the official publication of the tsuneishi group of companies vol 8 may 2014

BalitaTSUNEISHI RECEIVES TWO AWARDS DURING THE INVESTOR’S RECOGNITION NIGHT 2014

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suneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. (THICI), received the Hall of Fame Award for Outstanding

Community Projects from the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) during the Investor’s Recognition Night held at the World Trade Center, Manila on April 24, 2014. Tsuneishi has been a recipient of this award for three years; 2005,2011,2013.

The company also received the Outstanding Exporter in the large enterprise category.

PEZA Director-General Lilia de Lima with Cabinet Secretary Jose D. Almendras on behalf of President Aquino awarded the said awards to Tsuneishi Heavy Industries with President Hitoshi Kono accepting the award.

The PEZA Outstanding Community Project Award honors organizations that exemplify best practices through their corporate social responsibility initiatives with substantial effects to its community while the Outstanding Exporter Award honors companies for their continued contributions to the growth of the Philippine economy, based on total export value, growth and net trade balance.

THICI President Hitoshi Kono noted, “THICI is a strong advocate of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and sees it as a pre-requisite for building a successful enterprise. This achievement would not be possible if not

for the efforts of our employees together with the local government units. We will continue giving back to the community as a way of saying thank you for their unending support.”

Previous awards were

Outstanding Employer in 2010, Outstanding Exporter in 2011 and 2012, and Environmental Performer in 2003.

THICI, established in 1994, has been involved in the local communities apart from generating employment by expanding its business for its commitment to improving the local people’s living standards through other contributions including education, health care, community development and enterprise development.

We Will conTinue giving back To The communiTy as a Way

of saying Thank you for Their unending supporT

3tfci awards first college grad; adds 27

scholars: Scholarship Awarding Ceremony

4japanese interns study shipbuilding:

Overseas Internship

6csr-tfci and bcs-pta sign moa:

Classroom Donation

u (L-R) Cabinet Secretary Jose D. Almendras, THICI President Hitoshi

Kono, and PEZA Director-General Lilia de Lima during the PEZA’s

Investors’ Recognition Night 2014 held in World Trade Center, Manila.

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SAfETy pROGRAmS TO REINfORCE THE ImpORTANCE Of pREVENTING AND DEAlING WITH OpERATIONAl RISkS

safeTy Trainings for aspiring firefighTers in The WorkplaceTsuneishi Heavy Industries

(Cebu), Inc. (THICI)-Safety Team spearheaded

a firefighting activity to 40 employees including subcontractor workers as part of the simulation on Firewatcher’s training for aspiring firefighters in the workplace.

The training was divided into two sessions. The first session includes an orientation and discussion on appropriate fire emergency responses and handling. The second part is the actual drill that includes the proper handling of fire extinguishers and fire hoses.

Prior to the actual firefighting drill with the participants, in cooperation with the THICI Emergency Response Team-Fire Brigade Members, a demonstration is conducted to guide them on the procedures and techniques on how to extinguish fire.

Conducted six times annually, the activity aims to enhance the capability of the workers on how to properly handle the firefighting equipments such as fire hose and fire extinguisher, to educate and understand threats caused by fire and the action required to be taken to prevent it, and to check the ability of members to

perform the operations and to carry out with the firefighting equipment provided. The ultimate purpose of this training is to save life and property.

THICI President Hitoshi Kono stresses the importance of Safety First. He also added that in the shipbuilding business, it is important to understand the risks involved and the measures needed to ensure safety in the workplace.

Safety Inspector Vic Terrence Completo said that one of the team’s annual plan is to conduct an emergency

evacuation drill for both subcontractors and THI employees scheduled to be conducted on the 3rd week of May and 2nd week of October. This will include rescue and immediate first aid treatment training. “Anyone can attend the training as long as they are interested to learn and can respond to any fire emergencies inside the shipyard. All participants that have completed the two days fire brigade training will also be qualified as firewatchers. After the training, they will be deployed to the field and

to function as firewatchers on the critical activities on site”, he added. Fire brigade teams and firewatchers will also have follow-up trainings especially on the proper handling of fire extinguishers and fire hoses.

To date, THICI has 117 authorized firefighters and 431 authorized firewatchers.

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scenario: Firefighters’

skills are put to test

u Safety Officer Mr. Vic Terrence

Completo tells about the safety

training for aspiring firefighters.

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labor day with dole

With the theme “Sa Sipag, Tiyaga, at Talino, Buong Mundo Saludo sa Manggagawang Pilipino” [Of Hard Work, Perseverance, and Intellect, the World Salutes the Filipino Workers], the

Department of Labor and Employment –Region 7 under Dir. Chona Mantilla, in cooperation with the Regional Tripartite Industrial Peace Council, facilitated another successful Labor Day.

May 1, 2014 was an activity-packed day. It started with a Fun Run among the DOLE employees, followed by a job fair held at SM Mall Cebu with more or less 50 participating companies

looking for at least 15,000 workers both local and abroad. At the same time, a program was also conducted at Cinema 7 in the same building attended by the different Labor Industries.

With a total of 112 participants from THI, THI Affiliates, and Subcontractors, Tsuneishi gave their earnest support to DOLE’s annual activity.

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SCHOlARSHIp AWARDING CEREmONy

TfCI AWARDS fIRST COllEGE GRAD; ADDS 27 SCHOlARSTsuneishi Foundation

(Cebu), Inc. (TFCI) honoured the first two

college graduates who graduated as Cum Laude in the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), Jhanine Mae Senarlo (BSCE graduate) and Jose Marie Antepasado (BSME graduate), and awarded the new batch of scholars in a ceremony held at Tsuneishi Phase 4 on May 24, 2014. Seven college students and 20 high school students were the recepient of the scholarship grant. TFCI to date, maintains a total of 119 scholars; 81 of which are in high school level and 38 are in college.

Executive Director Mr. Romeo Rosalejos welcomed the scholars, their parents, and the scholarship college partners of the University of San Jose-Recoletos (USJ-R), University of Cebu (UC), and Cebu Technological University-Tuburan Campus (CTU).

TFCI President Mr. Hitoshi Kono introduced the history of the Tsuneishi Group, and rolled out the strategic plan of the

group. “The Tsuneishi Group started as a shipping company in Japan in 1903 owned by the Kambara Family, transporting coal from the Western part of Japan to the Central part of Japan. Through their shipping company, the ship repair was established and shipbuilding followed in 1917. Tsuneishi is a name of a small town with a population of 14,000. Through the strategic plan of expanding overseas, THICI was established in 1994, followed by TZS China in 2007 and then Paraguay. The success of THI was because of the community in Balamban. To give back, this scholarship grant is a symbol of gratitude”, Mr. Kono said.

As one way of saying thank you to the TFCI Management, scholars showed off their talents in singing and dancing, and entertained us with their voices and moves.

The awarding ceremony ended with a sumptuous lunch together with the parents of the scholars, and everybody present in the event.

The TFCI high school scholarship program was

launched in 2010 and the college scholarship program started a year after.

TFCI is guided by its mission to develop the total potentials of the beneficiaries resulting to an improved economic status of the family that shall eventually strengthen the relationship and other key life values among them and of the entire community. The foundation shall exhaust all means to enrich people’s lives by providing support to the local community students a quality education, a better education facility to its local community, as well as provide significant community contributions. uTURN TO pAGE 6

uThe frist two college graduates and

TFCI Executives.

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OVERSEAS INTERNSHIp

jApANESE INTERNS STUDy SHIpBUIlDING

recently, the Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. (THICI)

welcomed three (3) Japanese interns from Nagaoka National College of Technology, Sendai National College of Technology, and Numazu National College of Technology for a 15-day internship training on shipbuilding production and processes.

The THICI shipbuilding module encompasses safety seminar, welding, planning & steel processing works, block fabrication, and hull erection works for the first week. Interns also learned the

works of the Inspection and Quality Control Department as well as all the electrical and machineries of a vessel.

20-year old Ryota Nakano, one of the interns said that through this internship he was able to practice conversing in English with Filipino engineers, workers and staffs. He added that THICI has a big impact to the community because of its support and contribution especially generating jobs for Filipino people.

Each THICI group front liners put their best foot forward in order to provide the interns a

quality education about shipbuilding, and imparting to them not just the know-how but the full experience of shipbuilders.

Kosuke Murakami, 20 years old took the internship to acquire international communication skills and to see how his major/course on Information and Communication Engineering apply in the shipbuilding industry. “I want to impart to my colleagues about how to build a ship and my experiences during holidays in Cebu”, he said.

The interns also get to see the different places in Cebu during weekends. THICI makes sure that the interns have fun such as going to the different places in Cebu and go diving, shopping and most especially experience

Filipino cuisine. “I think sisig with rice is the best”, said Kosuke. Ryota seconded and said he also likes chicken lechon.

The last five days made the interns busy in reviewing and preparing for their presentations/reports. He presented a heat stroke detector wristband (wireless sensor), where it can measure the temperature, blood pressure, and the location of a person, and sends data to the clinic. This device helps when an accident happens and shortens search/rescue time thus increasing work efficiency. On the other hand, Yuji Tomioka introduced his studies in their school laboratory on echography support system and cooperative motion analysis.

“i Will recommend Thici To oTher overseas

inTern sTudenTs because communicaTing WiTh filipinos

in english becomes easy” -kosuke

“filipinos are very friendly, and you alWays receive a

smile. They are happy people.” -ryota

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apec delegates’ visit

T h e d e l e g a t e s o f t h e 2 n d A s i a - Pa c i f i c e c o n o m i c C o o p e r a t i o n ( A P e C ) Tr a i n i n g C o u r s e o n C o m m o n Pr i n c i p l e s t o S h i p p i n g Po l i c y h o s t e d b y t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n a n d C o m m u n i c a t i o n s ( D OTC ) a n d t h e M a r i t i m e I n d u s t r y A u t h o r i t y ( MA R I n A ) v i s i t e d Ts u n e i s h i H e a v y I n d u s t r i e s ( C e b u ) , I n c . ( T H I C I ) s h i p y a rd o n M a rc h 1 4 , 2 0 1 4 a s p a r t o f t h e e v e n t s p ro g r a m .

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neda conducts research on cebu province development

May 13, 2014, the national economic and Development Authority (neDA) first Director-General Dr. Gerardo P. Sicat together with neDA Central Visayas Region officers visited Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. (THICI) to conduct a research on how THICI has continued to spur development in the province of Cebu and in the Central Visayas region in his 2-week research trip across Southern Luzon and the Visayas.

THICI General Affairs Group General Manager Mr. Hirohisa Kinoshita with the Tsuneishi Foundation (Cebu), Inc. (TFCI) Infra Manager Ms. Virginia Calvo and THICI Business Group presented to neDA the company profile and the contribution of THICI to the economic progress of the community through its philanthropic arm TFCI.

the National economic and Development authority (Filipino: Pambansang Pangasiwaan sa kabuhayan at Pagpapaunlad), ab- breviated as NeDa, is an independent cabinet-level agency of the Philippine government responsible for economic development and planning. It is headed by the President of the Philippines who serves as the chairman of the NeDa board, with the secretary of socio- economic Planning, concurrently NeDa Director-General, as vice- chairman. the NeDa was established in 1973 with Dr. Gerardo sicat as its first director general. (*Wikipedia)

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* a s i a - Pa c i f i c e c o n o m i c C o o p e r a t i o n ( a P e C ) i s a f o r u m f o r 2 1 Pa c i f i c r i m m e m b e r e c o n o m i e s t h a t s e e k s t o p r o m o t e f r e e t r a d e a n d e c o n o m i c c o o p e r a t i o n t h r o u g h o u t t h e a s i a - Pa c i f i c r e g i o n . I t w a s e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1 9 8 9 i n r e s p o n s e t o t h e g r o w i n g i n t e r d e p e n d e n c e o f a s i a -Pa c i f i c e c o n o m i e s a n d t h e a d v e n t o f r e g i o n a l t r a d e b l o c s i n o t h e r p a r t s o f t h e w o r l d . a P e C w o r k s t o r a i s e l i v i n g s t a n d a r d s a n d e d u c a t i o n l e v e l s t h r o u g h s u s t a i n a b l e e c o n o m i c g r o w t h a n d t o f o s t e r a s e n s e o f c o m m u n i t y a n d a n a p p r e c i a t i o n o f s h a r e d i n t e r e s t s a m o n g a s i a - Pa c i f i c c o u n t r i e s . ( * W i k i p e d i a )

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fROm pAGE 3: TfCI AWARDSu

csr ClASSROOm DONATION

Tfci and bcs-pTa sign moa

Tsuneishi Foundation (Cebu), Inc. (TFCI) and the Parents-Teachers

Association (PTA) of Buanoy Central School signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for the completion of the 1-classroom building of Buanoy Central School on May 21, 2014.

The classroom project of BCS-PTA was intended for grade three students with a population of approximately 50. “The group was not able to

ENAlAlAINE GACAyAN, 4TH yEAR HIGH SCHOOl STUDENT

“We aim to have a brighter future and that one day we’ll be part of the THICI family. You serve as an inspiration to be successful in life. One of these days, we will be in front of you again saying thank you, and we’re going to be forever thankful to each of you. To my co-scholars, our best days are still ahead of us. We must carry on and take extra effort so that our endeavors will be successful.”

CRIS lAWRENCE lAURENTE, 5TH yEAR BSmE Of USjR

“I got caught with this meaningful statement from a Chinese philosopher, ‘Only by a certain sense of purpose can we accomplish anything in the world. Without a sense of purpose, we are directionless as a ship without a rudder or a horse without race.’ In actuality, encountering problems seems normal as we move forward. This will hone our positive thinking skills, and empower our characters when we take our stepping stones to the road for greatness. It is just a matter of how we courageously bounce back when problems stand to knock us down. Personally, I have been through life’s difficulties that had almost dragged me to the other way. But I always thank God for the goodness of giving me that sense of purpose to serve as my driving force to the direction of where I want to be. Likewise, I thank Him for my ever supportive family, who has been my greatest inspiration in all my undertakings.

accomplish the project due to lack of funds”, said BCS-PTA President Ruth Tagpuno. “We are very happy that TFCI is here to help us realize this project”, she added.

TFCI’s part of this project is to continue the construction

of the classroom, and equip it with the necessary furnitures such as tables, chairs, blackboard, and the like.

“We are expecting an increase in student population of approximately 150 students this upcoming school year.

We will be needing more classrooms to accommodate”, said BCS School Head Eli Carmelotes.

The project will start on May and will be completed on July.

The scholarship that I am enjoying right now is indeed one of the best birthday presents I received in my entire life. I must say that these challenges and experiences I have gone through made me a more capable person, developed my resiliency, and God has utilized these to bless me with a strong character, and helped me acknowledge that constant change is a part of life.”

jHANINE mAE SENARlO, BSCE GRADUATE “The first time I set foot in THICI was when I was given the scholarship grant. Looking back brings a waive of nostalgic happiness and fulfillment. Without Tsuneishi I would not have gone this far or perhaps I would not have graduated yet. Prayers, have helped me finish my college degree and led me to the right path and overcome all challenges. I will really work hard in order for me to achieve my dreams.”

jOSE mARIE ANTEpASADO, BSmE GRADUATE “At an early age I am already aware of our family situation. From then I knew that finishing my education was the only way to make our family’s situation better. The scholarship grant that TFCI offered me came at a time when I needed it the the most. As soon as I received my scholarship grant, I immediately set my goals and wasted no time to use the opportunity that was given to me. Finally, I have graduated with a degree on Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. I would not have gone this far without Tsuneishi Foundation. They have not just supported me financially but provided opportunities to help me get ready for my job. For that, me and my parents extend our heartfelt gratitude to the foundation and the people behind it. I look forward to working in your company soon. More power and God bless to the Tsuneishi Foundation and the company itself.