our Core Services

Produce and disseminate news and public information through a nationwide field network.

Build professional capability for development communication.

Support government institutions in carrying out public information and public service programs.

Principles and Values

Integrity and Honesty, Professionalism and Excellence, Respect for People and the Environment

Lyceum of the Philippines University, a private tertiary educational institution located in Region IV-A was established in 1966 by the late Senator, Dr. Sotero H. Laurel adopting the educational philosophy of his father, former President Jose P. Laurel. LPU is committed to a culture of quality and excellence marked by a familial spirit and a harmonious work environment which is embedded in its vision and mission.

Today, LPU offers 42 degree and non-degree programs, delivered through formal and direct classroom instruction using the enhanced CHED curriculum and standards and where appropriate standards set by professional organizations and regulatory bodies. The school employs over 500 teaching and non teaching personnel to serve the needs of its about 10,000 student populace.Its core competencies are Hospitality Management and Tourism, Marine Transportation, Dentistry, Medical Technology, and Nursing. LPU has made great strides in the last few years.Its Quality Management System is certified to ISO 9001:2008. LPU is also the first school to be recognized by the international standards for human resource training and development, the Investors in People (IiP). Additionally, twenty-five programs of LPU are accredited in various levels by the PACUCOA.

Through the efforts of the entire LPU Family, the university received the Philippine Quality Award (PQA) for Commitment to Quality Management – the fourth school in the Philippines to receive this distinction and the first in Region IV. The same year, CHED formally awarded LPU Batangas the Center of Excellence (COE) for HRM and Center of Development (COD) for Tourism. Likewise, the international accreditation of HRM and Tourism programs toInternational Center of Excellence for Tourism and Hospitality Education (THE-ICE) has already been awarded – again, another first in the Philippines.The success of LPU is attributed to its high student performance, competent, dedicated and motivated employees, relevant curricula, upgraded facilities and up-to-date technological equipment, good campus climate, efficient and effective support processes and strong management support.

The present thrust of LPU towards an outcomes based education has triggered major changes and innovations in the teaching and learning processes to ensure that instruction will bring about the desired outcomes stipulated in the course syllabi. The results of the various processes are the primary indicators which LPU uses in defining its organizational excellence.All is set for LPU’s continued journey of fluttering its wings while lulled in the wind of achievements,all in the name of quality and excellence.

Pro Deo et Patria! Veritas et Fortitudo!

Don Bosco Technical College stands on 3.5-hectare lot at 736 General Kalentong Street, Mandaluyong City, historic and hallowed grounds. The 18th century Spanish building (1716) at the heart of the campus is a testimony to events that led to the 1896 uprising of the country’s patriots, the Katipuneros, against the Spanish colonizer.

St. John Bosco, the 19th century priest who founded the Salesians during Italy’s industrial revolution, stands out in the history of the Church as the “Father and Teacher of Youth” who has able to inspire youth in their teens and twenties to become saints.The Profile of the Ideal Salesian Education presents an explicit understanding of the distinctive nature of a Don Bosco education. There are many ways in which Don Bosco schools and training centers resemble other kinds of Catholic education. But this profile emphasizes the essential characteristics and basic options of Salesian education. It is not borne out of an elitist complex, but is simply a logical consequence of the fact that Don Bosco schools and training centers live and operate within a particular charism in the Church.Salesian education offers the Preventive System, “based entirely on reason, religion and loving kindness,” as its main original contribution to the cause of education. The Salesians of Don Bosco, as guarantors of the Salesian ethos of the school and training center (GC 24, 27), are committed to the reformulation of the preventive system as an ongoing task in the light of the youth condition and culture of the present day.

Our core competency is “technology with a soul’’, technical education with spiritual formation. The students, through the Salesian Youth Movement and the Volunteer Movement, commit themselves in various ways to animation for the benefit of their peers. Salesian education forms the youth as servant-leaders, creating an environment for them to be empowered and to be responsible for themselves and others.There are Student Professional Organizations, Students Religious/Pastoral Organizations, Students Socio-Cultural / Interest-Oriented Organizations that enhance the development of a character of a servant-leader.

The students, through the technical curriculum, acquire relevant skills, develop the requisite discipline and responsibility, become self-reliant, and increase their employability and productivity. Don Bosco schools are equated with state-of-the-art quality technical education. The commitment of Don Bosco to technical education makes the Salesian schools a very relevant partner in the education of the Philippine youth. For the last fifty years, Don Bosco schools in this country have been teaching the Filipino youth skills in mechanics, electronics, automotive, industrial drafting welding, wood-work and others, particularly through the training centers. In addition, Don Bosco offers courses in Mechanical, Electronics, Instrumentation, Computer and Electrical technology; construction, furniture-making and agro-mechanics; as well as college courses in Engineering.Salesian education offers the Preventive System, “based entirely on reason, religion and loving kindness,” as its main original contribution to the cause of education. The Salesians of Don Bosco, as guarantors of the Salesian ethos of the school and training center (GC 24, 27), are committed to the reformulation of the preventive system as an ongoing task in the light of the youth condition and culture of the present day

In Don Bosco schools, the development of moral and Christian values goes hand in hand withtraining in the manual and technical skills. Religion will teach the young how to live and their technical education will teach them how to earn their dailybread.

Thomson Reuters is the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, healthcare and science and media markets, powered by the world's most trusted news organization. Thomson Reuters has grown into one of the world’s largest international, multicultural organizations with offices and customers around the globe. Its main headquarters is located in New York with major operations in London; Eagan, Minnesota; Bangalore, India; and Manila, Philippines. Over 60,000 employees work for Thomson Reuters in more than 100 countries.

Thomson Reuters currently has over 2,400 staff working in the Philippines, with operations based in Ayala, Makati City and McKinley Hill, Taguig City. The Manila Operational Centre provides high value, knowledge-based supportfor content, product development, and customer and consulting services for both regional and global functions of Thomson Reuters Financial & Risk and Legalto markets from across Asia, Europe, the Middle East, and North America.Manila covers the whole spectrum of information services and support for Thomson Reuters—from basic data-processing to knowledge-intensive analysis of market specific financial and legal information, to handling complex technical, data and applications support services for global customers, to providing client training and account management functions for our global and regional clientele. Specifically for Thomson Reuters Customer Service, Manila serves as the hub for English language first-line product support and performs part of the global entitlements transactions processing for its financial markets business. For Thomson Reuters Legal, Manila supports thebusiness by generating editorial content and providing customer service for its flagship products for Legal profession in North America and Malaysia.

Thomson Reuters Manila employees are experienced professionals and high quality university graduates with strong backgrounds in business, banking and finance, economics, accounting, media, marketing, communications, and technology, complemented by multi-language capabilities. Thomson Reuters Manila won the 2010 People Program of the Year Award given by the Personnel Management Association of the Philippines for “The Manila Transformation Agenda,” a change management program. The program detailed how Manila was able to grow and expand its operations during the 2008 merger of Thomson Corporation and the Reuters Group, by capitalizing on its organizational strengths and its people.

In 2011, Thomson Reuters Manila also won the Shared Services Excellence of the Year Award at the International ICT Awards – Philippines for our outstanding achievements as a key operations center providing high value services to the Thomson Reuters global network.In 2012, Thomson Reuters Manila was given the Philippine Quality Award Recognition for Commitment to Quality Management by President Benigno S. Aquino III in Malacanang Palace.

Optodev, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Essilor International.The company’s offices and manufacturing plant are located at LagunaInternational Industrial Park in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines.

OPTODEV, Inc. manufactures two (2) premium products: Photo-chromicand High Index. The lenses produced in OPTODEV are manufactured inaccordance to the highest Essilor standards and are exported directlyto various Essilor customers abroad and via constructive to anotherexport manufacturing company located within the same industrial park.A very small volume is sold directly to Essilor’s local laboratory inthe Philippines. OPTODEV, Inc. uses the services of freight forwarders and expeditersnominated by Essilor International to deliver lenses to customers allover the globe. For Transitions Optical Philippines, Inc., a customerjust across the street, lenses are delivered manually in secured andsteel cages.As an organization engaged in the manufacture of premium uncoated, coated and multi-coated plastic ophthalmic lenses, the companysupports the vision of Essilor International: Helping the world to seebetter.

OPTODEV developed its own vision and mission with the involvement ofkey leaders from various departments as follows:

Vision: Be the most efficient premium factory of ophthalmic solutions.

Mission:Provide our customer with the best ophthalmic products and services. Motivate and develop our employees by providing a challenging anddynamic work environment with utmost concern to health and safety. Optimize the use of our resources to produce best quality lenses atthe most efficient cost and to reduce consistently our environmentalimpact.

In all its operations, the company makes sure that it adheres to itsstated values: a) Respect and Trust; b) WorkingTogether; c) Entrepreneurial Spirit; d) Innovation; and e) Diversity.PHASE 11 of the company is consists of 10,000 square meters whichhouses the manufacturing facilities. The organization’s manufacturingdepartments consist of state-of-the-art facilities for chemicalpreparation, assembly, filling, polymerization, disassembly andinspection. It also maintains a state of the art dip coating andvacuum film coating technologies used for high-value products. Otherspecial processes include laser engraving for specific customers.PHASE 2 has been constructed to house the office facilities andwarehouses with provisions for production increase in the comingyears.

OPTODEV, Inc. is subject to various statutory and regulatoryrequirements which impact organization structure and functions. Suchregulatory requirements include: DENR, PEZA, DOLE, BIR, SSS, Phil health, HDMF, SEC, FDA (for US), CEN (for Europe reporting), I-CARE and NFPA 13 (Safety for the Building). Some existingcertifications include: ISO 9001, OHSAS 18001, ISO 14001, and VerisafeBV referential. Other relevant statutory and regulatory requirementswhich impact OPTODEV’s operations are detailed in the factories annualObjectives, Targets and Program.

Mariwasa  Siam Ceramics, Inc. is the result of the merger of two giant companies in the Philippines and Thailand.  Mariwasa Manufacturing Inc., the leader in  ceramic tile industry in the country and the Siam Cement Group of Companies, a  highly respected organization in Thailand  and in Asia.   The company is established to cater the growing demands of the more  scrupulous customers both from domestic and international market.

With the recent trend, industries are moving outside of Manila to the South, which  has brought Mariwasa Siam Ceramics Inc. to its present location. Strategically  settled at Brgy. San Antonio,  Sto. Tomas Batangas, it has a capability to provide floor, wall and specially  designed ceramic tiles. Such ability to cater to the demands of a  multi-sectorial level of customers.

The whole tile plant produces a capacity of more than 30,000  sqm.of output daily. Its floor tile plant is capable of producing from simple  to complex applications, from plain, marble to rustic designs. The wall tile  plant utilizes different technology based on processes which are the double  fast firing and 3rd Firing, with the ability to produce plain to  printed tiles. The manufacture of intricately-designed ceramic tiles for both  floor and wall tiles offer a wide range of products, i.e. listels, borders,  singles/spot or accents and murals. These tiles can be applied to residential  and commercial areas, hotels, condominiums and other establishments. The wide  array of colors & design is also made available for customers' different  and varied taste.

Mariwasa Siam Ceramics, Inc. utilizes the latest and  effective technology in terms of manufacturing processes for ceramic tiles. It employs highly competent personnel to ensure product quality through the  continuous product research and development, and training and development of  its personnel. The company also utilizes the assistance of foreign experts to  assist both in the research and development and operation. This, further  strengthens the edge of Mariwasa in the development of highly competitive  products in the market.

Mariwasa Siam Ceramics was  formally launched on June 4, 1997.  The  date marked the first commercial production of its then floor tile plant. The  company regularly introduces new design series for both floor and wall tiles to  further solidify its position in the market, Mariwasa produces different sizes  of glazed wall and floor tiles of various designs, colors and textures.

Mariwasa distributes  its ceramic tiles through exclusive and non-exclusive dealers who sell to  end-users or retail the product themselves. Mariwasa currently has over 60  active dealers spread throughout the country.

RCM Manufacturing Incorporated is a  wholly owned subsidiary of Philips Respironics, Hong Kong Limited. It is under  the Philips Home Healthcare Solution Division with Headquarters located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,   USA. Home  Healthcare Solutions belongs to the Healthcare Sector of Royal Philips  Electronics.

Organized in June 17, 1996 and  officially started its operations in Subic Bay Freeport Zone in 1997, RCM  Manufacturing Incorporated is engaged in the manufacturing of medical devices  for Patient Interface and Respiratory Drug Delivery market. These products  provide solutions to people with sleep and breathing disorders.

Consistent with Philips Home Healthcare's core practices of  hiring the best, retaining the best and accepting no less, the Company boasts of its pool of highly competent Associates comprising of 320 regular and  outsourced employees. The Company is 100 percent run and managed by Filipino  Managers.

To support the increasing demand for capacity, RCM relocated  its entire operations to Carmelray Industrial Park 1 in Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna in June 2006 and is presently conducting its manufacturing operations  under the jurisdiction of Philippine Economic Zone Authority.

RCM manufacturing operations comprises of molding and  assembly processes. Medical device components made from Liquid silicon, silicon  rubbers and polycarbonate materials are molded using new injection technologies  and are assembled into nasal masks finished products. RCM products cater the  market for people with obstructive sleep apnea and breathing problems,  worldwide.

To ensure that the company is consistently producing good  quality products, the RCM Quality Management System is compliant to and certified  in ISO 13485:2003 Quality Standards and is regulated by the US FDA Code of  Federal Regulation # 21 Part 820 which is commonly known as the United States  Food and Drugs Administration Quality System Regulations.  RCM products are 100 percent exported to the United States  and distributed worldwide.

RCM Manufacturing  Incorporated is a recipient of the Subic Bay Top Corporate Award given Subic  Bay Metropolitan Authority, Productivity and Quality Award given by the  Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) and is a Certified Investors  in People (IiP) Organization.

Anchoring  on the strength of its highly engaged and highly motivated workforce, RCM  Manufacturing Incorporated is actively and consistently implementing its  programs on Corporate Social Responsibilities benefiting its employees and the  surrounding communities as a whole, while pursuing greater business excellence  milestones in the Philippines.

John B. Lacson Foundation Maritime University is a pioneer institution in maritime education and training in the Visayas and Mindanao. Since its establishment in 1948, the institution has gone a long way and has made a list of FIRSTS:

- The first maritime educational institution accredited by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). (March 1986)

- The first and the only maritime educational institution in the Philippines that has a Maritime High School. (1990)

- The first maritime school in the Philippines that have formulated and adopted the Enriched CHED Curriculum incorporating the IMO Model Courses. (June 1995)

- The first maritime educational institution granted Level III accredited and re-accredited status, the distinction which it holds up to this day.  (October 1995)

- It is the first maritime educational institution in the Philippines to attain an international accreditation, the DNV Certification for its Quality Assurance System- the first in the Philippines, second in Asia and third in the world to have such a distinction. (November 1997)

- It belongs to the first cluster of 11 maritime educational institutions that have complied with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) requirements, for the inclusion of the Philippines in the “White List”.  Of the 11 schools, JBLCF was counted 3 times for its 3 campuses. (1998)

- The first maritime educational institution granted an Autonomous Status. (October 2001)

- The first maritime institution whose graduate program was subjected to the PACUCOA preliminary visit for Level 1 accreditation. (2004)

- The first maritime institution to be a recipient of the Philippine Quality Award (PQA). (2006)

- The first maritime university in the Philippines. (2007)

- The first maritime school with a second re-accredited status for level III by Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA). (2007)

- The first maritime school granted level IV accreditation by PACUCOA. (November 2008)

The National Economic and Development Authority is the country’s premier socioeconomic planning body, highly regarded as the authority in macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis and research. It provides high-level advice to policymakers in Congress and the Executive Branch. Its key responsibilities include:

- Coordination of such activities as the formulation of policies, plans and programs to efficiently set the broad parameters for national and sub-national (area-wide, regional and local development);

- Review, evaluation, and monitoring of infrastructure projects identified under the Comprehensive and Integrated Infrastructure Program (CIIP) consistent with the government’s thrust of increasing investment spending for the growing demand on quality infrastructure facilities; and

- Undertaking of short-term policy reviews to provide critical analyses of development issues and policy alternatives to decision-makers.

Airlift Asia Inc. (AAI) is a 28 year-old Filipino corporation, certified to ISO 9001:2000 Quality Management System and TAPA "A" for security.  AAI has four (4) major services, namely:  (a) international and domestic freight forwarding; b) customs brokerage; (c) warehousing; and (d) 3rd party logistics (3PL).  It has a branch office in Cebu City that caters to the requirements of customers in Visayas and Mindanao. AAI has set-up various satellite offices in Rosario and Dasmarinas, Cavite, Clark, Pampanga, Subic and Batino, Calamba, Laguna and in South San Francisco, California, U.S.A.

AAI has been consistently among the top five highest performing logistics solutions providers in the Philippines. In the recently concluded 8th Global Cargo Carriers, Inc. (GCCI) Industry Awards, AAI was named as the "Best Cargo Forwarder of the Year 2008" after sweeping all the four major awards in the Platinum category, Airfreight Management, Information Technology and Communications Infrastructure, Logistics and Warehousing Management and Transport Network and Equipment Management.

Through AAI's customer-focused leadership system guided by the Strategic Management Process (SMP) done annually, it has always achieved its targets. AAI is guided by its vision of becoming the number one total logistics Filipino company.

Johnson and Johnson (Philippines) Incorporated was organized in 1956 as a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, a U.S. corporation with headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey, which is the world's largest and most diversified manufacturer of healthcare products. The Philippine organization is now one of the largest and most aggressive of the affiliates in Asia.

The National Economic and Development Authority is the country’s premier socioeconomic planning body, highly regarded as the authority in macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis and research. It provides high-level advice to policymakers in Congress and the Executive Branch. Its key responsibilities include:

- Coordination of such activities as the formulation of policies, plans and programs to efficiently set the broad parameters for national and sub-national (area-wide, regional and local development);

- Review, evaluation, and monitoring of infrastructure projects identified under the Comprehensive and Integrated Infrastructure Program (CIIP) consistent with the government’s thrust of increasing investment spending for the growing demand on quality infrastructure facilities; and

- Undertaking of short-term policy reviews to provide critical analyses of development issues and policy alternatives to decision-makers.

The Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) was created in November 1972 to consolidate research and impel the country’s development. Starting as the Philippine Council for Agriculture Research (PCAR),its mandates gradually broadened to cover natural resources (PCARR) and eventually the development function (PCARRD).

AS one of the five sectoral councils of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), PCARRD is the apex organization for planning, evaluating, monitoring, and coordinating the national S &T programs in the agriculture, forestry and natural resources (AFNR) sectors. By virtue of Executive Order No. 128, dated December 30, 1987, it is mandated to:

- Formulate strategies, policies, plans, programs and projects for the development of science and technology (S&T) in the agriculture, forestry and natural resources (AFNR)sectors;

- Program and allocate government and external funds for R&D;

- Monitor and evaluate R&D programs and projects in the AFNR sectors; and

- Generate external funds for R&D in the AFNR sectors.

Relative to the mandates, PCARRD crafted its Corporate Plan or CorPlan (2005-2010) and the Integrated Science and Technology Agenda (STA) 2006-2010. The CorPlan translates the Medium Term Philippine Development Plan (MTPDP) into the Council’s corporate agenda areas, embodied in four banner programs: 1) Knowledge and Technology Generation; 2) R&D Results Utilization 3) Capability Building and Governance; and 4) Policy Research and Advocacy. Anchored on these areas is the STA, which provides the unifying agenda for cooperation and partnership stakeholders. Further, it guides the provision of Grants-in-Aid (GIA) to the National Agriculture and Resources Research and Development Network (NARRDN) and the Regional R&D Consortia.

As organized, the NARRDN facilities programming of activities and allocation of funds. The Network is composed of state universities and colleges (SUCs), research stations of the Department of Agriculture (DA), the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), and selected private companies that implement R&D projects in their respective areas. NARRDN proposals go through review, approval, monitoring, and evaluation.

The R&D consortia are mechanisms to decentralize, plan, monitor, and evaluate R&D projects and activities at the regional level. Counterpart funds from the Council’s Grant-in-Aid (GIA) support consortia are R&D institutions and support agencies located in the region.

The National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is a government agency created under Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001. 

Since March 1, 2003, TransCo operated and managed the power transmission system that links power plants to the electric distribution utilities nationwide. The same law mandated the privatization of TransCo through an outright sale or management concession agreement. 

Following a public bidding conducted in December 2007, the TransCo concession was awarded to the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), which eventually secured a congressional franchise to operate the transmission network through Republic Act No. 9511.

JBLCF-Arevalo, formerly Iloilo Maritime Academy, is a maritime institution that provides quality education and training for the development of globally competitive deck seafarers as well as maritime industry managers.  Its vision is to be the leading institution in quality education and training through total quality assurance and be the major global supplier of competent, qualified and morally upright professionals and leaders in service to God, loyal to country and company.  To achieve this vision, JBLCF-Arevalo has a mission of providing quality education and training through unrelenting quest for excellence as a major supplier of global, technical and professional manpower.  In this quest, the institution is committed to its quality policy which is, "to comply with national and international standards and strive to exceed customer's expectations".  The core values of the institution are education, life, progress and discipline.

Registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as a non-stock, non-profit institution for higher learning, JBLCF-Arevalo is one of the three (3) academic units of the John B. Lacson Foundation System.  It continuously improves education and service by undergoing required and voluntary accreditation.  As such, it is the first accredited maritime education in the country; the first maritime higher education institution granted re-accredited level 3 status by the PACUCOA; the first maritime school to have published Maritime Education review; the first DNV-ISO certified higher education institution in the Philippines; the first and only maritime school with Phi Delta Kappa Chapter-an international Association of Professional Educators; FAPE's Graduate Center for Maritime Courses with its accredited graduate program by PACUCOA; and granted a full autonomy status by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED).

Founded in 1951, MOOG Inc. is a Multinational Corporation based in Buffalo, New York, USA and has grown to become a world leader in high-reliability motion control systems, with over 5,000 employees world-wide. MOOG Inc. has operating units in 26 countries and is continuing to re-engineer the business on a global model. Moog Inc. has been recognized in the two publications of the book "100 best Companies to work for in America" and was 13th in Fortune Magazine's list of The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America.

Moog Controls Corporation - Philippine Branch was incorporated on December 14, 1984. On April 15, 1985, the Export Processing Zone Authority (now Philippine Economic Zone Authority) approved the company's application as a locator at the Baguio City Economic Zone. Moog-Baguio, which started with 25 pioneer employees, is now 610 in manpower strength. The machine shop includes 293 employees. Assembly and Test is staffed with 104 employees. The remaining 213 are included in support and administrative departments.

The company's principal product lines are servovalves and servoactuators that take the information generated by computers and converts it into hydraulic power and mechanical motion. The inputs to their products are the tiny electrical signals emanating from the control computers. Advancements in computer technology enhance the capabilities of products and their relevance in today's industrial society. Applications includes: Commercial Aircraft - Flight Controls and Engine Controls, Industrial Hydraulics and Industrial Electronics and Electric Drives.

The National Economic and Development Authority is the country’s premier socioeconomic planning body, highly regarded as the authority in macroeconomic forecasting and policy analysis and research. It provides high-level advice to policymakers in Congress and the Executive Branch. Its key responsibilities include:

- Coordination of such activities as the formulation of policies, plans and programs to efficiently set the broad parameters for national and sub-national (area-wide, regional and local development);

- Review, evaluation, and monitoring of infrastructure projects identified under the Comprehensive and Integrated Infrastructure Program (CIIP) consistent with the government’s thrust of increasing investment spending for the growing demand on quality infrastructure facilities; and

- Undertaking of short-term policy reviews to provide critical analyses of development issues and policy alternatives to decision-makers.

Indophil Textile Mills Inc. is the first Indian-Filipino joint venture in the country which started its operation in 1975 with merely 15,500 spindles and a lean workforce of 300 employees. As of today, Indophil has 91,844 spindles with a 24.8 MW captive Power Plant, churning out 70 tons of high quality yarn per day and a committed workforce of 2000 employees. Forty percent (40%) of Indo Phil's production is directly exported to 24 quality sensitive countries like USA, Europe, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Australia, etc.

Indophil is managed by the Aditya Birla Group which is among India's largest business houses. Operating over five decades and globally for nearly thirty years. Its forty (40) state-of-the-art manufacturing units and sectoral services, anchored by 140,000 employees, spanning 18 countries including Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Egypt, China, Australia, Canada, USA and UK.

Indo Phil is the only textile company in the Philippines to be certified by four (4) management systems namely, ISO-9001:2000 (Quality Management Systems), ISO-14001 (Environmental Management System), OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safely) and SA8000 (Social Accountability). Indo Phil is also certified Child-Friendly Firm Tow Star from ECOP-ILO.

Indophil has always held its strength in three (3) areas to be competitive in the global market arena. These strengths are relentless productivity and quality improvements, innovative cost cutting and operating efficiencies. However, the company realized that it cannot lean on these strengths alone to manage today's business challenges and one must foster a people-cantered organization with a performance-focused culture. With this shift in mindset, Indophil was able to successfully face the challenges without neglecting the organization's goal of improving operational competencies.

Established in 1978 as a local subsidiary of Motorola in the Philippines and as a result of the 1999 spin-off of the Semiconductor Components (SCG) Division of Motorola, to become an independent company, SCG Philippines, Inc. (ON Semiconductor Philippines or OSPI) became a subsidiary of the ON Semiconductor Corporation. It should be noted that in 1988, Philippine Society for Quality Control named Motorola Outstanding Quality Company of the Year. ON Semiconductor today is the world's number one supplier of analog logic and discrete components and offers an extensive portfolio of power, data and standard semiconductor components that address the design needs of today's sophisticated electronic products, automotive and appliances.

In 1988, ON Semiconductor shipped a total of 15 billion analog/logic and discrete products. Today, ON Semiconductor has a total of 8,400 employees worldwide including 9 manufacturing facilities, 5 technology and design centers across the globe and over 100 manufacturing subcontractors worldwide.

Cypress Semiconductor Phils., Inc. is an ISO 9002 and ISO 14000 certified company. Established in September 19, 1996, it is engaged in the manufacture of high-performance integrated circuit solutions to leading networking, telecommunications, and computer companies worldwide. Cypress' state-of-the-art equipment includes a fully automated Ball Grid Array Assembly line, first of its kind in the industry. The company utilizes established corporate Core Values that serve as the basis of its strength. Cypress aims to be the manufacturer of choice for internal and external customers, worldwide.

ASTEC Power Inc. (Philippine Branch) is one of the eight manufacturing arms of ASTEC Power (USA) specializing on DC-DC and AC-DC switching power supplies used primarily for PC, printers, network servers, multimedia projectors, telecommunications, and industrial controllers. From a workforce of less than 500 people when it started in 1994, the company now has around 3,500 employees to support its operations. Assembly processes include Auto-Insertion/SMD, wave soldering and final assembly.

It has its own cable assembly to support its main production lines and is capable to manufacture a power supply with an output power of as low as 25 watts to as high as 1250 watts. API's main mission is to be the customer's first choice facility through flexibility, best manufacturing quality, competitive cost and reliable delivery.

The City of Makati, in the Philippines, is one of the sixteen cities that make up Metro Manila.

Makati is the financial center of the Philippines; it has the highest concentration of multinational and local corporations in the country. Major banks, corporations, department stores as well as foreign embassies are based in Makati. The biggest trading floor of the Philippine Stock Exchange is situated along the city's Ayala Avenue. Makati is also known for being a major cultural and entertainment hub in Metro Manila.

With a population of 529,039 Makati is the 16th-largest city in the country and ranked as the 41st most densely populated city in the world with 19,336 inhabitants per square kilometer. Although its population is just half a million, the daytime population of the city is estimated to be more than one million during a typical working day because of the large number of people who go to the city to work, shop, and do business.

PSi Technologies is a focused independent semiconductor assembly and test service provider to the power semiconductor market. Their vision is to be the global leader in power semiconductor manufacturing, most admired for its partnerships, people and performance. They are proud of their long-standing partnerships with most of the world's leading power semiconductor manufacturers, who include Infineon Technologies, Texas Instruments, ON Semiconductor, Philips and ST Microelectronics. Their more than 3,000 employees enable the company to provide cost effective and comprehensive package design, assembly and test services for power semiconductors used in telecommunications and networking systems, computers and computer peripherals, consumer electronics, electronic office equipment, automotive systems and industrial products.

PSi Tehcnologies proudly represents the Philippines as the only Philippine incorporated company that is listed in the US NASDAQ stock exchange under the trading symbols PSIT.

The National Statistics Office's visible quality commitment of its leadership, led by the Administrator, has encouraged the agency to initiate programs that go beyond the government mandate to provide statistical services and civil registration to the public. Key customer requirements have been identified and considered in the five-year development plan and communicated up to the provincial levels. Processes for statistics generation and civil registry are clearly defined. NSO's management has generally good relations with the people; the union participates in strategic decision-making.

PSi Technologies is a focused independent semiconductor assembly and test service provider to the power semiconductor market. Their vision is to be the global leader in power semiconductor manufacturing, most admired for its partnerships, people and performance. They are proud of their long-standing partnerships with most of the world's leading power semiconductor manufacturers, who include Infineon Technologies, Texas Instruments, ON Semiconductor, Philips and ST Microelectronics. Their more than 3,000 employees enable the company to provide cost effective and comprehensive package design, assembly and test services for power semiconductors used in telecommunications and networking systems, computers and computer peripherals, consumer electronics, electronic office equipment, automotive systems and industrial products.

PSi Tehcnologies proudly represents the Philippines as the only Philippine incorporated company that is listed in the US NASDAQ stock exchange under the trading symbols PSIT.

AMI-Philippines is a subsidiary of American Microsystems, Inc. a privately held company based in Pocatello, Idaho, USA.  It is a leader in the design and manufacture of silicon solutions for the real world. As a widely recognized innovator in state-of-the-art integrated mixed-signal semiconductor products, mixed-signal foundry services and structured digital products.  It operates globally with headquarters in Pocatello, Idaho, European corporate offices in Oudenaarde, Belgium, and a network of sales and design centers located in the key markets of the North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region.

AMI-Philippines is the center for back-end operations of AMI.  Its major processes and services comprise sorting, assembly subcontracting, testing and finishing and directly shipping to the customers.  All AMI-Phil products are exported to international customers of AMI predominantly in the US markets.  The main market is the industrial and communications business segmentized according to AMI's product and process capabilities.

AMI's commitment to transforming the company to a learning organization is manifested through the Quality College which provides in-house training programs assuring that all employees are given necessary training for continuous improvement. AMI is ISO9000, QS9000 and MIL-PRF38538 certified. New technologies are implemented such as Total Cycle Time (TCT), Dynamic Cycle Time (DCT), first yield, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and Failure Mode Error Analysis (FMEA).

The City Government of Marikina has consistently demonstrated a proactive senior leadership led by the Mayor with a defined, articulated and communicated vision as well as established and enforced standards of behavior and performance. The program of government is defined documented utilizing a broadened participation in annual planning. Different listening approaches have been employed to develop constituents. Progress has been achieved in creating an effective and motivated bureaucracy. Consistently, these improvements have resulted to high performance levels and improvement overtime of key measure indicators

EAI's driving force of Total Quality Management is their EAI Quality Improvement System (eQIS) which encompasses their beliefs and ideals in total customer satisfaction. It is divided into small business units such as the Continuous Improvement Teams (CITs) to assure quick response time and to facilitate easier communication between the customer and key operations personnel. The company was ISO 9002 certified in 1992 and 1995.

SMY's overall business direction, strategic plans, sales and marketing, and human resource policies are linked to the Glass Business objectives which are focused on customer satisfaction, market and revenue growth, cost competitiveness, financial/technological capability and employee development and satisfaction. SMY is the first San Miguel Facility to be certified to ISO 9000.

YTMI was established in September 1973 as a joint venture with F. L. Torres, Yazaki-Torres Manufacturing makes wiring harnesses, automobile instruments, battery cables and other automotive parts. The company promotes employment in the Philippines and contributes to the country's exports of industrial goods.

The President and General Manager has always believed that the success of the company hinges on how well it can harness the full potential of its employees and the cooperation of various support groups. Thus, programs have been initiated to address these issues such as, "Quality, Cost and Delivery", "Quality Control Circles (QCC)", 4-S Program", and "7P+2D" which stands for Pag-unawa, Pagtitiwala, Pagsunod, Pagmamalasakit, Pagkakaalam, Pagkapayak, Disiplina and Determinasyon. It has since become one of the frameworks for the company's trek to present levels of performance. YTMI is QS 9000 certified.

The Department of Science and Technology Regional Office No. IX (DOST-IX)  is one of the 16 regional offices of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) whose area of coverage is the Zamboanga Peninsula and Isabela City in southern Philippines. DOST-IX emerged when DOST was reorganized from the then National  Science Development Board (NSDB) to the National Science and Technology Authority (NSTA) on March 17, 1982.

DOST-IX's mission is to provide direction, leadership, and coordination of scientific and technological efforts in the  region in order to promote local innovations and technological development that will redound to improving the quality of life in the region. To fulfill this mission, DOST-IX  performs three main functions (1) carry out the laws, rules, regulations,  policies, plans, programs and projects of the Department; (2) provide effective and efficient S&T services to the people in the region; and (3) coordinate  local scientific and technological efforts of both public and private sector.

A small organization with 46 workforce  complement (both for permanent and project-based), DOST-IX provides the  following products and services:
       Technology Transfer and Commercialization through the provision of  technology and other technical interventions;
       Analytical Testing and Calibration Services include physical,  chemical, microbiological analysis and calibrations services;
      S&T Promotion, Information dissemination and S&T Scholarships.

To broaden its reach to the countryside, DOST-IX operates three (3) Provincial Science and Technology Centers, one each  in the provinces of Zamboanga del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga  Sibugay. The analytical testing and calibration needs of the customers are  addressed through its well-equipped Regional Standards and Testing  Laboratories. DOST-IX also operates an S&T Information Center that offers  customers with S&T information services that can be accessed through  multi-media facilities and the Internet.

Committed to provide Quality Service to its  customers, DOST-IX achieved the following milestones in the past 6 years:
       ISO 17025 Accreditation for its Microbiological Laboratory in 2005
       ISO 17025 Accreditation for its Chemical Laboratory in 2005
       ISO 9001 certification for its QMS in 2008
       ISO 17025 Accreditation for its Metrology Laboratory in 2011
 
Envisioned to be the leader in S&T innovation in the region demonstrating performance excellence, the organization is driven by core values of excellence, commitment, customer-focus,innovation, integrity and teamwork (ExCITe).
 

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The Department of Science & Technology 02 (DOST02) is the lead agency for promoting science & technology in the Cagayan Valley Region. It is one of the 16 regional offices of DOST.

“We are a platoon, but we work like a Battalion.”  This is the key factor behind DOST -02’s attainment of its various successes.

Its latest achievement is the appointment of its former Director, Dr. Urdujah A. Tejada  to Assistant Secretary of DOST and Program Manager for Countryside Development. The equally capable Assistant Regional Director, Engr, Sancho A. Maborang is now the Officer-in-Charge of the Office.  As Dr. Tejada would always say DOST 02 is her reason for her promotion, where she believes in human capital.

Among DOST 02’s best practices in meeting and listening to customer requirements are the conduct of S&T Caravans in reaching out and bringing closer S&T in the countryside with the 4I’s as its objectives “Inform, Integrate, Improve and Inspire”.

DOST 02 caters to a variety of customers, the micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), the researchers, students,  would-be entrepreneurs, the local government units, the state colleges and universities and research institutions. 

LPU Laguna an affiliate of the Lyceum of the Philippines University, was established in 2000 by the late Senator Sotero H. Laurel in partnership with Mr. Feliciano L. Torres, President of Yazaki Manufacturing Company. It sits on a sprawling 14 hectare property in Makiling Calamba Laguna, with modern buildings, state of the art facilities and equipment and various laboratories that serve the needs of the 33 academic programs being offered by the school.

In fourteen years, LPU Laguna has managed to have its ten programs accredited in various levels by the Philippine Association of Colleges and Universities Commission on Accreditation (PACUCOA) and Philippines Accrediting Association of Schools, Colleges and Universities (PAASCU). Additionally, LPU Laguna has been granted full accreditation status by the International Center of Excellence in Tourism and Hospitality Education. It is also ISO certified by Certification International for its Quality Management System and certified Gold by Investors in People for its people management practices.

LPU Laguna continues to raise the bar and re-affirm its commitment to quality and excellence. It believes that with its dedicated and competent people who share common vision and goals, LPU Laguna holds a bright future as it continues to carve its niche in the international community of educators and scholars.

Colegio de San Juan de Letran is a Dominican institution of learning tasked to form a student to become a person who has integrated within himself the natural and supernatural aspects of Catholic education that will effectively prepare him for his bounden duties as a citizen of his country and a child of the Holy Mother Church.

The Colegio, since its founding in 1620, has always been a shining example of academic excellence and a leader in values formation. Driven by the passion to lead its students to success, Letran ensures that its system, programs, facilities, and personnel are all geared into achieving quality service and even beyond.

The Colegio has faithfully lived up to her mission of the quality formation of integral human person. Countless great men have passed and will continue to pass through the portals of this old venerable institution - revolutionaries, heroes and patriots, four Philippine presidents, leader of the church and most notable of all, a saint. In its long history, there will always be the successes as well as challenges for Letran. But for years and generations beyond, in the end, Letran will remain standing as a cut above the rest - proud of its heritage and sure of the time - honored and enshrined ideals of Deus, Patria, Letran.