International membership

The Philippine Food and Drug Administration successfully qualifies as the 5th Asean Listed Inspection Service with the completion of the onsite audit by the panel of experts in April 2019. It is now preparing to submit its intent to apply for membership to the prestigious Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme.  FDA director-general Nela Charade Puno (second from right) attends the committee meeting in Geneva, Switzerland to signify FDA’s intent to submit its application for membership.  With Puno are (from left) FDA officer-in-charge deputy director-general for field regulatory operations office Emilio Polig Jr., PICS chairman Boon Meow Hoe and incoming PICS chairman Anne Hayes.