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"We have set up a group to study the policy options available for our government to address the problem of asbestos, to be headed by the Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines and the Bureau of Product Standards (BPS)," DTI Undersecretary Adrian Cristobal said in a speech at a recent product launch by James Hardie Philippines. 


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"We have an LDP  or lunch date with the president every Monday where we gather about eight to ten people from the different departments like manufacturing,  sales, human resource and finance," said Balass.  "They can ask me any question about the company or about me." 


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DTI mulls permanent ban on asbestos in construction

August 5, 2002 - 12:00am

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has created a study group that will look into the possibility of permanently banning the use of asbestos as a component of construction materials. "We have set up...

Business

An MNC with a Filipino touch

By Estela Banzon-De La Paz | October 8, 2001 - 12:00am

James Hardie Phils. has done well in the current economic doldrums in part because its president, John Balass, has touched base with its Filipino workers. "We have an LDP or lunch date with the president...

Business As Usual