SMAW GRADUATES

*November 12 - November 30, 2007
Batch 62

ABEGAIL ARIZO
JADE ESTEBAN
AVEGAIL ESTRELLA
MON ALVIN ESTRELLA
RANDY FORDAN
ROGELIO REQUIÑO
JOSEPH ANGELES
JESUS FEDERICO
MARIZEL RODRIGUEZ
JENIFER CAYABYAB
DENNIS GATBUNTON
MICHAEL LIMUS
FRANCIS ANDUYAN
BERNARD MARY
JONEL SISCAR
CHESTER ALAN MELENCIO
JERICK JUSTINE SAMANIEGA
ELLIOT BACHA
REYNALDO CACHO
ALLAN RHODE AZURIN
EDWIN LACSA
JEFFRY PEREZ
LORD JIM GONZALES
LEONARDO SANTOS,JR.
JOSEPH CHRISTIAN CATAMORA
RICARDO SABANGAN
MARLON MERINO
RUEBEN ABRAHAM ESPIRITU
MA. SHERIEL GARCIA
HOMER CONRAD BAGGAY
KARL CHRISTIAN JULIAN
RUBY REGUNA

Hanjin to hire from pool of Filipino welders

PGMA asks Hanjin to hire from pool of Filipino welders

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo asked Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corporation (HHICC) to hire more Filipino welders after officials of the South Korean shipbuilder called on the Chief Executive in Malacañang.

HHICC officials led by its president Jeong Sup Shim paid a courtesy call on the President to announce its additional $2-billion investment to build a shipyard complex in Mindanao soon.

Prior to this, the President told a gathering of officials and residents of Barangay 20, District 1 of Isla Puting Bato in Tondo, Manila, with whom she had an informal interaction, that she would “put in a good word” for the residents who would undergo and pass the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority’s (TESDA) Training for Work Scholarship on welding.

Residents of the said barangay are the new recipients of 125 TESDA Training for Work scholarship vouchers, 50 of which are for welders.

The President welcomed the new Korean investment that is expected to generate 30,000 new jobs

LIVELIHOOD CAPITAL ASSISTANCE BUHAT KAY MAYOR GORDON

Naging maaga ang pasko ng dalawamput-isang (21) Olongapeñong tumanggap ng ‘’Livelihood Financial Assistance’’ buhat sa Pamahalaang Lokal ng lungsod sa pangunguna ni City Mayor James ‘’Bong’’ Gordon, Jr.

Personal na ini-abot ni Mayor Bong Gordon ang mga sobreng naglalaman ng tulong pang-kabuhayan bilang pag-alalay sa mga masigasig na residente ng lungsod na nais magkaroon ng sariling maliit na negosyo o livelihood.

‘’Ang aking mga magulang ay parehong negosyente bago pa sila pumasok sa pulitika. Kaya pareho nilang nakita ang benipisyo ng pagnenegosyo,’’ wika ni Mayor Gordon.

‘’Magsimula kayo sa maliit na negosyo at samahan ng maraming sipag, tiyaga at panalangin at sigurado ako sa ating muling pagkikita ang inyong nasimulan ay doble na ang kita,’’ dagdag pa ng punong-lungsod.

Ang mga tumanggap ng financial assistance nitong ika-27 ng Nobyembre 2007 sa Lobby ng City Hall ay tugon sa dagsang liham na natatanggap ng Mayor’s Office at ng Livelihood Cooperative Development Office (LCDO) na humuhiling ng pang-unang puhunan o kaya’y karagdagang puhunan sa kanilang nang nasimulan na livelihood.

Ang perang binigay ay pautang lamang o loan na ipinapahiram at kailangang maibalik sa loob ng sampung (10) buwan, nang walang interes at ipinapa-ikot din lamang ng Pamahalaang Lokal upang mas marami ang makinabang.

Samut-saring negosyo ang sisimulan ng mga benipisaryo kabilang na ang sari-sari store, lutong-ulam, pag-aalaga ng hayop, e-load business at marami pang ibang pagkakakitaan.

Hanjin to invest $2b more

By Joyce Pangco Pañares - Manila Standard Today

Korea’s Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp. will invest $2 billion in a new shipyard complex in Mindanao, its second in the Philippines after putting up a similar facility in Subic last year.

President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo met with Hanjin president Jeong Sup Shim at the Palace yesterday where she was informed of the latest investment in Misamis Oriental.

The money committed by Hanjin in Mindanao surpasses its capital inflow in Subic last year, which made Korea the single-biggest source of foreign direct investment in 2006.

Presidential Management Staff head Cerge Remonde said the Mindanao shipyard would be two times bigger than the complex of Hanjin in Subic.

The new facility will be constructed at the 3,000-hectare Phividec Industrial Estate in the towns of Tagoloan and Villanueva.

“The construction of general manufacturing plant of the shipbuilding facility would start early next year,” Jeong told the President.

Jeong said the plant would start fabricating ships by 2010 and was expected to export some $1.7 billion worth of shipbuilding parts and vessels two years later.

“Hanjin’s Mindanao plant would employ about 30,000 Filipinos, particularly engineers, welders, and steel fabricators,” Jeong added.

Hanjin’s Subic project is expected to generate at least $3.6 billion in annual sales with a yearly construction capacity of 60 ships worth $60 million each.

The biggest shipping vessel in the world, a $150-million floating mammoth, is currently being constructed in Subic. The vessel is expected to be bigger than the 260,851-ton Seawise Giant, which also goes by the name Jahre Viking.

Hanjin also opened a $40-million training center for shipyard workers in Subic. Hanjin has already employed some 2,400 Filipinos for its drydock construction, and is expected to hire 30,000 more in the next five years.

The President earlier created an inter-agency committee that will formulate a comprehensive five-year development plan for the ship building sector to attract more investors like Hanjin.

Mrs. Arroyo signed Executive Order No. 588 creating the ad hoc committee that will be headed by the Maritime Industry Authority.

“The accelerated and sustained development of the ship building and ship repair sector requires the joint and active collaboration between the government and the private sector as shown by even the most developed countries in the world,” the President said.

“There is a need to attract and maintain much-needed investments for the development of shipbuilding and ship repair sector in view of its capacity to contribute to the country’s economic output and its potential to open up vast opportunities for employment and skills training for Filipinos,” she added.

SMAW GRADUATES

*November 5 - November 23,2007
Batch 61

ROLDAN LACBAYO
ROWELL BERNARDO
RUEL DURANO
RAYMOND MIRANDA
AR-J MONTEROZO
PAUL PANSACULA
REYNALDO ONOFRE
CRISANTO CASTELLANO
RAFAEL MONEDA
FELIPE HUFANCIA
RICHARD BADA
RICARDO ARAYATA
LARRY BASABICA
JERBY MORALES
PAUL ANTHONY ANOVA
KENO FERIDO
RICHARD CASADOR
RYAN FERIDO
ALFREDO ESTRELLA,JR.
RONALD FAVOR
RUFINO ANGELO
JULIUS OPEMIO ABRAJANO
RONALD FAVOR
JOSE VISDA III
VIDALYN BASTE
SARMIENTO VELARDO
DOUGLAS CACERES
NEIL LAGMAY
JOVAN DALID
RONNIE BOZAR
JUNRIEL NAZARENO
LARRY VEN YAP
ALBERTO SANCHEZ,JR.
GABBY GAVILE
REYNAN AGAN
JESAR FLORES
SIEGFRED KLIETZ JR
MARCELINO FAJARDO
FRANCIS EDEM

SMAW GRADUATES

*October 29 - November 16,2007
Batch 60

MA.MAYLEN CARLOS
DANILO NIÑALGA
PABLO ROQUE
MARVIN QUIAMBAO
MIKE DE GUZMAN
MICHAEL SAHAGUN
ANTONIO ANAHAW,JR.
BOYCIE MERINO
ARIES UMALI
JOHN ECARUAN
ARNEL LAYDIA
ARLENE BANCUA
MARILYN MONTECALVO
MARLON MESIANO
THOMAS JOHN CONCHA
JERRY TAÑALA
ALFREDO MERCADO,JR.
JOHN CARLO CORREA
JOEY ANTHONY HINLO
NELSON MENDIOLA
JAY R NATINO
NONA ZABAT
RANDY TUAZON
CRISTINA PATROCINIO
CHRISTOPHER DOBLE
RIZA RODRIGUEZ
RANDY RICASA

SMAW GRADUATES

*October 22 - November 9,2007
Batch 59

JIMMY JOHN BAGGAY
JESSIE CORPUS
NORMAN PRECONES
JULIUS SICAN
WILFREDO SANITA
DELMAR HERNANDEZ
DANIEL NAZARENO
FERNANDO ANISLAG
JUNIUS ANISLAG
ARCHIMENDES ALMARIO
EDWIN CABALLA
FERDINAND MARCE
ENRICO DALIT
FELICIANO REGACHO
DANILO VENZON
ALFREDO REOCOBO
ALEX MANTOLINO
JIMMY BOY SIBAY
MERLYN SAGAY
JEFFREY NODADO
JESUS NUGER
ERNALD ORTEGA
RYAN BANTAYAN
EUGENE DE GUZMAN
JORDAN SUGANOB
JAYVEE VIACRUSIS
ROLLY POBLETE
ANTHONY MENDOZA
JOHN ARMEL TURLA
ERICSON ROLLON
HECTOR BAGGAY
ARISTOTLE ASIS
RONALD MERU
JOSEPH JOHN-JOHN FRAGINAL
RUSS ROMEO DEL ROSARIO
ALRAN ANTONIO
GLENN RUADO
ARIES MAGCALENG
BENJAMIN LAZARRA
ERICKSON MANATO
RAFAEL PAVIA
ERWIN JON-JON UBALDO
ELMER DE GUZMAN
VIRGEL BERNAL
DARIO MANTOLINO
SONNY SAN DIEGO
JAZOR ALOP
JEFFREY BALONDO
JESUS LORO
ANTHONY RODRIGUEZ
BENNY JOHN DE PADUA
EVELYN PEJI
RENY CAEQUISTA
VIRGIE GARCIA
YOLY DE GUZMAN
LYNNETTE LUGTU
ROMMEL URETA
ALLAN CORTEZ
FERNANDO DUCOS
DAVID GUERRERO
VINCENT DELA CRUZ
BRYAN RAMELO
JULIUS CEAZAR FRAGINAL
JESS AGUILAR
REYNALDO ARARACAP,JR.
ZALDY REYES
BERNARD GRAVINA
JULIETO GAMBOA
PAUL RYAN RANCES
JOHNY AGUILAR
ALLAN BALLON
EUGENE ROSALES
JAYSON ANTONIO
DANIEL FARIÑAS
JHORY NANQUILADA
REMAR MANALABE
FREDERICK SANCHEZ
RICHARD MANALANSAN
ARIEL MIRAFLOR
GLICERIA GALDONES
BRENDA PUNZALAN
BENEDICTO II TUANG
FELICISIMO BACOLOR
LUCITO CAÑETE
ERICSON REBOJIO
RONIEL BAGSIC
MICHAEL AGNER
CESAR ARANDA,JR.
LUIS AUSTRIA
NOEL TOLENTINO
ANGELO GARLITOS
ANDY AGNER
ALFREDO PIELAGO,JR.
JESUS CORPUZ
CHRISPHER CABALAR
JAYSON GARCIA
JERALD GABERTAN
WILLIAM AGNER
FELIX TORRES
JOLAND SAND
ARTHUR PETRONIO
NORMANDY BUENAVENTURA
BRIAN GASALAO
FITZ GERALD ARRIOLA
JOEL VILLEGAS
PRIMITIVO BARBOSA

SMAW GRADUATES

*October 15 - November 2,2007
Batch 58

ADREW RAMOS
ALBERT ALMERODA
ARIE MOLANIO
CARLITO SAWAAN
CHRISTOPHER CHAVEZ
DALE PAUL RABAGO
DEAN MARK RABAGO
EDWARD CABOS
FELIX FABILLAR JR.
GLENDA DE LEON
ISAAC LA MADRID
JHONNY ANDALES
JOHN NIKKO PAGUIO
JUANITO FLORES
LUIS BERNADIT
MARK DISCARTIN
MELMOR RABORA
MERLITA TANAID
MERLITA DANIELES
MERVIN DABU
MICHAEL CAÑETE
MICHAEL MARCO
NORDELIO BRIZUELA
RACKY FABILLAR
RICHARD LUMBREZ
RICKY MARINAS
RODERICK VERGARA
ROGELIO SIMSUANGCO JR.
ROMEO LINDAYAG
ROMMEL CUSTODIO
ROMNICK MARCELO
RUBEN DAYTOC
TAMMY BARBERO
TONY JOSEPH PAGUIO
VINCENT LA MADRID
WILLIAM RANIT
ZALDY PASABIL