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The MONTHLY NEWSLETTER of the SUBIC BAY FREEPORT CHAMBER of COMMERCE Volume 71 Issue 135 July 2009 Inside this Issue Working Committees ................ 2 President’s Message................. 3 Upcoming Events...................... 4 SBFCC News ............................. 5 Mixer Photo Collage ................. 7 SBMA News .............................. 8 Clark News ............................. 11 National News ........................ 15 Membership .......................... 18 Board Members ...................... 20 Mixer at Forest View Amidst the lush forest of Subic Bay is Forest View Leisure Residences – a peaceful, serene, and very relaxing place for permanent or temporary stay at Subic Bay. With warm and very accommodating staff, Forest View is perfect also for company workshops, seminars, and team-building activities. A sumptuous dinner was provided at the Forest View Restaurant where the Chamber conducted last month’s mixer and networking night. Members once again connected with friends and business associates. The Chamber mixers are prefect for having relaxing evenings while at the same time provide the opportunity to do business in a light, non-stressful environment. Tell your friends about our mixers! Thank you also to Honda Philippines for providing a bunch of freebies given to lucky raffle winners.

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T he M ON T H LY NEW S LE T TE R o f t h e S U BIC B AY FR E E P O R T CH AM B E R o f C OM ME R C E

Volume 71 Issue 135 July 2009

Inside this Issue Working Committees................ 2

President’s Message................. 3

Upcoming Events...................... 4

SBFCC News ............................. 5

Mixer Photo Collage ................. 7

SBMA News .............................. 8

Clark News............................. 11

National News........................ 15

Membership .......................... 18

Board Members ...................... 20

Mixer at Forest ViewAmidst the lush forest of Subic Bay is Forest View Leisure Residences – a peaceful, serene, and very relaxing place for permanent or temporary stay at Subic Bay. With warm and very accommodating staff, Forest View is perfect also for company workshops, seminars, and team-building activities.

A sumptuous dinner was provided at the Forest View Restaurant where the Chamber conducted last month’s mixer and networking night. Members once again connected with friends and business associates. The Chamber mixers are prefect for having relaxing evenings while at the same time provide the opportunity to do business in a light, non-stressful environment. Tell your friends about our mixers!

Thank you also to Honda Philippines for providing a bunch of freebies given to lucky raffle winners.

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July 2009 SBFCC Newsletter Page 2

Inside Rates: Php

Full Page (7.5” x 10”) 3,000.00 Half Page (7.5” x 5”) 1,500.00 ¼ Page (3.5” x 5”) 750.00

Discount Rates: Chamber Members – 10%

Additional Discount – 10% for advance payment covering 6 consecutive issues

All articles must be in digitized format with payment required on or before 10TH of each calendar month. Articles / ads received past the deadline will not be entertained. Artwork must be submitted in .pdf, .jpg, .doc, .tif, .gif, or .html file format. If camera-ready artwork needs to be prepared, we can provide for a nominal additional fee.

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT Chairman: Danny J. Piano

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 252-3934

EVENTS & AMBASSADOR Chairman: Rose B. Baldeo

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 252-3158

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS Chairman: Atty. Romeo Duran

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: (02) 891-1316

LABOR & WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT Chairman: Tom De Bruin

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 252-7885

SECURITY and SAFETY Chairman: Danny J. Piano

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 252-3934

ENVIRONMENT Chairman: Jerry Hammond

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 252-8183

MEMBERSHIP Chairman: Sung Il Cho

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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY Chairman: Henry Abes

E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 252-2000

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MESSAGE from the PRESIDENT

Death by PowerPoint (how to give killer presentations instead)

PowerPoint presentations have become a common tool of business — sometimes enlightening and entertaining, many times uninteresting, boring, and fatigue-inducing. Great speakers seldom have a need for it but others will freeze to death without it.

For many of us not born with the right genes, giving effective presentations is a real struggle — and could be a mind-numbing experience for the audience, too. It does not have to be this way.

What follows is a brief compilation of tips that will hopefully help you, and me, give killer presentations.

Know your presentation. You should be familiar with your material backwards and forwards and should be able to carry on an intelligent conversation about it prior to the presentation. Try not to memorize. Preparation will give you the confidence to talk about your topic comfortably (so they say).

Present key points only. Have as few bullets per slide and avoid sub-entries altogether. Do not use the PowerPoint screen as your notebook and do not read from it except glancing for cues. The PowerPoint presentation is for the audience and not for you. Try to speak in your own words (if you’re not choking yet). Use hardcopy notes that you can hold or put on a lectern and read from it, not the screen, if you must.

Utilize graphics. A picture, chart or photograph, is really worth a thousand words and can spice up your presentation. Animation is a nice touch also if used sensibly and not to the point of being distracting. However, do not show images just for the sake of it; explain how they relate to the topic being discussed.

Check readability and audio. Make sure your presentation is readable and your voice comprehen-sible up to the last row. The audience at the back will lose interest on a presentation that they cannot read or hear well enough… and they usually are not afraid to show their boredom by talking to each other or walking out instead (they are out of view after all; and no, you do not have the same option).

Interact with the audience. Relieve the feeling of isolation by interacting with the audience. Do not act bored. What you present has to be interesting and you have to be excited about it yourself.

Pause for effect and emphasis. It is the most dramatic way to make a point. Avoid ahs and ums; they are annoying and distract the audience.

Reiterate your point. The old axiom: “First tell the audience what you are going to tell them, then tell them, then tell them what you told them.” usually helps in effectively conveying your point across.

So there — seven good tips to die for (pun intended).

What is also important to know is that nerves and anxiety are a universal part of giving presentations, especially for those who do not do this for a living. So what if you fail? Just pick your self up, dust your self off, and try again another day. Failing is part of life and business — this is not any different.

…and maybe, too, it is time for business and organizations to realize that not everyone can do presentations. Everyone should try to learn to communicate better but not everyone will be able to stand in front of, and engage, an audience effectively. It is a skill. Encourage those who can do it and stop torturing those who cannot (no pun intended).

Prof. Danny Piano President

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CALENDAR of UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE ORGANIZATION EVENTS / ACTIVITY VENUE

Jun 30 SBFCC General Membership Meeting The Lighthouse Marina

Resort

Jul 06 Slimmers World Miss Bikini Phils. 2009 Motorcade CBD

Jul 08-12 Toyota San Fernando

Pampanga Display & Test Drive Royal Parking Area

Jul 18-19 Philippine Windsurfing

Association PWA 2009 Francisco Cup Windsurfing &

Kite Boarding Blowout Moonbay Marina

Jul 31- Aug 02

Phil. Gravity Games Long Board Competition-Subic Bay Naval Mag/

Waterfront Road

What has your Chamber done since last month?

Attended the SCADC Stakeholders Forum on the SCAD Corridor Conceptual Land Use Plan (SCoLUP) for the province of Bataan-Zambales held at Formosa Hall, SBDMC.

Co-operated with the Australian Business Volunteers in organizing a free thrity-day training program for selected representatives of SBFZ locators and SBMA and Olongapo City departments, facilitated by the IBM Corporate Service Corps (see page 6 ).

Supported the Law Enforcement Department Star Band Concert.

Represented the SBFCC on the Locator’s Night hosted by the Subic Bay Yacht Club.

Attended the Subic Bay Workforce Development Foundation Inc. (SBWDFI) Board of Trustees Meeting at Meat Plus Café, as part of the SBFCC Labor and Workforce Development Committee’s mission to promote quality management of labor and workforce investment activities.

Attended the “PQA Orientation and Symposium on Pro-Active Programs for Competitiveness” organized by SBMA and DTI-Center for Industrial Competitiveness at Delta Building, Subic International Hotel.

Conducted the first meeting of the SBMA-SBFCC Environment Working Group at Ecology Center.

Met with Pacific Pearl Airways owners to engage in collaborative efforts to market the Subic Bay International Airport and the Pacific Pearl Airways domestic and international flights.

Officially joined the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries.

Conducted the first meeting of the SBMA-SBFCC Marketing and Promotion Working Group at the SBMA Mini Board Room.

Penned a position paper requesting SBMA for a review of the excessive rates in the 2009 Housing Policy.

Drafted the Memorandum of Agreement between SBFCC and the Philippine Retirement Authority.

General Membership Meeting at The Lighthouse Marina Resort, with guest speaker SBMA Administrator & CEO Armand Arreza

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The Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce (SBFCC)has finally joined the Philippine Chamber of Commerceand Industry (PCCI) this month.

In the letter sent by the PCCI dated June 22, 2009, itstated that the Board of Directors, during its meetinglast June 19, favorably approved SBFCC’s applicationfor membership in the Philippine Chamber.

The SBFCC has been trying to work out its membershipin PCCI since 2005, but due to circumstances beyondSBFCC’s control, the PCCI membership has not pushedthrough.

Finally, in May 2009, SBFCC President Danny J. Pianoalong with Vice President Atty. Romeo Duran, CorporateSecretary Rose B. Baldeo, Treasurer Henry B. Abes,Directors Sung Il Cho, Tom de Bruin, and Jerry Hammond, and Executive Director Kenneth R. Peralta, has decided to again pursue its membership in PCCI.

“Being a member of an eminent organization like PCCI

gives more than just a sense of identity to SBFCC. It will also open lots of opportunities for us to expand our network, broaden our horizon, and improve our servicesas the primary voice of the business community within SBFZ. PCCI will definitely be our leading partner inacting out our commitments and in expressing ourconcerns and ideas,” Peralta said. As a background, by virtue of the Letter of Instructionno. 780 in 1978, then President Ferdinand E. Marcos recognized the Philippine Chamber of Commerce andIndustry as the “sole official representative and voice ofthe entire private business community”.

The PCCI is located at 3rd Floor, ECC Building, 355 Sen.Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City. You may contact them thru (Tel.) 896 – 4549, (Fax) 899 – 1727, or at [email protected] for inquiries. You may alsovisit www.philippinechamber.com for further inform-ation about the organization.

SBFCC officially joins PCCI

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The Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce,pursuant to its objective to promote businessgrowth, tied up with the Australian BusinessVolunteers (ABV) and welcomed its IBM CorporateService Corps (IBM CSC) last June 01, 2009.

The ABV sent nine IBM volunteers to Subic fromvarious countries such as Germany, Brazil, India,China, USA, Columbia, and Costa Rica, to provide afree thirty-day training to selected representatives ofdifferent SBFZ locators and SBMA and Olongapo Citygovernment departments.

The said training program focused on the theme“Where we’re going and what we’re doing?” This is inline with IBM’s Global Citizen’s Portfolio by travelingto different developing countries, sharing theirknowledge on technology, and providing training to interested clients/participants at absolutely no cost.

The ABV are highly-qualified in their fields with manyyears of experience, and the capacity to train andmentor. They are tradespeople, professionals andbusiness people, both men and women, who draw upon many years of experience in their fields.

For 25 years, ABV has been responding to requestsfor help from businesses and organizations indeveloping countries in the Asia-Pacific region.

They are funded by and support the aims of theAustralian Government Aid Program.

The SBFCC has been instrumental in disseminatingthe information regarding the free ABV trainingprogram to its member-companies and to localgovernment departments as well.

The Hanafil Golf & Tour Inc., Comteq ComputerCollege, Olongapo City Tourism Office, SBMA Human Resource Department, SBMA Planning andDevelopment Office, and the SBMA Management andInformation System Department are the primarybeneficiaries of the IBM CSC’s training program.

SBFCC Executive Director Kenneth Peralta, IBM Philippines Country Marketing Manager AndreaEscalona, and ABV’s Waya Araos were present onthe first day of the training program.

This training program is ABV’s last schedule in SubicBay for the year 2009.

SBFCC Welcomes Australian Business Volunteers

SBFCC Executive Director Kenneth Peralta (fourth from right), ABV’s Waya Araos (second from right), IBM Philippines Country Marketing Manager Andrea Escalona (fourth from right), the nine IBM

Corporate Service Corps, and the selected participants of the free thirty-day training program.

“ It has done me good to be somewhat parched by the sun and drenched by the rain of life.” - Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Aside from Arreza, the other guests in the forum were Sec. Edgardo Pamintuan, chairman of the Subic-Clark Alliance Development Council (SCADC), and Benigno Ricafort, president of Clark Development Corporation (CDC).

According to Arreza, Subic Bay's traffic enforcement scheme, along with the American traffic system, has served as a model for the University of the Philippines' (UP) Traffic Safety Model Zone - a test bed for a new road order designed to be replicated everywhere in the Philippines.

Likewise, officials from the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx), the Clark Freeport, Bataan, and even Cebu have also studied the Subic system while developing their own traffic management systems, he said.

"Filipinos are basically law-abiding citizens. We just have to get them inside the Subic Bay Freeport first so that this innate discipline would show," Arreza said with a laugh.

Meanwhile, Lt. Benjamin Evia, SBMA traffic branch chief, explained that the Subic Bay Freeport has basically the same traffic laws as in other areas.

"Subic simply makes a difference because of its strict enforcement policy and a corruption-free standard operating procedure," Evia said.

"But we are willing to share the success of the SBMA in the field of traffic enforcement. If it can be done in Subic, there's no question it can be applied to just anywhere in the country," he added.

Evia said corruption in traffic enforcement could be greatly reduced, if not totally eliminated, when traffic enforcement agencies employ the "minimum interaction with violators" policy, which he said could be traced back to the US Navy days here.

To illustrate, Evia said that Subic traffic enforcers must first radio their headquarters upon flagging a vehicle, and only then could the officer approach the driver and read the traffic violation citations.

The driver ticketed for violation, meanwhile, is not allowed to speak unless questioned during the whole procedure, which is monitored by closed-circuit television cameras at key areas in the Subic Bay Freeport.

"We also have hotlines where motorists could seek help, or even report traffic violators- 9111 for cellphones and 911 for landlines," said Evia.

The SBMA traffic chief said that besides strict enforcement and smooth communication lines, the Subic system adheres to international standards of road engineering, which includes signage.

This also improves better understanding by both motorists and pedestrians of traffic rules and regulations within the free port, Evia said. -www.sbma.com

Improved traffic system crucial for Subic-Clark growth

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT -Wondering how to makeresponsible motorists out of the usually errant Filipinodrivers? Bring them to Subic, a top official of the Subic BayMetropolitan Authority (SBMA) says.

Proudly citing the world-class traffic management systemin the Subic Bay Freeport, SBMA administrator ArmandArreza said that global-competitiveness could start with amost unlikely economic pursuit: traffic discipline.

"If we want to lure more investors and tourists into thecountry, we should create world-class facilities and supportsystems for investments, including the fast and orderlytransfer of goods and other resources through efficienttraffic management," said Arreza, speaking at the sidelinesof the pilot taping here of "The Freeport Forum", a newtelevision show covering the Subic and Clark free ports.

"The state of vehicular traffic says a lot about a certainplace, and investors take first notice of that when scoutingfor possible locations for their businesses," Arreza explained.

The SBMA official also called on concerned agencies andgovernment units to step up the traffic managementsystem in the areas between Subic and Clark, which aretarget areas for expansion of the neighboring free ports,and pledged SBMA's support in laying down thegroundwork for an internationally-competitive investmentenvironment in the area.

"Improvements in the traffic management sector are amajor component of Subic's expansion program to thenearby communities," Arreza said, mentioning OlongapoCity, Subic town in Zambales, and Morong, Hermosa andDinalupihan in Bataan as target areas for expansion.

He added that to help bring about better trafficmanagement in nearby areas, the SBMA now invites trafficenforcement officers to study and adopt the orderly trafficscheme in the Subic Bay Freeport.

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served as per cash available basis.

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SBMA cites rising job prospects from Korean projects

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT - Continued confidence byforeign investors, particularly Korean companies, in thebusiness competitiveness of the Subic Bay Freeport willhelp double the number of workers here in just twoyears.

Officials of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA)said more than 85,200 workers are now employed by various companies in Subic today.

"But this could easily jump to double the current figureonce projects proposed by several Korean firms arerealized in the next two years," said SBMAadministrator Armand Arreza.

Arreza cited in particular the planned construction of a$1-billion resort complex here by M Castle Inc., aKorean developer of environment-friendly luxuryresorts, and the scheduled $86-million project byHanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp. tolocally produce ship components.

"These will be major employment-boosters," Arrezasaid. "Aside from the jobs that would be directlycreated by these projects, there will be thousands ofemployment opportunities to be generateddownstream."

Reports indicated earlier that M Castle Inc. will invest in a 615-hectare property in Subic, aside from anotherproperty development project in Palawan to beundertaken with the Philippine Economic Zone Authority(PEZA).

Around 7,000 direct and 16,000 indirect jobs are said tobe made available when the construction of the billion-dollar luxury resort starts, according to M Castlechairman Sang Soo Shin.

Arreza said the planned investment "would not onlyboost the tourism market in the country, but would alsoup the ante for Subic in terms of income."

The M Castle proposal reportedly includes thedevelopment of beach and forest condominiums, abeach hotel, a casino-hotel and villas with 2,400 rooms,a 36-hole golf course, a marina club for 50 yachts, amedical center for oriental and western medicine, awater park, a shopping mall, and an English-language learning house.

Aside from the planned resort complex in Subic, Arrezasaid the local production by Hanjin of ship componentswill increase Subic's active workforce by 4,000positions.

He said the projected increase in Hanjin labor requirements was announced by company officialswhen they met with President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in Korea recently.

Arreza said the Korean shipbuilder is already thebiggest single employer in the Subic Bay Freeport withits current employment of 16,000.

"We're really optimistic that these major Koreaninvestment projects would push through so that wemay further increase the number of workers thatbenefit from the economic growth in Subic," the SBMAofficial said.

Prior to this, the SBMA urged the development of areas suitable for more investment projects in the Subic-Clark growth corridor.

Arreza said that if these areas were developed, theSBMA would be able to create some 150,000 new jobsout of its planned expansion program.

The expansion plan, Arreza said, would also cover partsof the neighboring communities of Olongapo City, Subicin Zambales, and Morong and Hermosa in Bataan. -www.sbma.com

“ It is better to wear out than to rust out.” - Richard Cumberland

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The Subic-Clark Alliance for DevelopmentCouncil (SCADC) has concluded its three-part consultative meetings with local governmentunits (LGUs) and other stakeholders with aforum held at the SBDMC Conference Hall in this free port recently.

SCADC chairman Edgardo Pamintuan, who ledparticipants in discussing various concerns onthe Subic-Clark growth corridor, said theconsultations were aimed at updatingstakeholders on the ongoing developments atthe SCAD corridor, particularly on how LGUdevelopment plans were incorporated into theSCAD Corridor Conceptual Land Use Plan(SCoLUP).

In particular, SCADC officials and plannersdiscussed various concerns in the developmentplan for the corridor, including environmental and ecological issues, waste management, theaccessibility of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx), as well as flood controland drainage systems.

Pamintuan, who is also the developmentchampion for the Luzon Urban Beltway SuperRegion, said several development projects already in the pipeline are expected to havethe greatest impact on the SCAD corridor.

These include the Tarlac-Zambales Tollway,Tarlac-Nueva Ecija-Pampanga Circumferential Tollway, Tarlac-Nueva Ecija-Pampanga-Bulacan Radial Road, and, possibly, the Zambales-Pampanga-Bulacan Coastal Viaduct, said Pamintuan.

He added that the final version of theconceptual land use plan for the 98,020-haSCAD corridor will be presented during the LGUSummit in July, which will also serve as theculminating activity for the series ofstakeholder consultations.

In his speech during the Subic consultation,Pamintuan emphasized that President Arroyo's

multibillion-peso infrastructure developmentprogram has helped save the day for the Philippine economy by creating millions ofjobs and opening more areas for investments.

As a result, "while the world economy is suffering from the impact of the global economic crisis - with the United States, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore registering negative growth outlook, the Philippines still registered a 1 percent growth in the firstquarter of this year," Pamintuan added.

The SCADC executive also said that his agency's concern has lately expanded from infrastructure projects to "programs thatwould result in more efficient production, multi-modal product delivery system, industrial and agricultural projects, and bettertourism facilities."

The SCADC is also concerned with education and manpower training, human development centers, human settlements and retirement villages, and green corridors, Pamintuan said.

"One of the features of the SCAD corridor framework is the production-oriented logistics corridor with three equidistant hubs," Pamintuan explained, referring to Subic, with its sea ports as the sea hub; Clark, with the Diosdado Macapagal International Airport as the air hub; and Tarlac, with its vast agricultural and industrial areas as the land hub.

"Connecting these three hubs is the 94-kilometer SCTEx that would serve as the backbone in the transformation of the area into the SCAD Mega-Logistics Hub," he said.

"This is where the role of the provinces of Bataan and Zambales come into play, as they are the LGUs which will greatly benefit from the developments within the corridor," Pamintuan added. -www.sbma.com

SCADC completes consultations for Subic-Clark corridor land use l

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ADMIN: 252-7392 FAX: 252-7397 BILLING: 252-8190 EMERGENCY: 252-8191

www.subicenerzone.com

The Clark Development Corporation (CDC) andthe Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)have signed a Memorandum of Agreement(MOU) for the administration of tax incentivesin the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ). CDC President Benigno N. Ricafort and PEZADirector General Lilia B. De Lima signed theMOA at the Corporate Headquarters of thestate-run firm recently.

Ricafort said that with the signing of the MOA,the CDC becomes the administrative governingauthority of the CSEZ and assumes the following tasks:

*Identify and develop areas, and enter intolease agreements with locators in the CSEZ;

*Provide PEZA with an approvedcomprehensive land use and zoning plan of theCSEZ;

*Provide the necessary utility requirements inthe CSEZ, inclusive of the following: power,water, telecommunications, wastewater treatment facilities, etc.;

*Screen and endorse to PEZA applications oflocators in the CSEZ wanting to avail of PEZAincentives; Endorse to PEZA all applications forbuilding permits, fire and safety permits,sanitary permits and environment permits ofenterprises in the CSEZ; and

*Resolve issues/claims on property ownershipbefore registration as developer/operator entitled to incentives.

Meanwhile, De Lima said the PEZA will be theincentives administration authority with the following responsibilities:

*Register CDC as a CSEZ developer-operator with entitlement to incentives to the extent that it shall develop for PEZA locators;

*Register qualified CSEZ locators upon the

latter’s submission of and PEZA’s evaluationand approval of complete documentary requirements;

*Issue permits to operate or certificates of registration, as the case may be, to qualified enterprises in the CSEZ;

*Issue building, fire, safety, and sanitary permits to enterprises in the CSEZ and collect the corresponding fees;

*Conduct preliminary review and endorse to DENR-EMB CSEWZ locators’ application for ECC; *Administer incentives granted to investors within the CSEZ; and

*Assist the CDC in promoting the CSEZ to foreign and domestic investors.

The two officials signed the MOA as providedby the Implementing Rules and Regulations ofRepublic Act (RA) 9400, an act amending RA 7227.

Ricafort said Republic Act 7227, otherwiseknown as the “Bases Conversion andDevelopment Act of 1992,” paved the way forthe creation of the almost 32,000-ha CSEZ which originally comprises the 4,400-ha Main Zone and the 27,000-ha Sub Zone.

The passage of RA 9400 in March 2007, designated the Sub Zone and some parts ofClark as CSEZ while the Main Zone wasdeclared as a Freeport Zone. The Sub Zone,now dubbed as “The next Frontier,” is beingdeveloped for eco-tourism, agri-based industries and other mixed used projects. But Section 12 of RA 9400 repealed Section50 of RA 7916 as amended on the non-applicability of PEZA incentives to theeconomic zones created under RA 7227hence, the signing of the MOA, Ricafort said.-CDC - Public Relations Department

CDC, PEZA ink accord on tax incentives for Clark ecozone

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South Korean firm to invest P718 million in Clark's 'New Frontier'

The Clark Development Corp. (CDC) said recently that aprominent South Korean company is infusing P718 millionworth of investments here and in the northern parts of Clark’s32,000-hectare, largely untapped “New Frontier”.

CDC president and chief executive officer Benigno Ricafort saidthe investments were firmed up with a memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed recently by Ricafort andDonggwang Clark Corp. Chairman Shin Kun Lee.

The investment covers the construction of a resort complexand two vital roads along the Sacobia Valley which hasrecently been renamed by the CDC as Next Frontier, a 32,000-ha former US military reservation north of this freeport’s4,500-ha main zone.

Ricafort said the road project will cost P218m and include a1.8-km portion called “Spine Road” and a 4.5-km section called “East Road 2” that will connect the Next Frontier to theMcArthur highway.

These roads will also provide access to the 300-ha tourism estate to be developed by Donggwang at the cost of $200m inthe Next Frontier.

Ricafort said the $200-m resort complex will initially employ1,000 workers.

“The site development planning of the project is ongoing andconstruction will start upon CDC’s approval of the developmentplans,” he said.

Ricafort said “the road projects will be built with no cash outon the part of the CDC and will be considered as advance lease rentals following standard government procedures.”

The P718-m investments of Donggwang will include a P500-m 10-storey mixed-use building on a 1.69-ha area. Some 500workers are to be immediately employed for construction.

Donggwang Construction Co. Ltd. (DCC), the mother companyof Donggwang Clark Corp. (DCC) is one of the largestconstruction companies in South Korea. The company has totalassets of 1.2 trillion won or around $945m.

DCC currently owns and operates three golf courses andcondotels in South Korea namely, Sorak Sun Valley CountryClub, Dongwon Sun Valley Country Club, Iljuk Sun ValleyCountry Club, and the Japan-based Yabe Country Club.-Ding Cervantes, PhilStar

Clark management, DOT train

Aeta settlers as tour guides

The Clark Development Corp. (CDC) and the Department ofTourism (DOT) launched the “Specialized Tour GuidingSeminar” where 20 Aeta from the Sacobia Valley were trainedas tour guides of this Freeport.

CDC President Benigno Ricafort said the specialized tour-guiding seminar is part of the state-firm’s parallel development program on tourism for the Freeport and the Clark SpecialEconomic Zone (CSEZ), located at the Sacobia Valley or theNext Frontier.

“The CDC has embarked on an aggressive tourism campaign through various projects that will place Clark on the tourismmap and position itself as a value-for-money tourist destination,” Ricafort said.

Under the tour-guiding program, the CDC aims to assist in providing employment for young Aetas living in neighboring communities by working as tour guides of the Clark Museum.

Ricafort said the CDC collaborated with the Office of TourismStandards and the agency’s regional office, headed by DirectorRonaldo Tiotuico for the training.

The seminar was conducted by local and Manila-based experts in the field of tourism, arts and culture, and museumoperations. –Mark Louie Roxas, The Manila Times

“ Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow, he who would search for pearls must dive below.” - John Dryden

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RP reveals 10-year nanotechnology roadmap

The Philippines revealed recently its 10-year strategy to create a commercially viable industry using nanotechnology.

Nanotechnology is an advanced form of scientific research onatoms and molecules. Products in this research can be appliedto new types of metals, energy conservation, miniaturizationof electronic devices, resistant materials and biomedicalapplications.

The Department of Science and Technology-Philippine Councilfor Advanced Science and Technology Research andDevelopment Council (DOST-PCASTRD) made this announcement as part of an effort to bolster economicdevelopment in the country.

The PCASTRD’s nanotechnology strategic roadmap will coverat least six industrial sectors, including the semiconductor,information technology, energy, agriculture, medicine andenvironment protection.

The roadmap indicates that funding will be provided to severalnanotechnology projects, which intend to benefit identifiedindustrial sectors.

PCASTRD would be led by Dr. Fabian Dayrit, chairman ofTechnical Panel on Nanotechnology.

Dayrit, who is also the dean for the Ateneo De ManilaUniversity School of Science and Engineering, said the DOST islooking at a budget of P2.5 billion for the next 10 years,starting in 2009.

An initial P60 million is being allocated for the first batch ofprojects. The amount could ramp up in the coming years asmore projects are evaluated and approved.

Dayrit said that the projects evaluated for funding must havedirect benefits to the Philippines.

“We’ve identified several national issues that have to beaddressed and these should be the main focus ofnanotechnology development,” Dayrit said.

According to the roadmap, priority areas are food packaging, nanodevice fabrication, environmental sensors andenvironmental treatment, corrosion resistant ceramics, waterpurification and in vitro diagnostics in healthcare.

Dayrit noted that the agency is also open to partnerships withthe private sector since it would also benefit from the resultsof the projects.

Because of the advanced state of the nanotechnology, aneducation drive is also included in the 10-year plan.

The PCASTRD is looking to make nanotechnology part of thecurriculum in all science and engineering courses to introducestudents to the topic and prepare them for further involvementin nanotechnology.

The agency will also be identifying laboratories that have thetools to be used for certain projects. The laboratories wouldalso be accredited by international organizations.

“We also want to spur interests among people that we havethe capacity to do great things with nanotechnology,” Dayritadded. -Alexander Villafania, Inquirer

Arroyo hints use of nuclear power

Twenty-three years after mothballing the controversial, $2-billion Bataan Nuclear Power Plant, President Macapagal-Arroyo hinted recently the Philippines may go nuclear.

Ms. Arroyo gave the hint when she spoke at a meeting of the International Friendship Exchange Council of Japan in Tokyo.

“The Philippines is in the process of renewing its energyoptions, including the use of nuclear power,” she said.

“We seek the cooperation of Japan for the training of our technical people, and for Japan’s counsel and advice on thissensitive area,” she added.

In a press briefing in Tokyo aired over government-run dzRB, Press Secretary Cerge Remonde said Ms Arroyo wasn’tadvocating the reopening of the Bataan nuclear plant.

“This is being reviewed by the Department of Energy,” he said.

Remonde said Ms Arroyo was praised by business leaders afterher speech.

The Bataan plant was built during the term of the PresidentFerdinand Marcos but its operation was stopped by the Aquino administration following questions about its safety. Critics alsoquestioned the exorbitant costs of building the plant due to the alleged fat commissions pocketed by the so-called Marcos cronies.- TJ Burgonio, Inquirer

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Climate Change just as Vital as Economy

President Gloria Arroyo said recently that the world leadersshould keep their economies afloat without forgetting aboutclimate-change concerns.

People should not lose sight of the challenges facing theenvironment that were around even before the onset of thecurrent global turmoil, she added during her speech at theHigh Level Meeting on Climate Change in Asia and the Pacificheld at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) headquarters inPasig City (Metro Manila).

“The issue of climate change must not be forgotten amid fixingworld economy, because its devastating impact will still bethere long after the global economy returns to health,” shesaid.

Plus, she added that saving the environment was essential inachieving sustainable development. “Putting clean industries inplace, such as furniture made up of environment-friendly materials, eco-tourism, and initiatives that will reduce ourdependence on fossil fuels, such as those involving biofuelsand renewable energy, will pave the way for a cleanenvironment and a strong economy as well.”

She added that even though the Philippines only accounts for a third of 1% of the global greenhouse gas emissions, the country would feel the full brunt of environmental disasters resulting from climate change.

And to contribute to the effort to reverse climate change, thePresident announced that the government was set to give 13million compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs) across the country. About a five million of that would be distributed in Metro Manila, Cebu, Cagayan de Oro and Davao City.

Using compact fluorescent lamps would save five times more energy and give the same intensity of illumination compared with incandescent bulbs, she added.

The P500-million fluorescent light project was made possibleby income generated from the value-added tax, plus a $31.1-million concessional loan from the ADB to the Philippines for the Department of Energy initiatives on clean developmentmechanism, she explained. Fifty percent of the ADB loan was given in advance.

“If we replace 1 million incandescent bulbs with compactfluorescent lamps, we won’t need to build a 50-megawatt power plant worth $50 million,” she added.

ADB investments

Also, ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda said the bank would boost investments in “clean energy” to $2 billion a year by2013, doubling its current contribution.

He added that he hoped the target could even be achievedbefore 2013 and noted the multilateral institution had provided$1 billion last year.

Speaking on the sidelines of an environment conference at the ADB headquarters in Manila, Kuroda said the $2 billion was “afraction of the region’s financing needs” to fight climatechange and cut greenhouse gases.

Kuroda warned that many Asia-Pacific countries, particularly in Southeast Asia, would be the most affected if sea levels roseas a result of global warming.

At the same forum, Rajendra Pachauri, chairman of theIntergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, said such aproblem meant Asia-Pacific nations should be ahead of other regions in alleviating climate change.

The officials cited the Maldives, Thailand, the Philippines andMalaysia as countries that could suffer seriously.

Also at the forum, Yvo de Boer, the executive secretary ofUN’s Framework Convention on Climate Change, said in a statement that climate change was threatening the economicgrowth achieved by Asia in recent decades.

“Climate-change impacts will be overwhelmingly severe for Asia. They will exacerbate existing vulnerabilities and they have the potential to throw countries back into the povertytrap,” he said. -Llanesca T. Panti And AFP, Manila Times

“ Power is given only to him who dares to stoop and take it… one must have the courage to dare.” - Fyodor Dostoevsky

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The province of Bataan is optimistic that Congress will passa bill converting the Bataan Export Processing Zone into aspecial autonomous economic zone similar to that of the SubicBay Freeport Zone.

Bataan Gov. Enrique Garcia told reporters that the LowerHouse had approved the bill that seeks to create a specialautonomous administration in the province.

Senator Richard Gordon, who was founding chairman andadministrator of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority, hassponsored the Senate version of the bill.

Garcia said the bill would remove the current exportprocessing zone from the supervision of the PhilippineEconomic Zone Authority and make the area function similar tothe SBMA, which has a separate charter.

He said he was optimistic the bill would get the nod of thebicameral committee, which would consolidate the versions ofthe Senate and the Lower House when Congress resumessession in August.

He said Malacañang and Trade Secretary Peter Favila hadbacked the creation of a separate charter and theredevelopment of the zone into an autonomous body.

“We are very optimistic especially after the recession. We arehoping we could convince investors to help in theredevelopment of BEPZ. Bataan and the national governmentwould each be putting equity as well,” said Garcia.

The BEPZ is the country’s first economic zone but the entry ofmilitant labor groups in the ’70s and the lack of port facilitieshave kept it from taking off, unlike the three other publiczones administered by Peza.

The three are the Baguio City Economic Zone, which is hometo Texas Instruments, the Cavite Economic Zone and theMactan Economic Zone.

“BEPZ was not run well by Peza so we want to have theopportunity to take a shot at it,” said Garcia.

Once the bill is passed, he said the BEPZ will be outside ofPeza administration. President Arroyo will appoint the head ofthe zone, while the province of Bataan, the district and townwould each be represented in the zone’s board of directors.

“We want it redeveloped similar to Subic Bay. There is no portyet and there is no feasibility study as of this time but the factthat it is within Manila Bay makes it very attractive toprospective locators,” said Garcia.

He said the site of the proposed port had a depth of 60 meters capable of accommodating Panamax vessels.

Garcia said it would take less than two days to upload in

Bataan because of existing automatic conveyors.

He said the ecozone had a total area of 600 hectares, with just25 percent occupied.

He said a lot of locator companies had shut down operationsover the years, with majority of the locators as garmentsmanufacturers.

“We are proposing to redevelop BEPZ to be attractive forretirement villages as well as for agricultural processingcompanies,” said Garcia.

San Miguel Corp.’s B-Meg plant, the biggest in Asia, operates in the vicinity.

He said San Miguel’s plans to put up a food city in the areawould bolster interest among prospective locators.

Garcia said the redevelopment of BEPZ could host prospectivelocators, which could no longer be accommodated by Subic because of the lack of space within the free port. -Elaine Ramos Alanguilan, Manila Standard

New Bataan free port to emerge — Garcia

“ The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and must be polished, or the lustre of it will never appear.” - Daniel Defoe

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KT Global Subic, Inc.

KT Global Subic, Inc. is the owner and developer of theAmpelos Tower project inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.The Ampelos Tower, which is a USD 137,000,000.00-project, is a combination of residential complex with fully furnishedcondominium units, a hotel that is of the highest standard, ashopping mall with high-end stores and quality products, and the all time favorite, membership program where one canenjoy all the amenities of the Ampelos and its tie-up leisure companies.

You can visit the Ampelos model house at lots 1 & 2, Blk. B,Subic Commercial & Light Industrial Park, SBFZ, so that you may see for yourselves the fine features of the project.

If you find the need of continuing growth for your company orbusiness/es and would like to expand, you may consider thesoon to be Ampelos Tower Mall.

The company is also actively seeking for highly-qualified, competent, and result-oriented licensed Realtors/Brokers to bepart of their growing family.

You may call 252-1111 or 252-1212 for further information.

Overgaard Ltd Complete Façade Systems

Overgaard Limited was established in 2003 as an international architectural façade design and manufacturing company,offering a diverse range of services including completeenvelope façade systems, custom-made building components,fabrication and assembly, specialized design and engineering,project management, and quality control systems.

Mr. Torben Overgaard, President and Founder, earned hisarchitectural and engineering accreditation in Denmark, wherehe is a long-standing member of the respected DanishAssociation of Professional Engineers.

The company has four locations namely Hong Kong (StrategicInternational Base), Manila (Corporate Design and EngineeringBase), Subic Bay Freeport Zone (Fabrication and AssemblyBase), and Germany (European and Middle East Base).

Some of their projects are the (1) One Island East, HongKong, (2) Sprint Arena, Kansas City, Missouri, USA, (3) NewMeadowlands Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA, (4)Anchorage Museum of History and Art, Alaska, USA, (5) King

Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia, and (5) Fairbanks International Airport, USA.

You may visit www.overgaard-ltd.com for further details aboutthe company or call its Subic Bay office at 252-1847.

Glenn Defense Marine Asia Phils., Inc.

GLENN DEFENSE MARINE ASIA PHILIPPINES INCORPORATED (GDMAPI) is a marine husbanding company duly registeredunder the Securities and Exchange Commission withregistration number CS200710035. GDMAPI is in the businessof providing Husbanding, Naval Support, Maritime Security,Force Protection, Land, Sea and Air Transportation andDefense Logistics to visiting navies in the Asia Pacific region particularly in the Philippines.

In line with the thrusts of its mother company, they strive tobe the “one-stop leader in the marine husbanding, logistics, maritime security and, force protection in the Philippines”. They shall provide a new generation of capabilities, skills andelite people to solve the full spectrum of needs for the clientsand customers that we serve. Furthermore, in coordinationwith the rest of the Glenn Marine Group, they will establish a global presence and provide the most comprehensive andintegrated service platform for the 21st century.

A total of 12 vessels and various marine husbandingequipments are based in Subic.

You may visit www.glennmarinegroup.com for further information about the company or call (02) 567 – 4367 for inquiries.

Blue Cross Insurance, Inc.

Blue Cross is a market specialist in medical, travel andaccident insurance. Blue Cross, originally named StateBonding Corporation and Insurance, Co., Inc., was founded in the Philippines in 1949. With sister companies in Thailand,Indonesia, Vietnam and other operating entities in Hong Kong,Blue Cross is currently part of a wider group of insurancecompanies operating across Asia. Blue Cross’ product portfolio now includes a diverse range ofmedical and travel insurance packages. We offer internationalUS Dollar contracts, Euro Plans for travel, as well as local Pesopolicies to individuals and groups. We reach our clients through a solid base of direct Sales Account Executives, anextensive network of intermediaries, and through establishedpartnerships with numerous medical facilities nationwide. Blue Cross understands that health and financial security areamong the most urgent and pressing concerns of people today. As a company, Blue Cross seeks to address theseconcerns by offering services especially designed to respond toclients’ needs and demands. Blue Cross, as a major brand inthe industry for medical and travel insurance, is committed toproviding value based insurance products coupled with reliableand fair claims processing. You may contact them thru (02) 899 – 8001 (Head Office) or at 250 – 0199 (Subic Bay Office).

“ The distance is nothing; it is only the first step that is difficult.” - Mme du Deffand

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Available at the Chamber office. Great value for only P25.00 – Motorist Handbook

P15.00– Gabay Lakbay 120 pages of full-color General Tips for Driving the NLEX, Handling

Emergencies, Road Signs and Signals, Traffic Rules and Regulations and excellent linear maps of each NLEX interchange. Prices subjected to

authorized increase per TMC Memo dated July 09, 2008.

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NEW MEMBERS COMPANY: BLUE CROSS INSURANCE , INC. Representative: MARIA VICTORIA R. MUNSAYAC Type of Business: Insurance Address: Blue Cross Center, 8000, Makati Ave., Makati City,

Metro Manila, Tel. No.: (02) 899 – 8001; 250 - 0197 E-mail Address: [email protected];

[email protected]; [email protected]

COMPANY: DIVE SUPPLY SUBIC, INC. Representative: BRIAN L. GILES Type of Business: Import and export of water sports-related product Address: Units 4-7 EMS Bldg., 14th St., Perimeter Rd., Subic

Bay Freeport Zone Tel. No.: 250 - 0220 E-mail Address: [email protected] COMPANY: GLENN DEFENSE MARINE ASIA PHILS., INC. Representative: VADM (RET) MATEO M. MAYUGA Type of Business: Marine logistics, administrative services, maritime

security Address: G-2 1322 Golden Empire Tower, Roxas Blvd. cor.

Padre Faura, Malate, Manila Tel. No.: 252 – 7935/7937; (02) 567 - 4367 COMPANY: KT GLOBAL SUBIC, INC. Representative: HONG SHIK KIM Type of Business: Real estate (developer of the Subic Ampelos

Tower) Address: Blk. B Lt. 1 & 2 Subic Commercial Light &

Industrial Park, Subic Bay Freeport Zone Tel. No.: 252 - 1212 COMPANY: KWM SUBIC, INC. Representative: JAE HAK YOO Type of Business: Consultancy services to construction company Address: Unit 204 Lt. 789 Subic World Plaza Bldg., SIH

Complex cor. Canal & Sta. Rita Rd., CBD, Subic Bay Freeport Zone

Tel. No.: 250 - 0269 COMPANY: OVERGAARD SUBIC INC. Representative: ROSS BENDIX Type of Business: Fabrication and assembly – aluminum/ façade

systems Address: 9B Lot 22 & 38 Efficiency Ave., Subic Bay Gateway

Park, Phase I, SBFZ Tel. No.: 252 – 1847

MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS COMPANY: BAYDESIGN, INC. Representative: LEONARDO B. RONCO Type of Business: Jewelry Manufacturing Address: Lot 7B Blk. B, Manila Ave., SBFZ Tel. No.: 252 – 7205/ 7206 E-mail Address: [email protected] COMPANY: CS & T SUBIC, INC. Representative: MIGUEL P. DILIG JR. Type of Business: Fuel distribution (wholesale & retail); sale of fuel Address: Lot 1065, Seaside Area, NSD Compound, SBFZ Tel. No.: 252 – 1107; 252 - 7311 E-mail Address: [email protected]; [email protected] COMPANY: GERCONCEPTS, INC. Representative: EDMUNDO BILLONES Type of Business: Distributor of industrial marking & equipment;

marking solutions provider Address: No. 95 Roces Ave., Quezon City 1103 Tel. No.: (02) 412 – 0149; (02) 374 - 0742 E-mail Address: [email protected]; [email protected]

COMPANY: GERRY’S GRILL (JAMES FAUSTO CORP.) Representative: GERARDO APOLINARIO Type of Business: Hotel & Restaurant – Gerry’s Grill, Aresi, Courtyard

Inn Address: Waterfront Rd., Subic Bay Freeport Zone Tel. No.: 252 – 3021/ 3023/ 3936/ 2366 E-mail Address: [email protected] COMPANY: HAMDORF PHOTOGRAPHY AND DESIGN, INC. Representative: KEVIN R. HAMDORF Type of Business: Photography and design; production of promotion

materials; brochures, ads, magazines, book, etc. Address: D Avascos Lot 14 Argonaut Highway, SBFZ Tel. No.: 232 - 1332 E-mail Address: [email protected] COMPANY: JOHAN’S BEACH RESORT Representative: JOHAN DE SADELEIR Type of Business: Rooms, restaurant, bar, dive shop, scuba diving &

tourist guide Address: Midway in Baloy Long Beach Bo. Barretto, Olongapo

City Tel. No.: 224 - 8915 E-mail Address: [email protected] COMPANY: MBK GRAND LEISURE INC. (SEORABEOL) Representative: PRUDENCIO DELA TORRE Type of Business: Hotel Address: Lot MC-9 Waterfront Rd., SBFZ Tel. No.: 252 – 2765/ 2766 E-mail Address: [email protected];

[email protected] COMPANY: NATIONAL BOOK STORE SUBIC, INC. Representative: PRESENTACION S. RAMOS Type of Business: Retail of books and office supplies Address: Bldg. 156 cor. Bonifacio & Quezon Sts., SBFZ Tel. No.: 252 – 3608/ 3609/ 7341 E-mail Address: [email protected] COMPANY: RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORP. (RCBC) Representative: ROWENA P. SALENGA Type of Business: Financial Services Address: Rizal Highway cor. Argonaut Highway, SBFZ Tel. No.: 252 – 5025 E-mail Address: [email protected]; [email protected] COMPANY: WARTSILA LAND & SEA ACADEMY/WARTSILA

SUBIC INC. Representative: ALLAN ANTHONY ALVAREZ Type of Business: Training Services for Marine and Powerplant

Industry Address: B2082-B2083 Corregidor Highway, Naval Magazine

Area, SBFZ Tel. No.: 252 – 6402 E-mail Address: [email protected]

See something NQR? Help SBMA LED

(Law Enforcement Dept) help you! REPORT IT…

Emergency: from landline, call 911

from cell phone, call 9111

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DANNY J. PIANO Phone No: 252-3934; 252-5235 SBFCC President Fax No: 252-3935 President/CEO, Absolute Service Inc. E-Mail: [email protected]

Bldg. 1149 George Dewey Complex, SBFZ Bus. Nature: Full Service Prepress Solutions

ATTY. ROMEO DURAN Phone No: 02 891-1316 SBFCC Vice President Fax No: 02 891-1198

Sapalo Velez Bundang Bulilan Law Firm E-Mail: [email protected]

11th Flr. Security Bank Centre, 6776 Ayala Ave., Makati City 1200

Bus. Nature: Legal and Tax Services

ROSE B. BALDEO Phone No: 252-3159; 7064 SBFCC Corporate Secretary Fax No: 252-3072 Pres.& CEO, Global Terminals & Dev., Inc. (GTI) & Global Ship Mgt & Marine Services Inc. E-Mail: [email protected]

12P Bldg. Rivera Pier, SRF Compound, SBFZ Bus. Nature: GTI is involved in Property Leasing Global Ship Mgt serves a Naval Logistics Provider

HENRY B. ABES Phone No: 252-2000 SBFCC Treasurer Fax No: 252-2010 General Manager, Subic Telecom E-Mail: [email protected]

Bldg. 64, Sampson Road, SBFZ Bus. Nature: Telecommunication

SUNG IL CHO Phone No: 252-7365 SBFCC Director Fax No: 252-7365 Senior Pastor, Subic Bay Christian Worship Center, Inc. E-Mail: [email protected]

26-1 Sta. Rita Road, CBD, SBFZ Bus. Nature: Church

TOM DE BRUIN Phone No: 252-7884 SBFCC Director Fax No: 252-7885 President & CEO, Grain Pro Philippines, Inc. E-Mail: [email protected]

Subic By Gateway Park, Phase I, SBFZ Bus. Nature: RF Welding of flexible plastics; Hermetic storage of dry, agricultural commodities

JERRY HAMMOND Phone No: 252-8183 SBFCC Director Fax No: 252-8201 General Manager, Subic Drydock Corporation E-Mail: [email protected]

Bldg. 17 Gridley Road cor Schley Extension, SRF Compound, SBFZ

Bus. Nature: Floating Drydock, ship building, ship repair, conversion and other ship related services