The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region 2 through its Consumer Protection Division staged an online orientation on Business Resiliency and Continuity for Contractors amid the New Normal via Zoom on 22 September.
This is in partnership with the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board and the National Intelligence Coordinating Agency. The objective of the activity is to orient contractors and CPD focal persons on business resiliency in the present context. Regional Director (RD) Leah Pulido Ocampo emphasized the necessity of the event in her opening message.
“This webinar is dedicated exclusively for contractors. We in DTI are mandated to enable businesses whatever the circumstances are, we continue to create an environment where businesses may thrive continually and resiliently. We recognize that you are our partners in nation building and that you play a very important role in providing employment and continued economic activity especially during this time of pandemic,” RD Ocampo said.
“Aside from threats of the COVID-19, contractors are also vulnerable to threats in relation to peace and order. A discussion on safety measure against security threats is therefore necessary in order to protect your businesses from possible unscrupulous activities,” she said.
National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA) Regional Director Dennis Godfrey F. Gammad relayed a prefatory statement on pandemic-related concerns and threats to peace and order which greatly affects the businesses of contractors. To fully discuss the topic, Loverine Joy C. Talang shared her lecture and presentation.
With the recent launching of the online system of PCAB to adapt to the new normal, Philippine Contractor’s Accreditation Board (PCAB) Director, Atty. Herbert D.G. Matienzo, generally introduced the system streamlining the online registration processes.
Mark Lawrence Muñoz, PCAB IT personnel, provided a comprehensive lecture on the system followed by a walkthrough/step-by-step orientation to guide contractors, would-be contractors as well as the concerned personnel of the DTI in accessing the system.
During the open forum, NICA RD Gammad, Atty. Matienzo, Muñoz, and Mr. Sergie T. Retome constituted the panel and answered the queries posed by contractors and PCAB license applicants across the region.
In closing the webinar, Atty. Cyrus I. Restauro, OIC-Division Chief of DTI R2-CPD left a message for the participants.
“We believe that you contractors all bridged the gaps in communities, paved the way for prosperity, established robust structures of society, and with arms of strength, you do not only move mountains but the whole nation,” said Atty. Restauro.
The orientation was attended by 52 participants in the Zoom conference and livestreamed on Facebook which garnered around 200 viewers. ♦
Date of Release: 22 September 2021