In a bid to strengthen the agency’s Quality Management System (QMS), participants from the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority - Central Office (PFDA-CO) and PFDA – Zamboanga Fish Port Complex (PFDA-ZFPC) attended the orientation on ISO 31000:2018, also known as Risk Management Guidelines, on September 15, 2023, simultaneously at the PFDA-CO Conference Hall and via teleconference.
The orientation aims to guide the PFDA personnel in integrating the Risk Management Process per the requirements of ISO 31000:2018 standards to the agency's ISO 9001:2015-certified QMS.
In her opening remarks, PFDA Quality Management Representative (QMR) Ms. Gina J. Reyes expressed her appreciation to everyone for attending the risk management orientation. Ms. Reyes said that the orientation was conducted to immerse the organization in the principles of risk management for the agency to level up and maintain our ISO 9001:2015 certification.
In addition, the risk orientation was organized by the Management Level - Risk Management Committee headed by Project Evaluation Division-OSD Chief Ms. Visitacion G. Abrenio in preparation for the upcoming surveillance audit this coming 4th quarter of the year.
PFDA – Navotas Fish Port Complex (PFDA) Harbor Operations Division Officer-in-Charge Mr. Noelito B. Castillo served as the resource speaker for the one-day briefing on Risk Management. Mr. Castillo emphasized that through this orientation, “we will have a uniform approach on how we will structure our risk registry in a way that it can assist us further on how we are going to address the risks that the agency might face in the future.”
According to the ISO website, ISO 31000:2018 provides guidelines on managing risks faced by organizations that can be customized to any organization and its context. It also provides a common approach to managing any type of risk. ISO 31000:2018 can also be used throughout the life of the organization and can be applied to any activity, including decision-making at all levels.
(PFDA Public Information Division)