Dr. Bernie Anabo Jr
The Bureau of Customs – Port of Subic successfully conducted its Internal Quality Audit on March 17-18, 2025, as part of its proactive preparations for the upcoming External Audit.
The audit aimed to evaluate the extent of conformity of the Port’s Quality Management System (QMS) to international standards, as well as relevant customs statutory and regulatory requirements. It also served to identify areas for improvement and to verify the effectiveness of previously implemented corrective actions.
The audit was spearheaded by the Deputy Head of the Interim Internal Quality Management System Office (IIQMSO), Ms. Gladys C. Cabugawan, together with the Lead Auditor, Ms. Marilou A. Cabigon, and their dedicated team. Their diligence and expertise ensured a thorough and objective review, reinforcing the Port’s commitment to excellence and continuous improvement.
As a result of the audit, the Port of Subic received two (2) Opportunities for Improvement (OFIs) and two (2) Positive Findings, which will serve as valuable input in strengthening its QMS framework—ensuring continued efficiency, compliance, and high-quality service to stakeholders.
In his closing message, District Collector Atty. Marlon Fritz B. Broto, MNSA expressed appreciation for the successful conduct of the audit and the collective efforts of all involved:
“𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵—𝘪𝘵 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘶𝘯𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺, 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵.
𝘐 𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘺 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴, 𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘔𝘢𝘮 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘶 𝘈. 𝘊𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘨𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘮 𝘎𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘺𝘴 𝘊. 𝘊𝘢𝘣𝘶𝘨𝘢𝘸𝘢𝘯, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴.
𝘛𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘘𝘔𝘚 𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮, 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥-𝘵𝘩𝘦-𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘵 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴.
𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘶𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘺𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘴. 𝘘𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘶𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘫𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘪𝘤 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘤𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘴 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴.”
With this proactive initiative, the Bureau of Customs – Port of Subic continues to demonstrate its firm dedication to upholding the highest standards in public service, trade facilitation, and customs administration.
