About

The Philippine Accreditation Bureau (PAB), formerly the Philippine Accreditation Office, is the national accreditation body of the Philippines, mandated to accredit inspection, testing and certifying bodies, and other bodies offering conformity assessment services.

The PAB operates based on PNS ISO/IEC 17011, which specifies the general requirements for the competence, consistent operation and impartiality of accreditation bodies assessing and accrediting conformity assessment bodies.

The PAB is recognized internationally through its membership to the International Accreditation Forum (IAF), International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC), Asia Pacific Accreditation Cooperation (APAC), Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Consultative Committee on Standards and Quality (ACCSQ) Working Group on Accreditation and Conformity Assessment (WG2) and International Halal Accreditation Forum (IHAF). PAB is also a signatory to the Multilateral Recognition Arrangement (MLA) for Quality Management System (QMS) and Environmental Management System (EMS) of APAC and IAF, Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA) for testing, calibration, medical and inspection of APAC and ILAC.

URL: https://www.dti.gov.ph/pab/about-us/