DAR Sorsogon – first provincial office in DAR Bicol region to get ISO 9001:2015 certified
Sorsogon City – The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) in the province of Sorsogon celebrated its recent milestone with a virtual awarding ceremony which granted the DAR Sorgoson with an ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System (QMS) Certification by the Worldwide Quality Assurance (WQA), the Philippines and Indonesia, held in Villa Isabel Hotel and Resort in this province.
DAR Bicol Regional Director Rodrigo Realubit said the officials and employees of the agency commemorated the accolade since Sorsogon was the first provincial office in DAR Region 5 to pass the 2015 version of the ISO 9001 QMS on its first try.
“The QMS will help the entire organization in the delivery of quality services. To attain quality, the province established interactive systems and processes, that are customer-focused, conform to the ISO Standards, and compliant to all statutory, mandatory, and regulatory laws,” Realubit said.
Realubit challenged the employees to continue providing the highest level of service deserving of international recognition.
Secretary Bernie F. Cruz, in his virtual message, commended the DAR Sorsogon employees for addressing the demands of improving work procedures and systems, which earned them the award.
“You must continue to work together since our mission and responsibilities under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program remain to be challenging. As a team, we have a responsibility to deliver our commitments and the agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) need to be involved. We have to make a difference," Cruz said.
Meanwhile, Sorsogon Governor Francis Joseph Escudero, via his representative Board Member Ed Atutubo, extended his warmest congratulations to the DAR Sorsogon for achieving the milestone during his tenure.
"This is another milestone for the office as we provide the highest quality services to our clients. This certification means that DAR’s services to the ARBs were enhanced and improved. By adhering to our QMS, we will continually strive to provide the finest service we can do to our clients," Sorsogon agrarian reform chief Nida A. Santiago said.
The Certificate of Registration certifies that the DAR provincial office of Sorsogon maintains a system that meets ISO 9001:2015 requirements. It covers services linked to Land Tenure Security Program (LTSP), the Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development and Sustainability Program (ARBDSP), Agrarian Justice Delivery (AJD), and the Support to Operations Division (STOD).
The province will undergo re-certification in the year 2024.