President of the Republic of the Philippines: Patron of the Award who confers PQA to awardees/recipients;

PQA Committee: Steering and policy-making body created under the Philippine Council for Productivity by virtue of EO 448;

Department of Trade & Industry Secretary: Award Manager who is responsible for the conduct of the award process and validates and endorses to the President the list of awardees/recipients selected by the Board of Judges;

DTI-Center for Industrial Competitiveness: The Implementing Agency who provides the necessary technical and administrative support to the Award Manager and the PQA Committee;

Management Committee: Technical working group of the PQA Committee;

Center for Quality and Competitiveness-Development Academy of the Philippines: Award Administrator for the Public Sector

Philippine Society for Quality: Award Administrator for the Private Sector

Board of Judges: Reviews and recommends award recipients to the Award Manager. Judges are high-level business executives and quality leaders from industry, academe and government appointed by the Award Manager per recommendation of the PQA Management Committee;