04/03/2026
On March 3, 2026, the Department of Science and Technology - Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Technology (DOST-PCIEERD) and the Asian Social Project Services, Inc. (ASPSI) held an inception meeting for the “𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲-𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗟𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 (𝗢𝗻𝗲𝗟𝗮𝗯) 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁.” During the meeting, the proposed impact assessment framework—including the approach, methodology, and detailed work plan—was discussed and agreed upon. This marks a crucial step toward systematically evaluating the impact and contributions of the OneLab Project in providing global access to comprehensive analytical and calibration services at a single touch point.
From DOST-PCIEERD, the inception meeting was attended by Ms. Grace Estillore, Chief of Policy Coordination and Monitoring Division (PCMD), Ms. Mary Grace Buenavides, Chief of Industrial Technology Development Division (ITDD), Dr. Joseph Escorial, Supervising Research Specialist, Mr. Ulysses Palmones, Senior Science Research Specialist and Project Leader for OneLab IA, Mr. Richard Aba, Project Technical Specialist II, Ms. Dania Laborte, Project Technical Specialist I, and Ms. Diana Elizabeth De Guzman, Project Technical Assistant I.
The ASPSI consultant team is composed of Dr. Albert Aquino, Team Leader cm Impact Assessment Specialist, Ms. Zenaida Huelgas, MEL Specialist cm Data Analyst, and Mr. Paul Kenneth Maghirang, Qualitative Evaluation Specialist. The project management team is led by Dr. Noemi Quilloy, ASPSI Vice President and Project Director, with Ms. Katya Ysabel Esmenda serving as Project Coordinator and Ms. Faith Erica Fuentes as Research Associate.
The impact assessment is expected to produce evidence-based policy recommendations to enhance the OneLab project’s effectiveness and efficiency, including strategies to ensure its long-term sustainability.