SBMA names engineer, foreman as agency’s 2021 Employees of the Year

The Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has conferred the 2021 Employee of the Year (EOY) award to an Engineer and a Foreman. 

Bagging the most prestigious award of the agency were Engr. Jomel Libut of the Regulatory Group for Category 2 and Peter Moneda of the Public Services Group for Category 1. 

“I am so proud to be heading the best GOCC (Government-Owned and –Controlled Corporation) in the country called the SBMA, and to be working with the best team whose work ethics exude excellence, I am beyond blessed,” said SBMA chairman and administrator Rolen C. Paulino.  

The awarding ceremony transpired during the agency’s anniversary program where Paulino recalled the time when volunteers started rebuilding the former US military bases after the Americans had pulled out. He lauded all employees for the efforts throughout the agency’s existence.

Libut, who is from the Building Permit and Safety Department (BPSD) stood out among five other EOY finalists for Catergory 2 for his hands-on supervision of the implementation of major pipeline projects of the SBMA, which includes seven road rehabilitation projects and the perimeter fence rehabilitation from Kalaklan to Kalayaan.

Libut is a Project Evaluation Officer V and the Employee of the Quarter (EOQ) of the Regulatory Group for the first quarter of 2021, and the division chief of the Utilities Department, at the same time. 

Meanwhile, Moneda outshone his fellow EOY finalists for Category 1 being known for having offered SBMA offices in need of solutions to cooling problems by salvaging A/C parts from old unserviceable units to rehabilitate and repair five units of 7.5 tonnes split-type A/C, two units of split-type evaporators, and a window-type A/C. This made the agency save a total of ₱110,000 for the same period he was nominated for. 

Moneda is a Foreman B of the Maintenance and Transportation Department (MTD) and the Employee of the Quarter (EOQ) of the Public Services Group for the second quarter of 2021. 

Other contenders for the Category 2 were Lolita Bondoc of the Chairman and Administrator Group, Sheryll Rose Santiago of the Business and Investments Group, Jess Cipriano of the Operations Group, Engr. Janet Pasoot of the Public Services Group, and Genie Rose Vicente of the Support Services Group.  

Finalists vying for the Category 1 title were Jean Marie Pescador of the Business and Investments Group, June Rainer Roxas of the Operations Group, John Dela Cruz of the Regulatory Group, and Emily Abuan of the Support Services Group. 

All finalists received a plaque of appreciation for being selected the EOY of their respective Strategic Business Units (SBUs), and ₱20,000 cash.

The EOYs for both categories each received another sash as overall EOY of their respective category, another plaque of appreciation as overall EOY of their respective category, a collar pin, additional ₱25,000 cash, and a gift certificate worth ₱5,000. 

The remaining finalists still received additional cash incentive worth ₱3,000.

The employee of the year program was established in 2006 to recognize outstanding men and women for their excellent service, as such, 50 percent industriousness and productivity, 30 percent quality customer service, and 20 percent malasakit and honesty. (MPD-SBMA)