SUPORTA SA LOCAL PPE MAKERS TINIYAK NG DTI

BILANG tugon sa panawagan ng mga manufacturer na gawing prayoridad ang Philippine-made personal protective equipment (PPE) sa government procurement, sinabi ni Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez na nakikipag-ugnayan ang kanyang tanggapan sa Department of Health (DOH) at Department of Budget and Management Procure- ment Service (DBM-PS) para su- portahan ang domestic industry

“DTI is now coordinating with the CPMP and the Department of Health and the DBM-PS on the implementation of Bayanihan 2 – anticipating its pas-sage into law; as well as on aligning PPE demand requirements, timing of procurement, and flow of production,” wika ni Lopez sa isang statement.

Aniya, isinulong ng DTI at  DBM ang pagkakaroon ng probisyon ng preference sa locally-manufactured at internationally-certified medical-grade PPE sa ilalim ng Bayanihan 2.

“DTI emphasizes that we have always been pushing for patronizing local manufacturers in sourcing PPE in the government procurement process. Thus, we also thank the Senate and the House of Representatives for incorporating our proposals in the Bayanihan 2 and their continued support of our Philip-pine-based manufacturers as well as our partners from the DOH and DBM-PS,” dagdag ni Lopez.

Binigyang-diin niya na ang pagbibigay ng prayoridad sa locally-made products ay makatutulong sa pagsalba sa mga trabaho para sa mga Filipino at Philippine-based firms sa gitna ng mapanghamong business environment dulot ng COVID-19 pandemic.

“For the DTI side, we continue to work with the Industry to further strengthen the country’s PPE ecosystem including filling-in the remaining value chain gaps such as linking polypropylene resin producers with non-woven medical grade fabric manufacturers, attracting investments in important sup-port services like local PPE testing laboratories, and developing an online real-time platform for matching supply and demand including from private hospitals,” sabi pa ng trade chief.