#LEVELUPCBA of National University Scheduled on February 12 to 15

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Here are the following details regarding the event on February 12 - 15.

1. EVENT BRIEFING

• The National University will host the #OnTheWheels: Incubating Innovations for the Global Goals on the said date. The event is a partnership between the university and the 2030 Youth Force in the Philippines, which is anchored to the 2030 Youth Force of the Asia-Pacific Region, which is organized by the United Nations Development Programme and United Nations Volunteers. Universities within the National Capital Region will be sending their delegates on that day. You may check their official Facebook page through this link: https://www.facebook.com/YouthForcePH/

• Aside from the previous event, the College of Business and Accountancy of National University will celebrate its College Week Celebration from February 12 - 15, 2017. Various activities are prepared that will help students to harness their marketing, financial, and accounting skills and knowledge. 

2. PROGRAM FLOW

• For the #OnTheWheels: Incubating Innovations for the Global Goals, I have attached herewith the #OnTheWheels Concept Note.

• For the College Week Celebration, here are the set of activities:
• February 12
• Entrepreneurship Expo
• Elevator Pitch Competition
• February 13
• Alternative Learning Classes
• Quiz Bee for Accountancy, Marketing, & Finance
• Essay Writing Competition
• Miss Q&A
• The Voice
• February 14
• SM Talks
• Case Analysis Competition
• Financial Analysis Competition

3. FACEBOOK PAGE

• Link: https://www.facebook.com/NationalUCBA/

4. OFFICIAL EVENT POST ON FACEBOOK

• https://www.facebook.com/NationalUCBA/photos/a.148072428603956.39468.141757379235461/1722299344514582/?type=3&theater

ISO Circulates Guidelines in Publicizing ISO 9001 and 14001 Certifications

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The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) circulates strict guidelines to assist organizations in publicizing certifications to the ISO 9001 quality management system and ISO 14001 environmental management system standards.

"By using ISO's guidelines, you will avoid the pitfalls of false, misleading or confusing
statements in your communications about ISO 9001 or ISO 14001 certification and thus avoid harming the credibility of your organization. If you follow the guidelines, you will be demonstrating the same rigour in your communications about certification as you have done in implementing your ISO 9001 quality management system or ISO 14001 environmental management system." ISO stresses.

The guidelines are intended to help organizations apply good practice when publicizing,

communicating and promoting their certification to stakeholders including staff,
customers and business partners, and to the general public. The guidelines will prove
useful in preparing promotional and communication material such as press releases, advertisements, marketing brochures, videos, staff announcements, logos, slogans and catch lines for diverse media ranging from print and broadcasting, to Internet and multi-media applications, to signs, banners, vehicle fleets and so on.

ISO's guidelines insist upon reference to the full designation of ISO 9001 in order to avoid any possibility of confusion between certification to the now only valid version and to the older standard.

Also, ISO emphasizes, "ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 give generic requirements for
management systems, not requirements for specific products or services. ISO 9001
and ISO 14001 certification marks of conformity are not to be displayed on products, on product labels, on product packaging, or in any way that may be interpreted as denoting product conformity."

For more information on the guidelines in publicizing ISO 9001 and 14001 certifications, send an email to bps@dti.gov.ph.

DOTr, Bombardier Sign Agreement on OEM Signaling Spare Parts and Maintenance of MRT-3

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Pursuant to efforts to rehabilitate and restore MRT-3, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) and Canadian company Bombardier Transportation have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the urgent procurement of OEM signaling spare parts and signaling maintenance for MRT-3. 

In a signing ceremony in Pasay City today, Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade signed an MOU with officials from Bombardier together with Canadian Ambassador John Holmes.

Bombardier is the company that designed, supplied, commissioned, and maintained the MRT-3 signaling system for its first 12 years of operations. Bombardier is the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and proprietary rights owner of the Cityflo 250 Light Rail and Metro Signaling Solution, which is the signaling system used in the MRT-3 system.

Under the MOU, the DOTr will procure an OEM signaling spare parts and 2-year signaling maintenance contract from Bombardier via direct contracting and emergency procurement, pursuant to the Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act. Such procurement mode was employed considering that Bombardier is the proprietary source of MRT-3's Cityflo 250 signaling system, and given the immediate need to restore MRT-3's reliability and availability, which is a vital public service and infrastructure facility.

The MOU comes after the system’s previous maintenance service providers failed to purchase and maintain a sufficient inventory of OEM signaling spare parts; purchased and installed non-OEM parts; and failed to adequately maintain, renew, and upgrade MRT-3’s signaling system.

“For years, among the top 3 most frequent causes of MRT-3 breakdowns are signaling-related issues. For years, non-OEM signaling spare parts were used and installed, in an effort to save on costs and increase profit at the expense of MRT-3's safety and reliability. For years, MRT-3's signaling system was not maintained properly, and was not upgraded when due. That is why this time, we want to be sure that we get the right spare parts and that we maintain the system right. Bombardier‘s track record is exceptional. They are the original manufacturer of MRT-3's signaling system, and we are directly dealing with Bombardier, not a JV, not a consortium, not any middleman,” said Tugade.

The signing was also witnessed by DOTr Undersecretary for Railways TJ Batan and DOTr Undersecretary for Legal Affairs and Procurement Reinier Paul Yebra.