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DPWH, inisa-isa mga dokumentong natupok sa sunog sa QC; flood-control documents, safe?

DPWH, inisa-isa mga dokumentong natupok sa sunog sa QC; flood-control documents, safe?
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Binigyang-linaw ng Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) ang lahat ng mga dokumentong natupok kasama sa nangyaring sunog sa kanilang opisina sa Bureau of Research and Standards (BRS) sa Quezon City noong Miyerkules, Oktubre 22. 

Ayon sa naging press briefing ng DPWH nitong Huwebes, Oktubre 23, inisa-isa ni DPWH OIC-Usec. Lara Esquibil sa publiko ang mga nadamay na dokumento ng kanilang ahensya sa nasabing naganap na sunog. 

“The Bureau of Research and Standards is the main bureau that conducts the research for new materials that would undergo pilot studies,” pagsisimula ni Esquibil. 

“And they also have the materials testing division where the fire possibly started. Mainly they train our materials engineers that would be deployed to the field,” paliwanag pa niya. 

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Ani Esquibil, mga laboratory, accreditation, at “blue book” ng lahat ng mga pay items standards ng ahensya ang ilan sa mga pangunahing naapektuhan nasabing sunog. 

“Then we have there the testing laboratories, the accreditation, and then we have the standards developments division. So there, we have the blue book, nandito lahat ng mga pay items standards of the department. They are the repository of all the standards of all types of materials used in the department in construction,” saad niya. 

Narito ang run down sa mga inisa-isa ni Esquibil na dokumento at iba pang papeles na kasamang natupok ng sunog sa DPWH-BRS sa QC: 

-Mainly Manuals 

-ASTM References 

-ECI Manuals

-JICA Manuals 

-Designed Guidelines

-All Standard Specifications of Pay Items

Narito naman ang mga dokumento at papeles na may kaugnayan sa technical services division ng DPWH-BRS: 

-Calibration Reports - from 2022 onwards 

-Soil and Rock Classification Report 

-Technical Specification Certification 

-Material Sources Report 

-Field Testing Reports

-Procurement Documents 

-Inventory Report 

-Training related documents 

-Pilot research projects 

Heto naman ang mga dokumento at papeles na may kaugnayan sa material testing division:

-Training certificates 

-Training materials for material testing technology and laboratory technician courses

-Star rating reports for regional and district material testing laboratories

-Quality management system compliance documents

-Request and reports for inspection of testing laboratories

-Request and reports for  technical evaluation of laboratory equipment

-Recent various correspondent related to the various functions of the materials testing division

-Calibration reports of materials testing division equipment 

-Other personal file of the employees

Samantala, nilinaw naman ni Esquibil na mayroon silang kopya ng mga nasabing dokumento sa kanilang online at physical drives.

“We have report that all of these are scanned and hundred percent backed up in our online and physical drives,” pagtatapos pa ni Esquibil.

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