Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman and Administrator Wilma T. Eisma said the winners represent the more than 120,000 workers from nearly 3,000 companies inside the Subic Bay Freeport who show dedication, discipline and competence—qualities that investors love among Subic workers.
“They represent the best workers in the country that helped Subic Freeport to be recognized as the ‘Fastest Growing Free Trade Zone’ in Asia,” Eisma said, referring to the recognition from the London- based International Finance Magazine (IFM), a financial market information group.
“Here in Subic, it doesn’t matter what kind of job you keep; what really matters is how you do it well,” She added.
This year the Subic Bay Workforce Development Foundation, Inc. (SBWDFI, which gives out the awards, will recognize 11 outstanding workers, instead of the usual 10, because two finalists had tied up in one place.
The awardees are: Philip Villa, who started as dishwasher/ housekeeper and kitchen crew at Segara Villas in 2009, but who was promoted to become chef because of dedication, discipline and keen interest to learn;
Vergel Osorio, who started out as job order warehouse man in 2008 at CRESC Inc., but because of dedication to work was hired as a regular employee, was promoted as warehouse leader, and in December 2016 received a commendation from the company’s Japan office for practicing excellent 5S; Nilo Del Rosario, a skilled welder/ pipefi tter and another former ‘endo’ worker, is a now regular employee at the Philippine Coastal Storage and Pipeline Corp. who was recognized for his being “all enthusiasm and energy” in day-today performance; Engr. Marnue Veneracion, a supervisor at the General Facilities and Design Engineering Section of Nicera Philippines, Inc., started his career in the company as Facilities and Design Engineer in 2012, and was described to be “competent, dependable, innovative and hardworking”, and thus was named Employee of the Year in 2014 and Top Employee of the Year in 2016; Engr. Alexander Poblete is Product Engineer II at Nicera Philippines, Inc., possesses skills that maintain the highest standard of products the company off ers, and was cited for good leadership that helps improve process and quality improvement, yield rate improvement, and scrap cost which benefi ted the company; May Ordaz, from Koushin Mechatronics, is a planning and purchasing supervisor who started out as production specialist in 2003, actively supported the management in building and maintaining strong relationship with customers and suppliers, and was cited for contributing to the achievement of company goals and objectives;
John Louis Ducus started out as a cadet engineer Subic Enerzone Corp. in 2005, but because of excellent customer service skills is now the firm’s Meter and Revenue Protection Engineer, and was also cited for being an active volunteer in corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities;
Joseph Paje, a Logistics Specialist assigned in fleet management, was nominated with pride by Subic Water for consistently giving excellent output on fleet management and even on special assignments; Joseph “Joey” Malana, who works as inventory controller at PTT Philippines Corp., is the company’s 2016 Most Outstanding Employee who was cited for being “an excellent team player with so much ideas and initiatives” that benefited his department and company, and for extending work hours to finish reports and assist in shift duties; Jaylyn Zapata, external relations assistant from PTT Philippines, is recognized for being “superbly incharge in the timely processing of documentations from importation up to deliveries of petroleum products to meet customers’ satisfaction;” and Engr. Reynante Reyes, maintenance engineer of Philippine Coastal Storage and Pipeline Corp., who is recognized as the most reliable employee in facility and equipment maintenance, and always ensured that assets are in good and proper condition at all times.
The “Ten-O” awards, as called in the Subic Bay Freeport, is an annual event organized by the Subic Bay Workforce Development Foundation, Inc. (SBWDFI), a non-government entity established by Freeport- based locators and investors in partnership with the Labor Department of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority.
Severo Pastor Jr., who is SBMA Labor Department manager and concurrent SBWDFI president, said the awardees are the cream of the crop who were selected from hundreds of nominees who underwent a battery of interviews, performance appraisal and screening by the board of judges.
Pastor said the selection process was focused on the advocacy of welfare and values of workers, and sought to recognize the workers who showed discipline, dedication and commitment to excellence in the workplace.
