The Depart­­­ment of Trade and Industry’s Bureau of Philippine Standards (BPS) conducted a Town Hall Meeting on Standards, Technical Regulations and Conformity Assessment Procedures (STRACAP), held last 11 January 2019, at the Bureau of Investments Penthouse, Makati City.

DTI-BPS Director James E. Empeño opened the BPS Town Hall Meeting and reminded the bureau to always uphold the DTI Values: passion, integrity, competence, creativity, synergy, and love of country.

“The BPS, as the National Standards Body, is mandated to develop, implement and promote standards, technical regulations and conformity assessment procedures. It is essential for the bureau to possess the full understanding on the new guidelines and policies related to STRACAP”,23