The PQA Recipients

First Sumiden Circuits, Inc. (FSCI) is a joint venture between Sumitomo Electric Industries (SEI, with 51% ownership), First Philippine Holdings Corporation (FPHC, with 40%) of the Lopez Group of Companies, and Sumitomo Corporation (SC, with 9%). FSCI was incorporated in March 1996 and registered with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) as a pioneer economic zone enterprise in April 1996. Its plant at the Light Industry and Science Park (LISP) in Cabuyao, Laguna, was inaugurated in July 1997.

FSCI's main product is flexible printed circuits (FPC), which are small, lightweight wiring components with electronic circuits printed on a flexible film. These are found in electronic items like videocams, digicams, printers, mobile phones and i-pods. In order to meet additional customer needs for parts mounting, FSCI has also established flip-chip assembly (FCA) and surface mounting technology (SMT), where components are mounted on the flex. Consistent with its PEZA registration, FSCI sells 100% of its FPCs to the export market.

FSCI has shaped a culture of excellence that supports a shared vision, innovation, open communication, and agility; and values employee learning and continuous improvement. Bible studies enhance the internalization of these values. These are deployed through various communication channels, trainings (the latest being “Living Values”), and other company-wide activities. Measurable goals are set and updated based on regular reviews of performance to such goals which are translated to targets relevant to each employees' job and role in the company.

FSCI's strategic plan is guided by its vision of becoming a “world's leading manufacturer of flexible printed circuits” and its mission to “capture the flexible printed circuits market by providing the highest quality, lowest cost, and fastest delivery time in order to increase value for our stakeholders”. back to top

Foremost in the Credo of Johnson & Johnson is the company's first responsibility, which is “to the doctors, nurses, and patients, to mothers and fathers and all others who use our products and services… everything we do must be of high quality.” It is this kind of commitment that has propelled Johnson & Johnson to the front rank of the country's most respected companies.

Johnson & Johnson (Philippines), Inc. was organized in 1956 as a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, a U.S. corporation with headquarters in New Brunswick, New Jersey, which is the world's largest and most diversified manufacturer of healthcare products. The Philippine organization is now one of the largest and most aggressive of the affiliates in Asia.

The Philippine corporation consists of three operating units – Consumer, Medical, and Janssen Pharmaceutica (pharmaceuticals).

Among its well-known consumer products are the wide range of JOHNSON'S baby products, MODESS sanitary napkins, CAREFREE panty shields and wash, and BAND-AID alcohol and plastic strips. Most of these are leading brands in their categories. Johnson's Baby Powder, for example, is an enduring market leader and is the cornerstone of the Johnson & Johnson business in the Philippines.

At present, Johnson & Johnson employs 173 employees, led by its Filipino president and managing director, Zinnia S. Rivera.

Johnson & Johnson employees are among the most competent and best-trained in the consumer industry and enjoy excellent benefits such as free meals and subsidized transportation, a dedicated Live for Life Gym and sports facilities, an in-house Day Care center for their children, and numerous activities that promote work-life effectiveness. A large, modern campus-style compound filled with natural greens and sprawling lawns houses the entire company.

Johnson & Johnson (Philippines), Inc. has garnered numerous awards in the years of its existence in the Philippines, most recent of which was the 2006 Gold Quill Award for Communication Management category for Strategic Management processes, given by the International Association for Business Communication (I/ABC). The organization has also won the 2005 Outstanding Achievement on Social Responsibility (ECOP's Kapatiran sa Industriya Awards), 2005 Anvil Award of Merit for best in class employee/corporation communication tool, and the 2005 Gold Quill Excellence Award in recognition of the company's Touch Therapy Program.

Johnson & Johnson (Philippines), Inc. is also at the forefront of corporate social responsibility programs, focusing on healthcare and educational needs of children as well as maternal healthcare, advancing healthcare knowledge, national emergencies and community programs of the Paranaque municipality, of which it is part of. It supports the educational needs of children via partnerships with UNICEF, Save the Children, World Vision Development Foundation and Knowledge Channel.

Johnson & Johnson is truly committed to its mission of nurturing the Filipino family and does this by living out the values of its Credo. The company envisions itself as being able to provide and nurture the family by preparing and sustaining them through life via the Johnson & Johnson products. back to top

The National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is a government-owned and controlled corporation that operates and maintains the country's vast electric transmission network.

Created by virtue of Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001, TransCo assumed the electrical transmission functions of the National Power Corporation (NPC) which include the planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of high-voltage overhead transmission lines, submarine cables, and substations nationwide.

Operating separately from NPC since March 1, 2003 , TransCo is also responsible for the efficient and reliable dispatch of bulk power at all times . It plays the crucial role of putting on line the right mix of power plants to meet power demand at any given time. TransCo links power plants to over 100 power distribution utilities which in turn deliver electricity to the end-consumers.

In 2003, its Luzon System Operations Group became the first of its kind in the ASEAN region to have been awarded the ISO 9001:2000 for its quality management system (QMS). Thereafter, other TransCo functional and regional groups followed. In August 2006, TransCo became the first and only government entity in the country to bag the ISO certification for quality management in practically all its key functional units.

Always aspiring for higher goals, Transco's functional and regional groups are now aiming for the more comprehensive ISO-Integrated Management System (IMS) certification, which combines QMS with E nvironmental Management System (ISO 14001:2004) and Occupational Health and Safety Assessment (OHSAS 18001:1999). This feat was already achieved by its Luzon Operations and Maintenance Group in May 2006.

In July 2006, the corporate governance reform watchdog, the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD), formally recognized TransCo as the country's best performing government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) in terms of corporate governance reform and professional corporate directorship. T ransCo was the highest-ranked GOCC for having garnered the 5 th highest score in ICD's corporate governance scorecard for all GOCCs and Government Financial Institutions (GFIs).

In line with energy sector reforms envisioned by the EPIRA, TransCo shall be privatized through a concession agreement following an open and transparent bidding process to be conducted by the Power Sector and Assets Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM). Bidding has been scheduled on January 21, 2007. back to top

National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Region I was established on 10 February 1975 as one of the regional arms of the NEDA Central Office. As such, it serves as the technical and administrative arm of the Regional Development Council of Region I (RDC-I), a regional counterpart of the NEDA Board. It is manned by 60 personnel with doctoral degree holders, doctoral units, masteral degree holders, masteral units, and baccalaureate degree holders.

The agency establishes and strengthens linkages and networks with clients and stakeholders to encourage pooling of resources, cost sharing and convergence of services, which enable them to deliver their major final outputs despite budgetary constraints.

The agency conducts a Weekly Saranay meeting and bi-weekly ManTeam meeting which strengthens the linkage between management and employees. In addition, representation of employees association (ONE-1) in the selection and promotion board, promotion, bids and awards committee and this ManTeam create an environment of empowerment and innovation.

It adheres to the E-Commerce Law, rules and guidelines of the Commission on Audit. It also adheres to RA 6713-Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for government officials and employees, as evidenced by not having been legally sued.

They have two basic approaches for effective succession planning for career executive leader, (1) caretakership, where each Division Chief is assigned to act as “Office Caretaker” for a period of two (2) months, in the absence of both the Regional Director and the Assistant Regional Director; and, (2) cross-posting, where Division Chiefs are assigned to a specific division of their choice for a period of three (3) months to enhance their familiarity with the roles and functions of divisions other than their own.

Relevant information regarding the organization's transactions and activities are made known to the public through the following: IRISNET, Ilocos Portal, which is a project of the Regional Information Technology and Electronic Commerce Committee (RITECC) Region 1; Regional Development Council Chronicles; Development Projects, Annual Regional Development Report highlights published in newspapers annually, and Quarterly Economy in the their website.

NEDA RO-1 has a defined strategic development process for long-term, medium-term and short-term time horizons. In each planning process, the applicant uses specific techniques such as SWOT and vision-mission review for long-term plans, key strategy formulation for medium-term plans and action planning for short-term plans. It uses meetings and seminars to gather data on customers and public needs, expectations, opportunities and others.

The recipient conducts weekly, bi-weekly, mid-year and year-end assessment sessions to identify the facilitating and hindering factors for its major final outputs. Such data and information are used to improve the value creation processes to achieve better performance, reduce variability, etc. and shared with other organizational units and processes.

They reinforces the use of knowledge and skills on-the-job by giving appropriate recognition to concerned staff for a job well done arising from own staff expertise, education and training, issuance of office designation either as a project team leader, IAD team leader, or project coordinator, and by special office assignments involving technical assistance either as a lecturer, resource person, facilitator, etc.

NEDA-RO1 has received various awards, commendations and citations such as Most Outstanding Regional Office (1994-1996, 2001-2003) given by the Central Office, appreciation for Experimental Sharing of 5S + 1 Program.
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