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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
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BUREAU OF RESEARCH AND STANDARDS b1r </"!J OOwf/
EDSA, QUEZON CITY
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September 11, 1992

DEPA~T ~RDER)
NO~ '(I
SERlE. 0 92 '/~ SrJ&JHGT - Use of the Original and
Legible Copiea of Quality
Control Teat Reporta in
the Acceptance and
Payment of the Materials.

It has come to the attention of. this Office that

manufactured/ fake duplicate or xeroxed copies of quality control
test l~ports are being used to facilitate acceptance of
materials and aupport claims for J:."'ayments of contractors and
suppliera. This practice will eventually result to the use of
inferior or substandard materials in the project.

Henceforth, in ol~er to stop this malpractice, only the

original and legible copies of teat reports ahould be used to
form part of the supporting documents for every billing of the
contractors and suppli~ra. As such, verified or authenticated
copies of test reports should no longer be allowed to be used in
the acceptance and pa~nent of the materials.

Futhermore, if there is any doubt as to the authenticity of

the original copy of the teat reJ:.~rts, verification should be
made with the Head of the concerned testing laboratory.

This supersedes Ministry Order No. 34, Series of 1984,

pertaining to the Authenticity of Quality Control Reports.

This order takes effect in~nediately.

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J~<r~. DE JIl$us
Secretary