Inside This Issue SUBIC NEW CONTAINER

THE MONTHLY NEWSLETTER OF THE
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Volume 50
August 2007
Issue 114
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SUBIC NEW CONTAINER TERMINAL
INAUGURATED
President
Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo
recently lead the inauguration of the first
phase of the $ 215-million Subic Port
Moderation project, a flagship infrastructure
project of the national government.
The
construction
of
the
entire
port
modernization
project,
which
is
being
implemented under the auspices of the Japan
Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC),
was designed to make the Subic seaport a
major container port in the country.
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AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 2
Message from the President:
Dear Fellow Members:
A writer, I’m not, and each month I struggle a bit to give you
something that you might find of some interest. While there is a
plethora of concerns for all of us at the moment, I am hoping that our
ongoing dialogue with SBMA will bring some, much needed and mutually satisfactory
resolution to outstanding issues. I will let our public fora deal more fully with those
matters, allowing the voice of the community to be heard. If you’re like I am, when
there are so many pressing large issues weighting us down, even the little things
seem to get us down.
I’d like to share a story about little things with you, which might help offer a
different perspective. Several people who all worked in the same office building
were all late to work on the same day. One man was late because his son had just
started kindergarten. Another fellow was late because it was his turn to buy donuts
for his office. A lady was late because her alarm clock hadn’t gone off. One person
was late because of an accident on the expressway. One man simply missed his bus.
A woman was late because she had spilled coffee on her clothes and had to take
time to change. A man’s car wouldn’t start so he was behind schedule. Another
person went back into the house to answer the telephone. One had a child that
dawdled and didn’t get ready to be taken to school on time. There was the person
that couldn’t get a taxi. The one that struck me was the man that wore a new pair of
shoes, developed a blister and stopped at a drugstore to buy a band-aid for his
wound. THAT’S WHY HE IS ALIVE TODAY AS WELL AS ALL THE OTHERS THAT I
MENTIONED! The day was September 11, 2001 (911), and they all worked in the
World Trade Tower in New York. They all survive the terrorist attack that killed
thousands.
Now when I’m stuck in traffic, miss an elevator, turn back to answer a ringing
phone-all these little things that used to annoy me, I think to myself that this is
exactly where I should be at that very moment. The next time your day seems to be
going wrong, the children are slow getting dressed, when you can’t seem to find
your keys, when every traffic light you hit is red, don’t get mad or frustrated.
Remember you’re still alive and that it’s not the end of the world. It is the beginning
of tomorrow. God is watching over you.
May God bless you with the little things and may you remember that they, too, all
have a possible purpose in your life.
John
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 3
Inauguration …
Continuation from Page 1
“With the completion of the New Container
Terminal-1 (NCT-1), our port facility can now
accommodate Panamax vessels augmenting the
cargo volume and handling capacity of the
Subic Bay Freeport,” Subic Bay Metropolitan
Authority (SBMA) Chairman Feliciano G.
Salonga said. Salonga stressed that the port
project is part of the national government’s
vision to make the Subic Bay and Clark Freeport
Zones, growth corridors for new investments,
spurring economic growth in the area and
promoting the same as regional hubs.
He said that the alliance between Subic Bay and
Clark is part of the long–term master plan that
would be linked through the construction of the
$ 425-million Subic-Clark toll road, and the 5
port modernization program both funded by the
Special Loan Package of JBIC.
“Both major infrastructure projects will prompt
more economic activities in the hinterlands that
will
generate
additional
employment
opportunities
throughout
Central
Luzon,”
Salonga further said.
The construction of the port modernization
project commenced in 2004 as implemented by
Penta Ocean Corp., with its partners Shimitsu
Corp. and TOA Corp. through a joint venture.
It entailed the installation of four gantry cranes
from Japan, two of which were installed in May
2006, and the other two in March 2007. This
will eventually position the Subic port as a world
class economic hub.
The newly acquired goose neck-type quay
cranes with a capacity of 40.6 tons rated load
each, are part of a bigger plan of the
government for the Subic port to enhance its
capacity from the present 100.000 TEUs to at
least 600,000 TEUs.
Each of the container terminals were installed
with two gantry cranes. Also included in the
package are the construction of the modern
container terminals and the two berths
measuring 280 meters in length with a depth of
13 meters.
Meanwhile, SBMA Administrator Armand C. Arreza
noted that the completion of the first phase of the
port modernization project will also accelerate the
completion of other projects being implemented in
the Subic Bay Freeport such as the $ 1.684-billion
Hanjin shipbuilding facility.
“The completion of NCT-1 boosts our confidence
that the Subic Bay Freeport will soon be a key
player in the containerized and non-containerized
cargo handling business in the entire Asia-pacific
region. This will attract more shipping companies
worldwide to use the Subic port, while helping
decongest the traffic in the Port of Manila,” Arreza
said.
The operation of NCT-1 will be awarded to the
globally competitive Subic Bay International
Terminal Corp., (SBITC) after approval and
concurrence was granted by the SBMA Board of
Directors and JBIC, respectively.
SBITC is a majority-owned unit of the
International Container Terminal Services Inc.
(ICTSI). ICTSI is a joint venture company by the
SBMA (15 percent) and Subic Bay International
Terminal Holdings, Inc. (85 percent), which
accounts for 83.33 by ICTSI and 16.67 by the
Royal Port Services, Inc. (RPSI). (PNA)
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as well as from your own.” – Henry Ford
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 4
ICTSI unit bags contract to operate Subic terminal
S
ubic Bay International Terminal Corp., a unit
of International Container Terminal Services,
Inc., won the bid to operate a container terminal
at the Freeport Zone.
In a statement, ICTSI, which holds 83.33-percent
stake in SBITC, said, “The SBMA [Subic Bay
Metropolitan Authority] will award the contract to
operate NCT-1 (New Container Terminal-1) to
SBITC subject to the approval of the SBMA Board
of Directors and the concurrence of the Japan
Bank for International Cooperation.”
The bid of SBITC, which operates the existing
NSD Terminal in Subic Bay Freeport Zone, to run
and manage as well NCT-1 breezed through the
Swiss challenge as the SBMA did not receive any
counter proposal within the deadline of June 18,
2007, set for its submission.
In the first quarter of the year, ICTSI posted a
net profit of P510 million, or 36 percent higher
than the P375 million it registered in the same
period last year.
The company’s gross revenue from operations
went up by 16 percent to P3.12 billion from P2.69
billion in the first quarter of last year.
“Strong performance in the company’s major
domestic and International operations drove the
significant improvement in the first quarter 2007
earnings,” ICTSI said.
Foreign operations continue to be a significant
contributor to earnings, accounting for 55 percent
of this quarter’s consolidated net income, higher
than 53 percent in the first quarter of 2006.
Domestic operations, on the other hand,
accounted for 371,314 TEUs handled, or 58
percent of consolidated volumes, for the quarter
in review. Domestic volume for the quarter was 27
percent higher than the first quarter of 2006 due
to strong volume growth in the Manila
International Container Terminal and new volume
from the Davao operations.
BY Darwin G.
Amojelar, Reporter (Manila Times)
JAPANESE IT FIRM TO INVEST AT SUBIC
S
UBIC BAY FREEPORT – Taking advantage
of the favorable business climate in the
Philippines,
a
Japan-based
information
technology outsourcing company is infusing a
committed investment of $640,000 here.
Triple Win Innovation Center (TIC) of Japan is a
company which caters to major automobile and
appliance companies for software design and
development. It will be setting up the TIC
Philippines Software Technology, Inc., which will
bring into the country the state-of-the-art
Japanese Technology.
Recently, the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
(SBMA) Board of Directors conveyed its approval
for TIC Philippines Software Technology, Inc. to
operate in the Freeport.
SBMA Administrator Armand C. Arreza said the
entry of TIC “will immensely contribute to the
growth of the Freeport as an ideal place for
information
technology
companies
and
businesses.”
“TIC Phils. will use Japanese modern technology
to engage in information technology activities
which involve analysis, design and programming
systems, technical support and documentation
services which is a target industry of SBMA,” said
Arreza.
He said today’s concept of business calls for speed
and reliability which can be attained only with the
help of modern technology such as the TIC
technology.
TIC Phils. will initially hire 15 employees for its
preliminary operations at the Boton Light and
Science Park, and will be augmented during its full
operations.
Aside from TIC, there are three companies in the
Subic Bay Freeport that are engaged in software
development, namely, Subic Software Solutions,
Inc.; IDESS Interactive Technology, Inc. and
Hamdorf Photography and Design, Inc.
“The most important single ingredient in the formula of success is knowing how to get along with people.” – Theodore Roosevelt
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 5
Stalemate over opening up of Clark, Subic to
foreign airlines continues
SBMA CONFIDENT PHILIP MORRIS TO
CHOOSE SUBIC FOR ASIA HUB
A limited experiment to open the Diosdado Macapagal
International Airport (DMIA) in Clark and the SBIA in Subic
to foreign airlines is still at an impasse as stakeholders could
not agree on what course to take.
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT – Philip Morris Philippines
Manufacturing Inc. (PMPI) will set up a regional leaf
tobacco storage facility inside the Subic Bay
Freeport and Special Economic Zone (SBF-SEZ) at
an initial cost of $20 million, which may be a
precursor to the setting up of a regional logistics
hub for the firm.
This surfaced during an open forum called by the Philippine
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI) on whether or
not the Philippines will open its international airports to
foreign carriers.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo earlier opened the Clark
airport named after her late father, to "no-frills, cheap"
carriers by issuing Executive Order (EO) 500. The
experiment seemed to have succeeded, according to airport
officials, when passenger traffic jumped from a tiny 7,880 in
2003 to 471,000 last year.
The original EO was the first serious attempt to open up air
rights to foreign airlines outside of the Manila International
Airport. The Philippine aviation industry is one of the few
pockets in the Philippine economy not yet opened to
foreigners. Other protected areas are the news media,
advertising and land ownership.
But domestic airline operators protested the limited open sky
policy, which prompted the President to water it down with
the issuance of EO-500-B. Air traffic to Clark slowed down.
On representation by open sky advocates led by the Clark
Development Authority (CDC), the experiment is supposed
to be continued with the issuance of a third order.
But in last week's forum, the Fair Trade Alliance (FTA) and
Philippine Airlines (PAL) reiterated their objection.
PAL particularly invoked the idea of reciprocity that would
allow Philippine carriers to also ferry passengers to and from
their countries that will be fielding their airlines to and from
the two Central Luzon airports.
FTA head, former senator Wigberto Tañada, on the other
hand, advised the government to get all stakeholders to
agree on a national policy on international air transport and
then calibrate its implementation.
Jose Clemente, president of the Philippine Travel Agencies
Association (PTAA), on the other hand, took the side of
opening up Clark and Subic, and for that matter, all major
airports in the country, to foreign carriers.
Clemente argued that allowing foreign airlines to bring in
and pick up passengers is a big boost to the tourism
industry.
Clark and Subic authorities have been advocating for the two
airports opening to foreign airlines more to bolster the entry
of new investors in the former American bases and in
gearing up the Clark Airport as the premier international port
of the country in the new century. (Abe P. Belena/Philexport
News and Features/Sunnex)
Subic
Bay
Metropolitan
Authority
(SBMA)
Administrator Armand Arreza said PMPI and SBMA
signed the agreement last week that would involve
the rehabilitation of an existing warehouse called
Building 8120 located within a four-hectare property
inside the zone.
Under agreement, PMPI will take over the existing
warehouse that would eventually be improved to
accommodate the company’s world-class equipment
for storage.
Apart from building improvement, PMPI will also
spend for the acquisition and the setting up of
storage
equipment
including
those
for
a
temperature and humidity control system, and free
suppression units.
The warehouse facility will be the repository of
tobacco leaf grown from Vietnam, Indonesia and
other tobacco farms located in the different parts of
the country.
Arreza said PMPI proposed to consolidate all the
tobacco leaves from Asia and store it in its Subic
facility. Some of these tobacco leaves will be
processed and transported to its manufacturing
facility in Tanauan, Batangas.
Other tobacco leaves will be shipped out to other
countries where the company operates a production
facility for cigarettes.
Philip Morris also plans to invest over $80 million to
put up another facility that will concentrate on
logistics operations.
“The warehouse facility in Subic will operate for only
two years PMPI said it will later build a new and
bigger facility,” Arreza added.
PMPI, however, has indicated that it still may locate
its logistics facility in Singapore. “Subic is competing
with Singapore to host the facility and it is a
question of cost and efficiency,” he said.
“When it comes to cost, Subic is almost similar with
Singapore. What they (Philip Morris) want to test is
the efficiency,” he added.
“Success without honor is an unseasoned dish; it will satisfy your hunger, but it won’t taste good.” – Joe Paterno, football coach
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 6
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 7
SubicTel expands capacity with fiber optic cable
S
ubic Telecommunications Company Inc. (SubicTel), a
subsidiary of Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co.,
will soon have a state-of-the-art fiber optic connection
that will increase its capacity for data services in the
Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
SubicTel General Manager Henry Abes said the
telecommunications company will soon be part of PLDT’s
Domestic Fiber Optic Network, the country’s most
extensive fiber optic network.
“This is a P212 million project that will be completed by
PLDT by the end of the year. This will increase the
Internet bandwidth capacity of SubicTel, provide better
quality of service, and allow for new services such as
bundled voice, data and video,” said Abes.
Earlier this year, SubicTel just connected another 45 Mbps
bandwidth pipe from PLDT, doubling last year’s bandwidth
capacity. With the installation of the fiber optic network,
this will further increase bandwidth capacity to 2.5
Gigabits per second (Gbps) or STM-16 to meet increasing
demands of customers.
The 2.5 Gbps bandwidth
simultaneous voice calls.
is
enough
for
30,240
“The fiber backhaul connectivity that we are building is
very robust. It has multi-loops to provide the redundancy
in case of fiber breaks. We also have IP Radio facilities for
additional redundancy insurance,” said Abes.
“Subic Bay Freeport Zone, in particular, will now become
a much more attractive haven for ICT investments such
as call centers and BPOs—companies that need high
bandwidth services and reliable connections.”
Aside from the capacity, redundancy is a very important
requirement for prospective locators in the Subic Bay
Freeport Zone. With the fiber optic network of Subic
connected to the PLDT DFON in a series of rings, traffic is
rerouted to many possible routes, thus avoiding costly
service disruptions.
The new network will span 285 kilometers of fiber optic
cables that will form several redundant loops covering
Angeles, Clark, Porac, San Fernando, Guagua, Lubao and
Floridablanca in Pampanga, and Dinalupihan in Bataan,
Subic Town in Zambales, and Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
SubicTel has tapped Fujitsu Philippines, a leading provider
of
customer-focused
information
technology
and
communications solutions, to maintain SubicTel’s facilities
in order to efficiently provide data services such as DSL,
or digital subscriber line.
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 8
Floating dry dock back as Subic Freeport offers ship repair services
S
UBIC BAY FREEPORT – Fifteen years after the
floating dry dock was towed out of Subic Bay as
part of the 1992 US base withdrawal, the
sophisticated equipment has been returned, here as
this premier Freeport zone is now back in ship repair
business.
Subic Drydock, a subsidiary of prominent US-based
ship
repair
service
provider
Cabras
Marine
Corporation, announced the recent arrival of AFDM-5
floating dry dock which would revive the operations of
the defunct Ship Repair Facilities (SRF), here.
Cabras is a private firm which has been considered as
the leading ship repair service provider of tug-boats,
salvage vessels, and waterfront maintenance for the
US Navy and commercial vessels in Guam and
Micronesia for over 30 years.
Shutdown in 1992 after the historic withdrawal of US
Naval troops and facilities, the floating dry docks
(AFDM-5) was towed to Hawaii displacing thousands
of highly-skilled direct Filipino ship repair employees
and indirect workers.
Cabras through its sister company, Malayan Towage
and Salvage Corp. (MTSC) was able to purchase the
AFDM-5 to the State-government of Guam after the
US Armed Forces donated the sophisticated ship
repair machinery after it was decommissioned
supposedly for lack of operational and technical
manpower that “belongs to former Filipino base
workers.”
On October 2005, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
(SBMA)
Chairman Feliciano G. Salonga
and
administrator Armand C. Arreza signed a long-term
lease contract with Subic Drydock Corporation
President and CEO Catalino Bondoc for the setting up
of a P275 million ship repair facilities.
Salonga said that the return of the floating dry dock
would open job opportunities particularly for those
highly skilled US base workers who were trained and
used to be employed with the SRF during US Navy
days.
Shortly after the contract signing, Bondoc clarified
that while the floating docks were strictly utilized for
military purpose, it will now be servicing commercial
clienteles for ships like inter-island sized vessels and
ferries. He added that Subic Dry Dock would also be
offering ship repair service to Philippine Navy ships
and other Navy vessels of countries within the AsiaPacific region.
Bondoc also disclosed that international shipping
market will be the primary target client of the project
particularly vessels operating in the Asian Region.
These vessels are represented by international
shipping agents composed mostly of customers of
Malayan group of companies.
Subic Dry Dock will also be eyeing service contracts
with eighty eight (88) domestic shipping companies
operating 315 domestic vessels.
Subic Dry Dock will also process to secure the Master
Ship Repair Agreement (MSRA) and be accredited for
US Navy ship repair contracts that require dry
docking and repair services particularly from the
Military Sealift Command based Yokohama , Japan .
“Initially, we will be hiring 150 workers which will be
made up of former SRF workers who will also be incharge as trainers to new breed and young ship repair
workers,” Subic Dock Project Director Gerald
Hammond said.
The project will be employing 600 skilled and semiskilled workers composed mostly of those who used
to be stationed in the SRF area for their familiarity on
the dock and at the same time train apprentice.
The company’s total capital expenditure of Php276
million will be used to acquire the dry docks
amounting to P165 million while the remaining
amount of P110 million would be allocated for the
improvement berthing and other port facilities of the
Bravo pier inside the SRF compound such as the
administrative office building, machine shop and
warehouse.
The AFDM-5 floating dry dock is a wielded structural
steel capable of accommodating ships of 18,000 tons
displacement with length-span of up to 150 meters.
The ship repair facility is expected to be completed
and operational in two months after the arrival of
another dry dock to support its operations and
upgrade handling capabilities that will surely bring
new hope and bright future to former SRF
workers. (30)
Always reach for the moon, even if you miss, you’ll still be among the stars!
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 9
Road leading
opens
to
industrial
park
P653-million
The
project is now
Subic-Cawag-Balaybay road
open providing access to
Hanjin’s billion ship building facilities in Subic
Freeport and to the proposed Zambales Industrial
Park and provincial port.
The ceremony was graced by no less than
President Gloria Arroyo.
Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Administrator
Armand C. Arreza said the access road, which
stretches 16.15 kilometers, will serve as a
gateway that will open more employment
opportunities for the residents of Subic,
Zambales and Olongapo City.
"The
Subic-Cawag-Balaybay
Road
is
an
expression
of
the
national
government’s
commitment to support the investment project of
the HHIC that will not only help provide easy
access for manpower and construction materials
for the Hanjin plant but will also serve as an
important tool to help alleviate unemployment
particularly in the nearby communities," Arreza
said.
The access road is the fulfillment of the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered by
the Department of Public Works and Highways
(DPWH), Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority
(SBMA) and Hanjin Heavy Industries &
Construction Co., Ltd. (HHIC) in February 2006.
The project was funded by the DPWH and the
Bases Conversion and Development Authority
(BCDA).
The shipbuilding facility is seen to boost the
economic expansion and development of the
whole province of Zambales.
The construction entailed asphalt overlay and
widening of the existing 6.1-meter pavement into
the nine-meter two-lane roadway with Reinforced
Concrete Pipe Culvert, Stone Masonry and Line
Canal with a net length of 7.55 kilometers;
construction of 8.426-kilometer concrete road
with lined ditch, retaining wall (stone masonry),
slope protection (grouted riprap) and cross
BY BERNIE CAHILES–MAGKILAT
drainage.
HIGH RISE STARTS
CONSTRUCTION IN SUBIC
BAY Freeport: A South
SUBIC
recently started construction
Korean firm
of its $3.5
million, 574-unit condominium towers inside the
Freeport, making it the first high-rise structure
to be built here since the Americans left in
1992.
Hong Shik Kim, KT Global president, said the
company aims to complete the first two
condominium buildings within the next three to
four years, with four more towers in the
planning stage ready for completion by 2013.
KT Global, a unit of KT Construction Co. Ltd.,
will develop, manage and operate the project
called Subic Ampelos Tower.
“KT Global Subic Inc. is the tenth biggest
committed investment among the approved
projects in 2006. It will be the first high-rise
with 17 stories,” Subic Bay Metropolitan
Authority (SBMA) administrator Armand Arreza
said.
Based on KT Global projections the population
in Subic will increase three-folds by 2010, as it
will be attracting some 20,000 foreigners.
The Ampelos Tower project, Hong said, reflects
the rapid advancements in technology and a
growing need for quality housing, hotel rooms
and other amenities in Subic.
There will be the usual amenities such as
conference rooms that are ideal for formal and
informal gatherings, recreation place with a
spa, massage clinics, swimming pools, sports
facilities and gift shops.
“Each floor will have 36 high quality,
comfortable household units. The rest of the
building, will be the apartel itself offering on
each floor. Each unit will offer a fine balance of
safety,
cutting
edge
features,
positive
atmosphere
and
state-of-the-art
living
conditions,” Hong added. --Anthony Bayarong Manila Times
“Never bend your head. Hold it high. Look the world in the eye.” – Helen Keller
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 10
DFA processing modernized passports amid mess
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is
silently
processing
machine-readable
passports amid unresolved legalities involving
the multibillion-peso project.
A DFA official said the department had started
manufacturing
diplomatic
and
official
passports as early as last month and is
scheduled to computerize regular passports
starting July 16.
“The temporary restraining order has been
lifted so we proceeded with the project,” the
official, who requested anonymity, said.
He said with the modernized system, the
processing of passports would be made
substantially quicker and the DFA would be
able to accomplish more of them each day.
passport modernization project was terminated
two years ago but was resumed later after its
contract was awarded to a Paris-based company,
Hologram, with no bidding having been
undertaken.
Earlier this year, the Pasig Regional Trial Court
issued an injunction order stopping the DFA from
implementing the passport project in partnership
with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas after a
private firm, the BCA Corp., which signed a buildoperate-transfer contract in 2000 with the DFA,
filed a suit seeking the injunction.
Subsequently, after the DFA filed a petition before
it, the Supreme Court lifted the injunction.
Michaela P. del Callar
“We are expecting to process regular
passports by middle of July. We could
manufacture at least 10,000 passports a day,”
he added.
The DFA in Manila, its regional consular offices
nationwide and diplomatic posts abroad issue
7,500 passports a day and 50,000 a week.
Under the current manual system, the DFA
could only process 2,000 applications daily.
Despite its modernization, the cost of passport
processing, however, will remain at P500 for
the one week-long processing and P750 for
rush jobs.
The new machine-readable passport is
equipped with unique security features to
combat fraud and counterfeiting.
Suspicions of an anomaly arose when the
SUBIC ENERZONE ANNOUNCEMENT
Effective July power billing, there will be a P 0.15 /
kWhr reduction on our Transco rates plus we are
pleased to announce that another P0.31/kWhr
reduction is added due to lower systems loss for a
total of P0.4562 reduction per kWhr.
“No person has ever been honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.”
– Calvin Coolidge, 30th US President
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 12
Corruption makes it hard to
start business in RP – survey
Foreign investors believe it is difficult to start
a business in the Philippines because of graft
and
corruption
and
perceived
political
instability.
“The Philippines carries the perception
overseas as a very difficult place to do
business in, particularly in the eyes of those
who have never invested here,” Oscar M.
Lopez, chairman of the Lopez Group of
Companies said during the third general
membership
meeting
of
the
Philippine
Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI).
our money where our mouths are, by being the
first to invest. We can start wherever we find our
respective comfort zones. For some of you, it
might be BPO and call centers,” he said.
During the first quarter of the year when the
economy grew 6.9 percent, investments played an
insignificant role by contributing only 0.9 percent
to total gross domestic product.
Lopez said there is a need to grow investment
expenditure because the economy has been
buoyed by consumption expenditure. By Ma. Elisa
P. Osorio (Phil Star)
According
to
Lopez,
in
the
2006
competitiveness survey the country ranked
49th out of 61 because the Philippines did
poorly in a number of significant categories
like domestic economy, international trade,
international
investment,
employment,
government efficiency, graft and corruption,
and risk of political stability.
Worse, in terms of infrastructure, the country
was 61st. “Unless we can change that
perception with actionable and committed
government policy, I don’t rate our chances
high in terms of attracting much needed
investment from either international or local
sources,” Lopez warned.
According to Lopez, the government must first
work on addressing crucial problems such as
infrastructure in order for the country to
attract foreign investors. Lopez said the
country could be more competitive instead of
always struggling to attract new investment.
Growth, Lopez stressed will be achieved if only
the private and public sector will work
together. For its part, the government must
enact and implement proper legislation. Also,
the courts must rule quickly and efficiently on
questions raised in regard to the systematic
elimination of roadblocks to investment.
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The private sector on the other hand, must
invest. ”We, the private sector, have to put
Do not ask the Lord to guide your footsteps, if you are not willing to move your feet.
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 13
Investors cite labor concerns
Investors are bullish on the Philippine
economy but concerns on the quality of
labor remain.
According to Michael Clancy, president of
the Philippine Business Leaders Forum,
which groups mostly foreign investors, the
labor
sector
is
suffering
from
low
productivity.
“One big worry we have is productivity. We
have increased economic growth but at a
low level of productivity,” Clancy said on the
sidelines of the group’s recent membership
meeting.
PBLF is composed of 65 companies, most of
which have foreign equity, with around 240
individual members.
Although the country has opened itself to
foreign investments, Clancy said a lot of
potential investments have not come in
because some investors do not know enough
about the Philippines.
He said the stringent labor law was another
problem for investors because it does not
give them the flexibility to hire and fire
employees.
“Labor law is outdated and businesses are
confronted with lack of flexibility in dispute
settlement,” he said.
By Michelle Remo Inquirer
Clancy said that while the country could
attract more investments because of low
interest rates and the improved fiscal
condition, the low productivity of the labor
force should be addressed.
To improve productivity, there should be
additional investments in education and
skills training of the labor force, he said.
Clancy
stressed
that
raising
labor
productivity would help sustain the growth
in the Philippine economy.
The economy, as measured by its gross
domestic product (GDP), grew by 6.9
percent in the first quarter, the strongest
performance in 17 years.
The economic managers attributed the
growth partly to the increase in household
and government spending, and income from
higher exports and investments.
Clancy also said that to sustain growth, it
was advisable that the government exerted
more effort in promoting the Philippines as
an investment site.
“We become just by performing actions, temperate by performing temperate actions, brave by performing brave
actions.” – Aristotle, 384-322 BC Greek Philosopher
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 14
registration
Gordon said that information from the SIM Card
registration shall be treated absolutely confidential,
unless otherwise specified by the subscriber.
Two senators have filed separate bills to regulate the
sale of cellular telephone Subscriber Identity Module
(SIM) cards that can be used in stolen mobile phones
and deter the rampant cellphone-snatching incidents
in the country.
Lacson has included in his bill the procedures to be
followed if a member of the law enforcement agency
Bill on
pushed
SIM
card
Sen. Richard Gordon filed Senate Bill 289 entitled “An
Act Requiring the Registration of Subscriber Identity
Module Cards in Mobile Phones,” which seeks to
mandate the registration of SIM cards and regulate
their sale to prevent unscrupulous people from
replacing the original SIM cards in stolen cellphones.
Gordon had also proposed a jail term of 12 to 29
years for cellphone snatchers.
Sen. Panfilo Lacson filed a similar bill with an
additional provision that law enforcers can scrutinize
a person’s cellphone records but only after a proper
court order is secured.
wishes to retrieve information concerning the owner
of a pre-paid SIM card used in a criminal activity.
JOLLIBEE TO OPEN 130 BRANCHES
Jollibee Foods Corp., the country’s largest fast food
restaurant operator, said it will spend PhP2.1 billion
to open 100 stores in the country led by its flagship
brand Jollibee, Chowking, Red Ribbon, Greenwich
and Delifrance.
Overseas, the company will open 30 new branches
mostly of Jollibee, Chowking and Red Ribbon.
Company Chairman and President Tony Tan
Caktiong said the plan is also to buy three more
fast food brands in China to capitalize on the
nation's growing wealth.
Lacson’s Senate Bill 191 aims to regulate the sale of
prepaid SIM cards by requiring buyers to register
information
into
a
database
that
the
telecommunications providers will maintain.
“Not only is this pre-paid SIM card easily accessible,
it can be bought almost everywhere, the owners
thereof can likewise easily evade detection since
prepaid SIMs are virtually undetectable,” Lacson said.
Gordon’s version of the bill
phone companies to register
prepaid and postpaid, and
indicating the SIM card serial
number, name and address of
will require all mobile
their subscribers, both
maintain a directory
number, mobile phone
the subscriber.
“Modern phones are useful and convenient tools of
modern life. While mobile phones have brought us
speed and efficiency in our transactions, there are
individuals who take advantage of this modern
technology to commit crimes with greater facility.
Lawless elements must not be granted the privilege
of using mobile phones to achieve their crimes,”
Gordon said.
In Gordon’s bill, every seller shall require the buyer of
a SIM Card to present valid identification with picture
to ascertain the buyer’s identity. The seller would also
require the buyer to fill up a registration form issued
by the mobile phone company of the SIM Card being
purchased.
“Each person must live his life as a model for others.” – Rosa Parks, 1913 – 2005 American Civil Rights Activist
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 15
DOF drafts revised version of fiscal incentives bill
The Department of Finance (DOF) is now
drafting a revised version of the proposed
fiscal incentives bill, saying that it wants to
strike a balance between what is
acceptable to investors and what would
help plug revenue loopholes.
A ranking Finance official said yesterday
that the department is now drafting
another version of the proposed bill,
particularly the provisions mandating the
repeal of the income tax holiday given to
companies.
for the retention of the tax perks.
The Joint Foreign Chambers of Commerce, for
one, has asked Congress and the administration
to proceed cautiously and only after taking time
to fully study the potential impact of the
proposed bill.
Fiscal incentives granted by government agencies
such as the Philippine Economic Zone Authority,
Board of Investments and the Subic Bay
Metropolitan Authority include tax holidays and
duty-free importation on capital equipment.
By Iris C. Gonzales
The official said the DOF would revisit this
provision to ensure that it would be
acceptable to local and foreign investors.
The department would also look into the
provision granting companies a refund of
the value-added taxes (VAT), the official
said.
“We want to see what is acceptable to the
business sector but at the same time
would address revenue loopholes,” the
Finance official said. The DOF wants to
rationalize the grant of fiscal incentives to
local and foreign investors. It said that
giving companies too many tax perks has
resulted in revenue losses for the
government and has been a dent on state
coffers.
Studies by the DOF have shown that some
of these tax perks are redundant and only
result
in
revenue
losses
for
the
government. “Some companies have even
resulted to double registration,” the
Finance source said.
The department would push for the
passage of the proposed fiscal incentives
bill when Congress reconvenes. Local and
foreign investors, however, are lobbying
“When we accept tough jobs as a challenge to our ability and wade into them with joy and enthusiasm, miracles
can happen.” – Arland Gilbert
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 16
Chamber accomplishments 2007 H1
January
–
Hosted the 2007 “SOFA” – State of the Freeport Address and Community Forum at
SUBAC with SBMA officials/locators and residents
February -
Hosted the Mixer/Networking Event at Rali’s Grill
March
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Hosted the Mixer/Networking Event at Rama Mahal
helped to launch SBMA Fire Department’s Fire Prevention Month
April
–
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Hosted a General Meeting with Administrator Arreza as guest speaker at Lighthouse
Hosted our Annual Golf Tournament
May
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Hosted the Mixer/Networking Event at Legenda Hotel
June
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Hosted the 2007 Locator’s Congress at Global Passenger Terminal open to all locators
and residents to raise awareness on vital concerns and issues
July
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Hosted the “response” from SBMA on issues of concern raised at Locator’s Congress
assisted SBMA Disaster Management Group to launch Disaster Awareness within
the Zone and surrounding communities
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Opportunity to display banners at all SBFCC events
Two (2) Complimentary admission tickets to all monthly SBFCC social events.
Two (2) complimentary player and admission tickets to SBFCC Annual Golf Tournament and banquet
Banner placement recognition as official hole sponsor at Annual Golf Tournament
Recognition as a hole sponsor for SBFCC Annual Golf Tournament.
Two (2) complimentary admission tickets to SBFCC Annual Christmas party
Live acknowledgement during SBFCC events throughout the year.
Unlimited mass emailing to all SBFCC members
Priority endorsement of products to SBFCC members and third party inquiries
Inclusion of ¼ page ad in monthly SBFCC Newsletter.
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WHAT HAS YOUR CHAMBER BOARD DONE SINCE LAST MONTH?
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Lobbied for affirmative action to SBF resident concerns and medical care issues
Submitted Position paper re proposed 12.5% water rate increase
Survey for exporters concerns / issues on the appreciation of peso
Hosting of yet another Locator’s Congress when SBMA Responds to issues raised
Participation in kick off for the National Disaster Consciousness Month
Participated in public hearings for proposed Parking Fee issue
Participated on the NST-1 Container Port Inauguration
Participated in the RTWPB Consultative Meeting on minimum wage adjustment
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For Binictican Housing 252-5347
For Kalayaan Housing 252-5346.
Even better, for more serious offences, submit a Voluntary
Statement to LED. Blank Voluntary
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drop it off at any LED detachment or FAX to 252-4667.
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AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 20
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 21
DISASTER MANAGEMENT TIPS – EMERGENCY SUPPLY KITS
When preparing for a possible emergency situation, think about the basics of survival: fresh water,
food, clean air and warmth.
Recommended Items to Include in a Basic
Emergency Supply Kit:
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Water, one gallon of water per person per day for at
least three days, for drinking and sanitation
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Food, at least a three-day supply of non-perishable food
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First Aid kit
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Battery-powered or hand crank radio with extra batteries
Battery or hand crank operated Flashlight and extra
batteries
Whistle to signal for help
Dust mask, to help filter contaminated air
Plastic sheeting and duct tape to keep shelter-in-place
Moist towelettes, garbage bags and plastic ties for
personal sanitation
Wrench or pliers to turn off utilities
Can opener for food (if kit contains canned food)
Local maps
Additional Items to Consider Adding to an
Emergency Supply Kit:
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Prescription medications and glasses
Infant formula and diapers
Pet food and extra water for your pet
Important family documents such as copies of insurance
policies, identification and bank account records in a
waterproof, portable container
Cash and change
Emergency reference material such as a first aid book
Sleeping bag or warm blanket for each person
Complete change of clothing including a long sleeved
shirt, long pants and sturdy shoes..
Household chlorine bleach and medicine dropper – When
diluted nine parts water to one part bleach, bleach can
be used as a disinfectant. Or in an emergency, you can
use it to treat water by using 16 drops of regular
household liquid bleach per gallon of water. Do not use
scented, color safe or bleaches with added cleaners.
Fire Extinguisher
Matches in a waterproof container
Feminine supplies and personal hygiene items
Mess kits, paper cups, plates and plastic utensils, paper
towels
Paper and pencil
Books, games, puzzles or other activities for children
AUGUST 2007
Keep away from flood waters, PAGASA warns
Six (6) inches of fast-moving water can knock you off your
feet and running water two feet deep can cause most
vehicles to float.
"Thus, people who walk or drive through flood waters are
always at risk from flashfloods. Flashfloods are the number
one cause of deaths associated with thunderstorms, a local
storm produced by a cumulonimbus cloud, always
accompanied by lighting and thunder, usually with strong
gusts of wind, heavy rain and sometimes hail.
Usually of short duration, seldom over two hours for any one
storm, thunderstorms have little, if any, rain during its
development stage as a towering cumulus cloud indicates
rising air that lasts for about 10 minutes with occasional
lightning.
During its dissipating stage, however, the rainfall decreases
in intensity but can still produce a burst of strong winds and
lightning remains a danger.
There are at least five (5) hazards associated with a
thunderstorm, namely flashfloods, hailstorm, tornado, water
spouts and lightning.
Avoid walking, swimming or driving in flood waters. Stay
away from high water, slow drains, ditches, ravines or
culverts.
If it is moving swiftly, even water 6 inches deep can knock
you off your feet.
If you come upon flood waters, stop, turn around and go
another way. Climb to higher ground and do not let the
children play near storm drains.
Similarly, monitor the latest PAGASA Severe Weather Bulletin
updates every 6 hrs. and be informed of the “must do” things
when these warnings are issued:
Public Storm Signal No.1 – A tropical cyclone may
threaten or affect the locality. Winds of not more than 60
kilometers per hour (kph) may be expected in at lest 36 hrs.
Prepare flashlights, batteries, matches, kerosene lamps or
candles and charcoal in anticipation of power failures.
Public Storm Signal No. 2 – A moderate tropical cyclone is
coming. Winds of 61-100 kph may be expected within 24
hrs.
Store adequate supply of food and water in covered
containers as water supply maybe cut off. Children are
advised to stay indoors.
Public Storm Signal No. 3 - A strong tropical cyclone will
affect the locality. Winds of 101-185 kph may be expected
within 18 hrs.
If the house is not strong enough to withstand the battering
of strong winds, go to the designated evacuation center and
seek shelter in stronger habitats. .Stay in safe shelters until
the disturbance has left the area.
Public Storm Signal No. 4 – Very strong typhoon with
winds of more than 185 kph may be expected within 12
hrs.
by Rutchie Cabahug-Aguhob(PIA 10)
SBFCC Newsletter 22
GOLDEN EAGLE MEMBER
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
GLOBAL TERMINALS DEVT INC.
GLOBAL SHIP MANAGEMENT & MARINE SERVICES INC.
ROSE B. BALDEO
ANLI F. RODRIGUEZ
Marine Terminal Operation and Prime Real Estate Development
Bldg. 12P Rivera Pier SRF Compound, SBFZ
252-5951; 3159
gti@subictel.com
SILVER CIRCLE MEMBERS
COMPANY:
Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
ABSOLUTE SERVICE INC.
DANNY PIANO
Data entry, typesetting, prepres Technology Services
Bldg. 1149 Geroge Dewey Complex, SBFZ
252-3934; 252-5235
dpiano@absoluteserv.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
SUBIC ENERZONE CORPORATION
ENGR. DANTE T. POLLESCAS
Electric Distribution
Labitan St., Cor. Canal Road, Central Business District, SBFZ
252-7398; 252-7392
dpollescas@aboitiz.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
INNOVE COMMUNICATIONS
JESSIE ALANO
DAX APOLINARIO / CATHY SALCEDA-ILITO
Telecom Services
15/F Globe Telecom Telepark 111 Valero St., Salcedo Vill., Makati City
0917-797-5282 (DA)
jessie.alano@innove.com.ph / dax.apolinario@innove.com.ph
COMPANY:
Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
DJ AEROSPACE INC.
RASHEDUL CHOWDHURY
Assembly of aircraft parts
#12 Aim High Corner Commitment St., SBIP, SBFZ
252-1340; 252-1341
djaero@subictel.com
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
SUBIC BAY INT'L. TERMINAL CORP.
AURELIO GARCIA
TORIBIO RAMOS
Cargo Handling and Port Operations
NSD WATERFRONT AREA, SBFZ
252-6475
sbitc@subictel.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
SUPPLY OILFIELD SERVICES SUBIC INC.
FILIP BENOIT
SENEN V. LAZARO
Logistics Services
20th Floor Pearlbank Center 146 Valero St., Salcedo Village, Makati City
02-817-8919
Senen.lazaro@sos.com.ph
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
UMICORE SPECIALTY CHEMICALS SUBIC
ANDRE HULSBOSCH
ROMMEL DEVERA
Production of Metal Salts under Tolling Contracts
Subic Special Economic Processing Zone, Brgy. Asinan, Subic, Zambales
232-4235 / 4234
Andre.Hulsbosch@umicore.com; rommel.devera@ap.umicore.com
Company:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Address:
Type of Business:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
ANIMO JWS CORP./ POCO-A-POCO CONDOHOTEL
MEGUMI HORIGUCHI
HONEYLIN V. PARON
Dewey Avenue, Central Business District, SBFZ
Condo-hotel, home for retirees, hotel, long-staying guests
252-2569
poco@animo-jws.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
GARCIA LOTTO SALES AGENCY
NICETAS S. GARCIA
MEDERICO S. GARCIA
Lotto sales agency
Bldg. 710 Main Gate Area, CBD, SBFZ
252-2340
NEW MEMBERS
COMPANY:
Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
CASINO FILIPINO OLONGAPO
LYNDON ABNER DELA CRUZ
Gaming, amusement
#30 Magsaysay Drive, Olongapo City
222-4565 / 4566
oloitd@subictel.com; donagwis2000@yahoo.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
GLOBAL CITY INNOVATIVE COLLEGE SUBIC INT'L INC.
DR. FE A. HIDALGO, Phd.
CORAZON B. GUANCO
Educational Institution
Hospital Cmpd., Zambales Hi-Way, upper Cubi, SBFZ
252-1804
cory_rn@yahoo.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Reps:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
GTS INSURANCE BROKERS, INC.
CHERYL L. TIAMBENG
RHIAN DELA CRUZ / LORNA REYES
Insurance and Re-insurance Services
Bldg. 640 Sampson Road, SBFZ
252-7725; 02-687-4933/35
ctiambeng@gtsinsure.com; subic@gtsinsure.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
GRAINPRO PHILIPPINES INC.
TOM DE BRUIN
RODERICK DELA CRUZ
Manufacturing and Marketing
SBDMC, SBIP, SBFZ
252-7889
tom@grainpro.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
GLOBAL MARINE SYSTEMS
CAPT. NICHOLAS RICHARD PARKER
CAPT. KEVIN WIDOWSON
Offshore construction, Optic fibre (submarine) cable repair installation
services, Windfarm construction services
EAST SAXON HOUSE, DUKE ST. CHELMSFORD, ESSEX, CM1 1HH, UK
252-7032
master.retr@globalmarinesystems.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
ICHIBAN IMPORT-EXPORT CORPORATION
BEN PEREZ
MARY NN PAGSUYOIN
Import - Export, Construction Equipment Leasing
252-1259
Bldg. 1457 Argonaut Highway,SBFZ
info@ichibancorporation.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
JAMES FAUSTO CORP.(GERRY’S GRILL)
GERARDO APOLINARIO
RONALD LONGANILLA
Hotel & Restaurant: Gerry's Grill, Aresi, Networx & Courtyard Inn
Waterfront Road, SBFZ
252-3021 252-3023 252-3936 252-2366
subic@gerrysgrill.com
COMPANY:
Representative:
Alternate Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
Email Address:
JOLLIBEE SUBIC BAY EDDIE AND JULIE "G" FOODS CORP.
GEORGE G. DE GUZMAN
AIDA D. LOPEZ
Franchisee, fast food restaurant
Magsaysay cor. Rizal Highway, SBFZ
252-2028; 252-2029
jb0608@info.com.ph
COMPANY:
Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
NATIONAL BOOK STORE SUBIC, INC.
PRESENTACION S. RAMOS
Retail of Books and Office Supplies
BLDG. 156, CORNER BONIFACIO & QUEZON STS., SBFZ
252-3608 252-3609 223-7341
nbssubic@nationalbookstore.com.ph
COMPANY:
Representative:
Type of Business:
Address:
Tel. No.:
E-mail Address:
MOMENTUM DATA EAST-PHIL. INC.
KEVIN CHARLES
data encoding; business processing outsourcing
Bldg. C Braveheart St., SBIP, SBFZ
252-3372
kevindale@momentumdatasolutions.com
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NICERA PHILIPPINES, INC.
TAKASHI MORIMOTO
Developing & Manufacturing for Export on Whole-Sale Basis, Sensors,
Sensor Applied Products and Ceramic Related Products
FACTORY 1B, SUBIC TECHNOPARK, SBFZ
252-1044 252-1090
t.morimoto@nicera.ph
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NOZOMI FORTUNE SERVICES, INC.
MARIA RIGENA TEVES
ORLANDO V. ISOBAL
Manpower Services
Rm 225 2nd Flr, Charlie Bldg. Subic Intl Hotel, SBFZ
252-1116
rigene_nfsi@yahoo.com
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PENTA-SHIMIZU-TOA JOINT VENTURE
ISAO MICHISHITA
Construction Firm
1074 NSD COMPOUND, SBFZ
252-6537
michishita@pst-jv.com
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RM PARAISO ACCOUNTING FIRM
RODOR M. PARAISO
RANDY T. CASILAN
Accounting, Audit and Tax Services
TH
73E 18 ST. EAST BAJAC BAJAC, OLONGAPO CITY
0921-640-5578; 0910-246-3587
rodparaiso_0314@yahoo.com;raccel2@yahoo.com
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RCM MANUFACTURING, INC.
GARY MENDOZA
Manufacturing of Plastic parts for medical application
107 Competence Drv. CIP!, Canlubang, Calamba, Laguna
049-549-0829 / 0830 / 0831
gary.mendoza@respironics.com
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SIBIL BAR & RESTAURANT (KAWBINADIT)
RICHARD ANTHONY GO
Bar and Restaurant
Blk 2 Lot 4 Moonbay Marina, Waterfront Road, SBFZ
252-1488
richardgo12@yahoo.com
AUGUST 2007
SBFCC Newsletter 23
JOHN E. CORCORAN
SBFCC President
President and COO, Ocean Adventure
Camayan Wharf, West Ilanin Forest Area,
SUBIC BAY FREEPORT ZONE
ROSE B. BALDEO
SBFCC Vice President
Pres.& CEO, Global Terminals & Dev., Inc. (GTI)
Pres & CEO, Global Ship Management & Marine
Services Inc.
12P Bldg. Rivera Pier, SRF Compound, SBFZ
RASHEDUL CHOWDHURY
SBFCC Treasurer
Vice President for Operations, D-J AEROSPACE,
INC.
#12 Aim High Corner Commitment St., SBIP, Phase 1,
SBFZ
PETER R. TUMANDA
SBFCC Corporate Secretary
Phone No:
252-9000
Fax No:
252-5883
E-Mail:
johnecorcoran@cs.com
Bus. Nature: Marine Theme Park & Beach Resort
Hotel
Phone No:
252-3159
Fax No:
252-3072
E-Mail:
gti@subictel.com
Bus. Nature: General Shipping Agency &
International Ship Supplier
Phone No:
252-1340
Fax No:
252-1342
252-1341
E-Mail:
djaero@subictel.com
Bus. Nature: Assembly of Aircraft Parts
Phone No:
252-2430; 224-8084
252-2430
President, ZEN STEP Professional Management
Corp.
E-Mail:
ptumanda@yahoo.com
Subic Loft Admin Building Canal Road cor Manila Avenue, Bus. Nature: Real properties management,
company services
Central Business District, SBFZ
DANNY PIANO
SBFCC Director
President / CEO, Absolute Service Inc.
Bldg. 1149 George Dewey Complex, SBFZ
STEVE J. HAUCH
SBFCC Director
Vice President and Country Director, CORPORATE
AIR, INC.
Bldg. 8128 Subic Bay Int'l Airport, SBFZ
KIKO WU
SBFCC Director
President, Tailin Abrasives Corporation
No. 25 Innovative St. Subic Bay Industrial Park 1,
Subic Bay Freeport Zone 2222
AUGUST 2007
Fax No:
Phone No:
252-3934; 252-5235
Fax No:
252-3935
E-Mail:
dpiano@absoluteserv.com
Bus. Nature: Data Entry, Typesetting and Prepress
Technology Services
Phone No:
252-1310 252-7906
Fax No:
252-7905
E-Mail:
recovery747@yahoo.com
Bus. Nature: Air Charter
Phone No:
252-6318/6319
Fax No:
252-6321
E-Mail:
kikowu@gmail.com
Bus. Nature: Manufacture of grinding wheels
SBFCC Newsletter 24