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Newly-Elected Officers Installed During 2016 Annual Elections
Philippine Register of Shipping’s 2016 Annual Elections for its new set of Executive Officers were held on March 30, 2016 during the Board Meeting attended by newly-elected Board of Trustees. Duly elected as PRS new executive officers for 2016-2017 were: Chairman: Engr. Caesar E. Corleto Vice Chairman: Engr. Rolando A. Abella President: Engr. Sammuel T. Lim Vice
PRESS RELEASE [01-2016]”PRS Rebrands, Expands and Offers More Value”
The Philippine Register of Shipping, Inc. (PRS) is the first and leading Filipino Classification Society established since 1989. PRS is driven by the most competent technical professionals from the Philippine maritime industry and is backed by the Society of Naval Architects & Marine Engineers Inc. (SONAME). Rebrands PRS responds to
PRS CELEBRATES ITS 25TH FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY
PRS celebrated its 25th founding Anniversary on 25 June 2014 with a modest lunch and blessing of its new office. In the board meeting that followed, President Procopio Vergel de Dios Jr. congratulated all the past and present members, trustees and officers for their invaluable contribution and unwavering commitment to
PRS PASSED THE 2014 ISO 9001:2008 RE-CERTIFICATION AUDIT
PRS passed the recently-concluded ISO 9001:2008 re-certification audit conducted last August 1, 2014 by the Global Certification Phils. Inc., the Philippine subsidiary of the Global Group of Companies based in the United Kingdom. No major nor minor non-conformances were noted, only “observations”. In ISO parlance, “observations” as opposed to “major”
ROLE OF CLASS SOCIETIES IN THE SAFETY OF DOMESTIC FERRIES
In the recently concluded DOTC/MARINA and IMO-sponsored “National Forum on Safety of Domestic Ferries” held last September 9-11, 2013, our President, Procopio V. Vergel de Dios, Jr., presented the topic “Role of Classification Societies in the Safety of Domestic Ferries”. He said that classification societies are private non-profit organizations and
PRS OFFICE MOVED TO ESCOLTA, MANILA
As it looks into the impact of overcrowding and the enduring daily traffic the Philippine Register of Shipping moved out from its base in Binondo to the Regina Building in Escolta, Manila. The PRS Regina Office has undergone complete renovation to suit its personnel’s individual functions and workstations. With a
