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27 November 2015

Janitor, former pedicab driver among 10 outstanding workers in Subic Freeport

A janitor and a former pedicab driver were among those conferred on Wednesday as Ten Outstanding Freeport Workers here for exemplary performance and contribution in their respective companies.

The workers were​ honored in a ceremony held at the Subic Bay Arts Center by the Subic Bay Workforce Development Foundation, Inc. (SBWDFI) which was established by Subic-based business locators to honor and recognize the “best among the best” ​of Freeport​ workers who ​had ​shown​ discipline, dedication and commitment to excellence in their work.

Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) chairman Roberto Garcia said that the conferment is one of the most significant part of the 23rd year anniversary celebration of the SBMA this month, as the honorees represented the best of Filipino workers in Subic.

“These outstanding workers represent the dedication and heroism of the more than 100,000 skilled and English-speaking workers in Subic Bay Freeport today who are loyal, competent,​ and credible,” Garcia added.

SBMA Labor Department manager and concurrent SBWDFI president Atty. Severo Pastor Jr. said the ten awardees were selected from hundreds who were nominated and subjected to a battery of interviews, performance appraisal​,​ and screening by the board of judges chaired by DOLE Regional Director Anna Dione.

The awardees included ​janitorial attendant James Elago from the Subic Bay Workers/Volunteers Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Inc. who was cited for committed and excellent service, giving first-rate confidence that the office is clean and in order during his five-year tour of duty; and Jonathan Beduya, a pedicab driver who started as an on-the-job-trainee and then rose to become the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) supervisor of PTT Phils. Corp.

Meanwhile, Jomar Ramos, senior production engineer from Nicera Phils., made it to the Top 10 for treating failure as an opportunity to success, thereby contributing to organizational sustainability and improvement of overall organizational effectiveness and capabilities.

Meldrid Mendoza, another awardee, started ​at​ the lowest level as molder at Koryo Subic, Inc. in 1998. She is now the Line Leader at ​the ​Molding Section​,​ which has the biggest number of workers in the company, and was selected twice as model employee and an Employee of the Year in 2014.

Another worker from PTT Phils. ​wa​s Lenie Manalili, a finance analyst and one of the company’s most outstanding employee for 2014, who had been part of the competence team of PTT​,​ which helped the company save P240,000 in its annual project. She is​considered​ a team leader who motivates her fellow workers and assists them on how they can perform their tasks well.

From CRESC Inc. ​wa​s Geraldine Lustre, a research and development leader who rose to become R&D supervisor for her numerous extraordinary and award-winning contributions to the company, such as safe and cost-reduction cleaning solution (2013), and the introduction of a work process that ​cut down​ production​ cost​.

​W​ith a positive attitude that influences his co-workers, Joel Galang of FBM Systems and Electronics, Inc. has maintained sustained superior performance in producing high quality work, such as maintaining handling equipment at peak serviceable condition without any operating error, thus making him worthy of the Sustained Performance Award given by the company.

Described as “the face” of her company, Medelyn Clavo, the senior accounting supervisor of Nakayama Precision Industries, Inc., helps maintain excellent service reputation that Nakayama enjoys for the past nine years.

From Sanritsu Technology Subic, Inc., Bobby Arabe, ​a​ production junior supervisor, maintained perfect work attendance as he ​delivered​ his job requirement​s​ satisfactorily with high quality level.

Lastly, Ruth Adoremos, the PD Operator and Senior Tester from Wistron Infocomm Phils. Corp., is responsible for the high standard qualification tests process for new electronic and computer model/products, including assembly and disassembly, and has formulated several training and evaluation materials​,​ which​ have​ helped enhance employees’ performance. (RAV/MPD-SBMA)

PHOTOS:

[1] The Ten Outstanding Freeport Workers receive their award for exemplary performance and outstanding contribution to their respective companies. (AMD,EVS/MPD-SBMA)

[2] SBMA officials, led by Chairman Roberto Garcia (center), congratulate the Ten Outstanding Freeport Workers for 2015. (AMD,EVS/MPD-SBMA)

27 November 2009

Nicera transfers China operations to Subic; infuses additional $1M for expansion

Ultrasonic sensor-manufacturer Nicera Philippines, Inc. formally announced its second expansion project in this free port, committing another $1 million for its Subic facility after the firm decided to close down its China operations and transfer it here.

“We will expand our current product line with new merchandise because we are going to transfer our China plant to Philippines,” said Takashi Morimoto, president and general manager of Nicera Philippines, during the formal contract signing with the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) on Tuesday.

He added that the relocation to Subic was prompted by the one-child policy of the Chinese government, which had resulted in “insufficient workforce” for the firm’s China factory.

SBMA administrator Armand Arreza welcomed the $1-million expansion project and lauded Nicera for “taking successful steps in meeting the challenges posed by recession head-on.”

Arreza also said that the transfer of Nicera’s China operations to the local facility would hasten the resurgence of export production in Subic Bay.

Takashi said that upon completion of its expansion project, Nicera will be hiring 110 additional workers for its Subic facility where it would manufacture new electronics products such as pyrosensor modules and pyroelectric infrared sensors used in home-security lighting systems.

These products are used in the assembly of the so-called Ecopa ball and stick, that combined with another system with voice recorder, allows the detection of motion in the dark. The system emits white light diodes upon detection and activates the playback of a recorded message.

Takashi said this new product line would be manufactured in a new building to be built in a 15,000-square meter lot at the Subic Techno Park (STEP) sometime next year.

He added that the firm aims to produce 50,000 pieces of pyrosensor modules and one million pieces of pyroelectric infrared sensors a month.

As of now, Nicera employs 136 direct workers and 553 employees from sub-contractors. By 2010, Nicera is aiming to raise its employment to 2,000 as the company embarks on manufacturing another product line of gas sensors.

Starting out with 22 employees, Nicera began its Philippine operations in the Subic Bay Freeport in 2001, infusing $25 million to manufacture ceramic sensors called ultrasonic transducers that were installed in bumpers as a safety gadget for Japan-made vehicles.

Utrasonic transducers are designed to detect obstructions from different ranges, producing varied warning sounds depending on the distance of the obstruction.

In September 2007, Nicera undertook a $4-million expansion project to meet the growing demand for high-tech products in the global market. It hired additional 400 workers for this expansion.

Aside from electronic sensors, the Nicera group of companies also produce ceramic filters, traps, discriminators and resonators, top quality ferrite core for power switches and transformers, micro-chip components for CR-ROM, floppy drives and precision motors, and fly-back transformers.

During the contract signing, STEP executive vice president Shintaro Tsuji also expressed confidence that more Japanese investors would be coming to Subic because of its nice environment, a supportive SBMA administration, good seaport facilities, and its proximity to the airport in the Clark Freeport.

“Subic Technopark is recovering [from the recession],” Tsuji said. “In the middle of the worldwide recession, Nicera is still investing more. That is very good proof of Subic’s potential,” he added.

A total of 45 companies, out of the 1,028 firms operating in the Subic Bay Freeport, are Japanese-owned, with most of them located in the Subic Technopark. Fifteen of these firms are Japanese-Filipino joint ventures. (SBMA Corporate Communications)

PHOTO: Subic Techno Park representative Ichiro Tsuji (left), Nicera Phils. president and general manager Takashi Morimoto, and SBMA administrator and CEO Armand Arreza sign an investment contract for Nicera’s $1-million expansion project.