COURTESY MEETING WITH HUNGARY AMBASSADOR
National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) Executive Director Clarita M. Sangcal met Her Excellency Dr. Titanilla Tóth LI.M, Ambassador of Hungary to the Republic of the Philippines on Friday, 27 January 2023 to discuss the accreditation of Hungary’s food safety inspection system governing meat (poultry and pork) products.
Joining the meeting were Mr. Máté Kiss, Embassy of Hungary in the Philippines Head of Commercial Section; Dr. Vernadette Sanidad, and Dr. Theresa Wenceslao of the NMIS Meat Import and Export Division (MIED); and Mr. Jet Ambalada, member of board of directors of the Philippine Association of Meat Processors, Inc. (PAMPI). The group discussed the ways forward to the conducted Department of Agriculture Inspection Mission (DAIM) last October 10-21, 2022 in Hungary for an Individual Accreditation Inspection and Pre-border Measures for the export of pork and poultry meat.
30 NEW EMPLOYEES JOIN NMIS WORKFORCE
Thirty (30) Meat Inspectors (MIO), three (3) Meat Control Officers and one (1) Planning Officer took the official oath of office before the employees of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) held at SHE Hall on February 6, 2023.
Executive Director Dr. Clarita M. Sangcal congratulated the new employees and asked for their commitment in serving the nation through meat inspection and hygiene for both locally produced and imported meat.
Twelve NMIS officials took oath
Newly appointed officials of the National Meat Inspection Service, Executive Director III, Dr. Clarita M. Sangcal; Deputy Executive Director III, Dr. Roberto Umali, and ten Regional Technical Directors (RTDs) appointed as Director II: Dr. Angelita E. Barcelona, Dr. Ronnie Ernst A Duque, Dr. Myrna I. Habacon, Dr. Emmanuel A. Leman, Dr. Fernando N. Lontoc, Dr. Eduardo R. Oblena, Dr. Orlando C. Ongsotto, Dr. Lailanie Rose P. Rico, Dr. Jocelyn A. Salvador, and Dr. Maria Ancilla S. Zartiga took oath before Department of Agriculture Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban last January 18, 2023.
Oath-taking ceremony of promoted and newly hired employees of NMIS
Two promoted and one newly hired employees of the National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) took oath on December 13, 2022 at the DA compound, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City.