by: Elizabeth A. Bechner
On Thursday, May 14th, the Engineering Department of AG&P of Manila, Inc., Heavy Fabrication Yard in Bauan, Batangas will be receiving Certificates of Completion in the Detailer Training Series compiled by NISD (National Institute of Steel Detailing in the US) and AISC (American Institute of Steel Construction). This will be a historic event because it will mark the first time that this certification will be awarded in mass in the Philippines. This Certification is equivalent to two years of US Steel Detailing Experience. To qualify to take the NISD Detailer Certification Test one must have a minimum of 5 years US Detailing Experience to test for Junior Detailer Certification. Senior Detailer Certification has a minimum 10 year requirement.
This benefits the Philippines in many ways because there is a critical shortage of US Steel Detailers and much of the current detailing work in the US is outsourced overseas as a result. Steel detailing firms have been cropping up all over the Philippines for the past 5 or 6 years but few have really had the benefit of formal training in US Detailing methodology and US Imperial measurement standards.
So, what exactly is a steel detailer? They are the ones who take the contract drawings and create the fabrication and erection drawings for the steel fabricator to fabricate every individual piece of steel in a project as well as the erection plans for the erector to set the steel at the jobsite.
Who qualifies to become a steel detailer? Any engineer with a background and good knowledge of AutoCAD, good problem solving skills and who is highly organized can be trained to do this work.
Even though there is a worldwide economic crisis at hand, many companies around the world are still pursuing their projects such as with the oil and mining industries. Thus there will be a growing demand in steel detailing for the Philippines which translates in more jobs available for our engineering graduates. As the US steel construction industry grows out of the recession, the move will be towards a requirement for detailers doing US work to be US certified. The award of these certificates is the first step among many towards that goal. AG&P has invested in their future as well as the future of the Philippines by embracing this training program and making it standard training for all incoming employees.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Sunday, May 10, 2009
First Gas Power Corporation Speaks to Graduates
"Hurdle your batons to the finish line so others may relay it anew creating a team of winners in the run for a better future ahead of you!" 
The Second assembly of graduates for batch 6 of February to May of 2009 was the First Gas Power Corporation (First Gen - FGPC) and Sta. Rita Aplaya sponsored welding and pipe fitting classes composed of 21 newly acclaimed 3G/4G welders and 'first (1st) class' pipe fitters.
Ramon J. Araneta, Vice President for Plant Administration (FGPC), in two (2) speeches reiterated his challenge to each student to catch a 'baton' from their successors as they themselves relay the same to the coming generations of professionals.
"With more gifts come greater responsibility to serve" words of wisdom VP Araneta added to his speech.
How each perceived a better chance to work with AG&P depends on expertise gained and the proficiencies earned during trainings inside the AGPFI technical Institute. A chance to work with Foster Wheeler Coker Project is everyone's yearning thus inspired in a speech by Assistant Vice-President for Quality Management Gregorio A. Coronel.
AVP Coronel in figures of speeches exemplified boxing and Manny Pacquiao to catch the audience attention. As the Pacman underwent preparation, he was trained to concentrate on specific styles for every bout. Each opponent has a unique style needing a unique counter training necessary to win a fight. Excellence is achieved through discipline, hard work and perfection. By doing so, Pacman earned his fame, as well as, his competency in the skill which he is now enjoying fruits of. What made him rich were not the winnings alone but the expertise he demonstrated to the world. So shall each of the students be for the sake of being skillful welders and pipe fitters. Foster Wheeler Coker project will hire those who qualify.
FGPC VP, RJ.Araneta, seconded the examples of AVP Coronel by invoking the paradigm of 'employment race' where achieving a life-long dream doesn't stop in graduation rather starts thereon marking another sprint to the finish and in the line waits a recipient of shared talents with greater expectations. He added that, striving to perfect the skill they already have needs practice to perfection, practice, practice and more practice. "The 'baton' will be hurdled far and fast so that each one achieves his/her dreams while others build hopes from their yields".
Araneta also stressed that skilled workers are potential remedies to economic flux this is why First Gas Power Corp spends Php0.01 per kilowatt-hour of their total electricity sales as financial benefits to their host communities as mandated by the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), and Energy Regulations No. 1-94 of the Department of Energy (DOE). Monies from the allocation are devoted to electrification, development and livelihood, or reforestation, watershed management, health and /or environment enhancement projects identified by the relevant local government units that directly benefit the concerned communities. 
The Second assembly of graduates for batch 6 of February to May of 2009 was the First Gas Power Corporation (First Gen - FGPC) and Sta. Rita Aplaya sponsored welding and pipe fitting classes composed of 21 newly acclaimed 3G/4G welders and 'first (1st) class' pipe fitters.
Ramon J. Araneta, Vice President for Plant Administration (FGPC), in two (2) speeches reiterated his challenge to each student to catch a 'baton' from their successors as they themselves relay the same to the coming generations of professionals.
"With more gifts come greater responsibility to serve" words of wisdom VP Araneta added to his speech.
How each perceived a better chance to work with AG&P depends on expertise gained and the proficiencies earned during trainings inside the AGPFI technical Institute. A chance to work with Foster Wheeler Coker Project is everyone's yearning thus inspired in a speech by Assistant Vice-President for Quality Management Gregorio A. Coronel.
AVP Coronel in figures of speeches exemplified boxing and Manny Pacquiao to catch the audience attention. As the Pacman underwent preparation, he was trained to concentrate on specific styles for every bout. Each opponent has a unique style needing a unique counter training necessary to win a fight. Excellence is achieved through discipline, hard work and perfection. By doing so, Pacman earned his fame, as well as, his competency in the skill which he is now enjoying fruits of. What made him rich were not the winnings alone but the expertise he demonstrated to the world. So shall each of the students be for the sake of being skillful welders and pipe fitters. Foster Wheeler Coker project will hire those who qualify.
FGPC VP, RJ.Araneta, seconded the examples of AVP Coronel by invoking the paradigm of 'employment race' where achieving a life-long dream doesn't stop in graduation rather starts thereon marking another sprint to the finish and in the line waits a recipient of shared talents with greater expectations. He added that, striving to perfect the skill they already have needs practice to perfection, practice, practice and more practice. "The 'baton' will be hurdled far and fast so that each one achieves his/her dreams while others build hopes from their yields".
Araneta also stressed that skilled workers are potential remedies to economic flux this is why First Gas Power Corp spends Php0.01 per kilowatt-hour of their total electricity sales as financial benefits to their host communities as mandated by the implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 9136, otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA), and Energy Regulations No. 1-94 of the Department of Energy (DOE). Monies from the allocation are devoted to electrification, development and livelihood, or reforestation, watershed management, health and /or environment enhancement projects identified by the relevant local government units that directly benefit the concerned communities. 
Sta. Rita Aplaya Head shed tears of Joy on graduation day.
The site of students wearing white polo shirts with FGPC and 
Sta. Rita Aplaya logos, seated beside teary parents while holding rolled diplomas on their left hand and medals/plaque of certificates on the right may have prickled the softer side of Barangay Chieftain of Sta. Rita Aplaya Olivia Perez Perez to cry while delivering her message to 21 of her graduates during the 6th Batch commencement exercises May 7, 2009.
Sentimental about the occasion, the chieftain recalls her ordeal with fate at age 16 being a domestic helper in Manila to support a family of nine (9) while her mom succumbs in bed with multiple organ failure due to kidney and heart diseases before death. With only a father to look after them, she delivered her family from poverty, studying at 8AM to 4:30PM and working as a housemaid on hours necessitated by her lords.
Sta. Rita Aplaya logos, seated beside teary parents while holding rolled diplomas on their left hand and medals/plaque of certificates on the right may have prickled the softer side of Barangay Chieftain of Sta. Rita Aplaya Olivia Perez Perez to cry while delivering her message to 21 of her graduates during the 6th Batch commencement exercises May 7, 2009.Sentimental about the occasion, the chieftain recalls her ordeal with fate at age 16 being a domestic helper in Manila to support a family of nine (9) while her mom succumbs in bed with multiple organ failure due to kidney and heart diseases before death. With only a father to look after them, she delivered her family from poverty, studying at 8AM to 4:30PM and working as a housemaid on hours necessitated by her lords.
She narrated how good her employers were by permitting her to study during lull hours and pay extra to send to brothers and sisters in Batangas for food and basic needs. She went through hardships and tears of blood scarcely to finish highschool after which accounted every bit of her success to hard labor and perseverance. "Lucky are you who have been given this chance to study for free, subsidized by your government and First Gas!, many will slay to take your place in earning a skill, I can't help but cry, for the joy of seeing you all succeed. I know how hard it was to sustain training but everything will be rewarded as I was during my younger days. All you have to do is look back at your parents, brothers, sisters, husband and wives, for inspiration then dream on!" Brgy. Captain Perez reciprocated in hypothesis.
"No one has the right to take these good things away from you! I am very proud to support you. If I can, I will see to it that these kinds of programs become a regular annual Barangay practice so that many will be benefited by the skills you are able to use to alleviate miserable lives to better! We just have to be creative and resourceful to succeed. Use you talents. Don't ever stop. This is your time to grow!" The humble chieftain exclaimed in tears.
"No one has the right to take these good things away from you! I am very proud to support you. If I can, I will see to it that these kinds of programs become a regular annual Barangay practice so that many will be benefited by the skills you are able to use to alleviate miserable lives to better! We just have to be creative and resourceful to succeed. Use you talents. Don't ever stop. This is your time to grow!" The humble chieftain exclaimed in tears.
Barangay Captain Perez earned her post through planting good will on her constituents. Every little service she hands round becomes her trophy in fame and admiration. From rugs to riches she became in Sta. Rita Aplaya, this is how the students recall their benefactor on interviews after the affair.
Friday, May 1, 2009
6th Commencement Exercises completed – First assembly
"Where destiny compels each one to go overseas, Mark Leviste, Acting Governor, held each uptight with a challenge to give back Batangas a share of the talent they enhanced themselves with from AG&P."
The day was perfect for the graduation day of the 6th batch of welders and pipe fitters of the AG&P Company of Manila Foundation Inc, sponsors, benefactors, parents and guests, April 29, 2009.
With 26 students, the Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. paraded their black and yellow uniforms across the halls of AG&P auditorium exhibiting with pride four top posts in the hierarchy of honors and best mentioned students. General Benedicto C. Corona, councilor to the City of Tanauan and AG&P Community Relations Manager trailed PMPMI with 12 trainees from sundry towns in the province. AG&P staff with 8, the Department of Education 2, Walk-in Sponsors from Balayan, Manila, Civic groups, Tuy with 3 and 5 from the foundations' CSR (corporate social responsibility) to educate out-of-school youths, the deprived and less fortunate, talented achievers.
Jhon Jhon M. Matira of PMPMI salutes proudly at the audience as he delivers his testimonials being the Most Outstanding Welding Trainee for class of Batch 6, 2009.
The Arrival:
In recollection, Guests started coming at 1PM to register with AGPFI staff at the Dining hall which served as the ingenious auditorium for the 56 providential entrants. First to arrive was the Provincial Social Welfare & Development Department Head Jocelyn Montalbo, escorted by Social workers Norly Montalbo and Assistant Department Head Florita C. Lachica. The Department of Education District Coordinator and Alay-Lakad (ALAB) Auditor, Romeo Dimaculangan came next representing the Superintendent Erlinda I. Masangcay.
Guests were entertained inside the fully air-conditioned AG&P Executive lounged by AGPFI Executive Director Renato M. Alarcon and Marketing/Information Officer Ben S. Aclan as they waited for the arrival of the Speaker of the day.
Sto Tomas Municipal Administrator Dante M. Austria was
escorted to the lounge by Ms. Roselyn Libuit as other guests arrived uniformly, Mayor Epifanio Sandoval of San Nicolas with MSWDO Department Head Jocelyn Atienza, MSWDO of Tuy, Eileen Del Rosario, City of Tanauan, Executive Secretary Ding Angeles, CTMK General Manager/Owner Corazon T. Mendoza with daughter, PMPMI Community Relations Manager Felizardo "Boyet" Mercado with CRO Rey C. Corona, Civic Leader Miss Terry Sy and finally the advent of 6th Batch main guest of honor, Acting Governor, Honorable Mark Leviste.
Entourage:
Zaldy Quizon, registrar to AGPFI technical training school, opened the program with the 'March' of trainees and their parents to the ingress followed by the invocation solemnized by Louisa C. Castillo, Assistant Welding Trainer.
The chorus for 'Lupang Hinirang' was sung uniformly by the crowd whose palms touched the hearts of the steadfast. Silence surrounded the 20X21 square meter ceremonial venue.
The day was perfect for the graduation day of the 6th batch of welders and pipe fitters of the AG&P Company of Manila Foundation Inc, sponsors, benefactors, parents and guests, April 29, 2009.
With 26 students, the Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Inc. paraded their black and yellow uniforms across the halls of AG&P auditorium exhibiting with pride four top posts in the hierarchy of honors and best mentioned students. General Benedicto C. Corona, councilor to the City of Tanauan and AG&P Community Relations Manager trailed PMPMI with 12 trainees from sundry towns in the province. AG&P staff with 8, the Department of Education 2, Walk-in Sponsors from Balayan, Manila, Civic groups, Tuy with 3 and 5 from the foundations' CSR (corporate social responsibility) to educate out-of-school youths, the deprived and less fortunate, talented achievers.
Jhon Jhon M. Matira of PMPMI salutes proudly at the audience as he delivers his testimonials being the Most Outstanding Welding Trainee for class of Batch 6, 2009.
The Arrival:
In recollection, Guests started coming at 1PM to register with AGPFI staff at the Dining hall which served as the ingenious auditorium for the 56 providential entrants. First to arrive was the Provincial Social Welfare & Development Department Head Jocelyn Montalbo, escorted by Social workers Norly Montalbo and Assistant Department Head Florita C. Lachica. The Department of Education District Coordinator and Alay-Lakad (ALAB) Auditor, Romeo Dimaculangan came next representing the Superintendent Erlinda I. Masangcay.
Guests were entertained inside the fully air-conditioned AG&P Executive lounged by AGPFI Executive Director Renato M. Alarcon and Marketing/Information Officer Ben S. Aclan as they waited for the arrival of the Speaker of the day.
Sto Tomas Municipal Administrator Dante M. Austria was
escorted to the lounge by Ms. Roselyn Libuit as other guests arrived uniformly, Mayor Epifanio Sandoval of San Nicolas with MSWDO Department Head Jocelyn Atienza, MSWDO of Tuy, Eileen Del Rosario, City of Tanauan, Executive Secretary Ding Angeles, CTMK General Manager/Owner Corazon T. Mendoza with daughter, PMPMI Community Relations Manager Felizardo "Boyet" Mercado with CRO Rey C. Corona, Civic Leader Miss Terry Sy and finally the advent of 6th Batch main guest of honor, Acting Governor, Honorable Mark Leviste.Entourage:
Zaldy Quizon, registrar to AGPFI technical training school, opened the program with the 'March' of trainees and their parents to the ingress followed by the invocation solemnized by Louisa C. Castillo, Assistant Welding Trainer.
The chorus for 'Lupang Hinirang' was sung uniformly by the crowd whose palms touched the hearts of the steadfast. Silence surrounded the 20X21 square meter ceremonial venue.
AG&P FI Executive Director Renato M. Alarcon apprehended the silence by his warm remarks honoring the distinguished guests and allies of the foundation. The Executive Director eased the waiting by opening the doors of BHFY AG&P to those who continuously supported the company in its progress and development. "Only concerted efforts to achieve a goal with one direction and with a dependable basic foundation instituted only in AG&P technical training school can you achieve your greatest potential". The Acting Governor was struck by RMA's liberality and looked beyond the words of Mr. Alarcon to associate the 'welcome remarks' to his speech later.
Ben S. Aclan acknowledge in usual litany the hierarchies of AG&P officers from Chairman Buenaventura, President Angelito D. Bermudo, it's Vice-Presidents and Assistants, the Honored guest, speakers, parents, teachers, faculties and graduates.
In the absence of Mayors, the City administrator and executive Directors delivered congratulatory messages to the graduating students, parents and visitors. Municipal Administrator Dante M. Austria proudly announced during his speech the certainty of employment for two (2) of their sponsored graduates. He staked two (2) major 'item' offices for the auspicious top graduates under the office of the Municipal Mayor Edna Sanchez of Sto. Tomas and posed the race to put up their own technical training center soon.
2PM for Mark Leviste was an 'unholy hour'. Quoted from religious fanatics and superstitious Filipino adage, the acting Governor inspired the graduates to pursue their independent dreams so they may succeed unrelentingly bearing Batangueño values and unfashionable idealisms.
The hour may be 'siesta' or ‘merienda’ to the many but to the honorable, 2PM is a skillfuls’ estimable instance.The speaker's anecdotes in raising hands conveyed lessons relating to perseverance and love of origins. He enjoined the graduates to touch and pat each other's shoulders from left to right leaving humorous remarks thus, imparting subliminal messages of self-reliance, selfless endeavor and sharing. Philosophical and metaphorical the Acting Governor was at the age of 31, he asserted his thoughts effectively.
AG&P’s Motivation:
Assistant–VP Project Planning, Control and Management, Reginald V. Rosales congratulated the achievers and inspired them to become AG&P’s partners in the future. His moving statement to the alumnae, "The skills you nurtured are your capital to success! Wherever you go, you will always have the advantage over others of same skills because you came from AG&P and by this you should be proud!" was exclaimed complacently.
RVR explained to the guests how AGPFI came into existence before 2005. He narrated the chronicles of training as well as the birth of AG&P foundation on 2007. The tale continued to be told all through its autonomy until AGPFI became an independent institution catering to the human side of the heavy forming fabrication construction and engineering yard.
Inspired by the speeches of eminence, graduates extolled in ‘standing ovation’ the final speakers immediately before the final march. Names were called alphabetically and certificates of recognitions were bestowed chronologically. Graduation commenced!
The Exercise:
Medal of honors and certificates illustrated the best among the bests in Welding and Pipe Fitting. Six (6) top ranks were recognized.
In conclusion, PMPMI Community Relations Manager, Felizardo “Boyet” Mercado raised a challenge to the graduates to use their new skills to their advantages and begin earliest to find good futures locally and overseas. “Reach the top! Young as you are, you must strive to reach the top to succeed… Now not later!” Mercado braved his listeners.
A bountiful snack concluded the Batch 6 Welding and Pipe Fitting commencement exercises of February to May, 2009.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
AGPFI donates BOOKS to SRES
"Educate the Young and Make them Aware"
Read to me
By: Jane Yolen
Read to me riddles and read to me rhymesRead to me stories of magical times Read to me tales about castles and kings Read to me stories of fabulous things Read to me pirates and read to me knights Read to me dragons and dragon-book fights Read to me spaceships and cowboys and then When you are finished- please read them again.
It is always nice to read poems and riddles to children to get their imaginations suspended with hopes over castles in the sky. It is better to raise their optimisms in the world we are living in through books than purge them by the certainties they could never understand during puberty. This is education, and education makes Filipinos better. - Ben S. Aclan, AG&PFI-Marketing and Information Manager/AG&P-Community Relations Manager.
The Foundation of AG&P Company of Manila, Inc. conceptualized a learning program for students aged 6 to 14 in Bauan, Batangas focused on the theme 'Educating the young and making them Aware'.
Fourth to receive the set of tomes was the San Roque Elementary School (SRES) with 29 boxes of imported books totaling 900 in heterogeneous classification for girls and boys. Math, English, Sciences, Plants, Animals, Poems and poetries, Figures, Arts, Designs, Values formation, foreign cultures & traditions, Publications, symbols, signs and the like were inventoried by SRES School Principal Mrs. Precy Belarmino assisted by Barangay Captain Leopoldo Ramos Salcedo on April 23, 2009 during its soft-turn-over ceremonies with limited guests to witness.
The project was in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Makati, Books Across the Sea (BATS) and AG&P Company of Manila Foundation, Inc. represented by Executive Director Renato M. Alarcon and Community Relations Manager Ben S. Aclan.
Founded by the idealism to educate which is essential to the corporate's social responsibility to provide services, AG&PFI went to the Rotary Club of Makati to solicit books. As early as January 2009 the foundation had been sending communications to RCM Chairman Jay Savage inviting the club to join the community services in Bauan. April 18, 2009, Ronald Dotaro, Community Relations Manager of the Rotary Club of Makati invited AG&P Marketing and Information Manager Ben S. Aclan to pick-up the volumes of books in their main office in Rockwell Makati.
The aim to deliver the most basic tool for education was motivated by the Asia Foundation on August 2007 in response to the greater demand of some communities to increase the number of reading materials and school text references inside their respective libraries.
AG&PFI circulated more than 1000 books to two (2) AG&P technical schools, San Roque Barangay Library and Quezon City Payatas GK housing library. More than 3000 students, parents and 'kabarangays' were benefited by the charitable gesture and respondent communities claim that their shelves became busier on school days and even during lean seasons.
Although the books didn't come fully free of charge, AG&PFI required the receiving institutions/communities to donate at least two pesos (P2.00) per book to ascertain steadfast concern on their donations. Communities who could not afford the perfunctory were not excluded but rather given more privileges to receive.
AG&P President Angelito D. Bermudo inspired students to become more resilient in learning trades and skills amidst present day crises. Though this temporary dilemma can be sorted out by being cost efficient and by neutral spending, education is still the best alternative to successfully bridge hopes with our future.
Reading harnesses the mind. The logical mind directs us to the right path. Choices make our future. The future can never be upturned nor changed. Books are the cheapest means to safeguard our future.
The foundation's book campaign is progressively becoming popular in Batangas as teachers begin to subscribe in the AG&P Foundation's learning philosophy, "The more books we distribute, the more people we educate".
Rotary Club of Makati Logo
Ronald Dotaro – Community Relations Manager Rotary Club of Makati.
Receiving payment from AG&P Company of Manila, Foundation Inc.
AG&P Co of Manila Foundation Team during pick up in Quezon City
Barangay Leo Salcedo with 29 Boxes of Books from RCM and AG&PFI for SRES
Manager Ben S. Aclan donates books to SRES during turn over April 23, 2009
Read to me
By: Jane Yolen
Read to me riddles and read to me rhymesRead to me stories of magical times Read to me tales about castles and kings Read to me stories of fabulous things Read to me pirates and read to me knights Read to me dragons and dragon-book fights Read to me spaceships and cowboys and then When you are finished- please read them again.
It is always nice to read poems and riddles to children to get their imaginations suspended with hopes over castles in the sky. It is better to raise their optimisms in the world we are living in through books than purge them by the certainties they could never understand during puberty. This is education, and education makes Filipinos better. - Ben S. Aclan, AG&PFI-Marketing and Information Manager/AG&P-Community Relations Manager.
The Foundation of AG&P Company of Manila, Inc. conceptualized a learning program for students aged 6 to 14 in Bauan, Batangas focused on the theme 'Educating the young and making them Aware'.
Fourth to receive the set of tomes was the San Roque Elementary School (SRES) with 29 boxes of imported books totaling 900 in heterogeneous classification for girls and boys. Math, English, Sciences, Plants, Animals, Poems and poetries, Figures, Arts, Designs, Values formation, foreign cultures & traditions, Publications, symbols, signs and the like were inventoried by SRES School Principal Mrs. Precy Belarmino assisted by Barangay Captain Leopoldo Ramos Salcedo on April 23, 2009 during its soft-turn-over ceremonies with limited guests to witness.
The project was in cooperation with the Rotary Club of Makati, Books Across the Sea (BATS) and AG&P Company of Manila Foundation, Inc. represented by Executive Director Renato M. Alarcon and Community Relations Manager Ben S. Aclan.
Founded by the idealism to educate which is essential to the corporate's social responsibility to provide services, AG&PFI went to the Rotary Club of Makati to solicit books. As early as January 2009 the foundation had been sending communications to RCM Chairman Jay Savage inviting the club to join the community services in Bauan. April 18, 2009, Ronald Dotaro, Community Relations Manager of the Rotary Club of Makati invited AG&P Marketing and Information Manager Ben S. Aclan to pick-up the volumes of books in their main office in Rockwell Makati.
The aim to deliver the most basic tool for education was motivated by the Asia Foundation on August 2007 in response to the greater demand of some communities to increase the number of reading materials and school text references inside their respective libraries.
AG&PFI circulated more than 1000 books to two (2) AG&P technical schools, San Roque Barangay Library and Quezon City Payatas GK housing library. More than 3000 students, parents and 'kabarangays' were benefited by the charitable gesture and respondent communities claim that their shelves became busier on school days and even during lean seasons.
Although the books didn't come fully free of charge, AG&PFI required the receiving institutions/communities to donate at least two pesos (P2.00) per book to ascertain steadfast concern on their donations. Communities who could not afford the perfunctory were not excluded but rather given more privileges to receive.
AG&P President Angelito D. Bermudo inspired students to become more resilient in learning trades and skills amidst present day crises. Though this temporary dilemma can be sorted out by being cost efficient and by neutral spending, education is still the best alternative to successfully bridge hopes with our future.
Reading harnesses the mind. The logical mind directs us to the right path. Choices make our future. The future can never be upturned nor changed. Books are the cheapest means to safeguard our future.
The foundation's book campaign is progressively becoming popular in Batangas as teachers begin to subscribe in the AG&P Foundation's learning philosophy, "The more books we distribute, the more people we educate".
Rotary Club of Makati Logo
Ronald Dotaro – Community Relations Manager Rotary Club of Makati.
Receiving payment from AG&P Company of Manila, Foundation Inc.
AG&P Co of Manila Foundation Team during pick up in Quezon City
Barangay Leo Salcedo with 29 Boxes of Books from RCM and AG&PFI for SRES
Manager Ben S. Aclan donates books to SRES during turn over April 23, 2009
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
ALFI of Bauan and DepEd sews tripreneurship with CTMK and AGPFI
"Peddle a spine of needle to cradle a toddler's fiddle in a spindle's kneed quibbles a sewer's single" 
AG&PFI supports the community through the development of sewing courses with AG&P Cooperative and AGPFI training school for Arts and Sciences to form part of their livelihood programs for 2009.
Opening the year with hopes and new identity, the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila Inc. enhances AG&P Company of Manila Foundation Inc by introducing another community livelihood project in sewing and tailoring with AG&P Cooperative and CTMK.
Corazon T. Mendoza, owner, General Manager of CTMK in Manghinao, Bauan, Batangas donated nine (9) high speed, heavy-duty, Singer Sewing Machines for the program in support to the CSR of AGPFI with yearns of educating at least twenty-five (25) mothers to become professional sewers and dressmakers.
Just recently, The Department of Education (DepEd) of Bauan and the Alay-Lakad foundation Inc. (ALFI) signified full support to these and pledged financial, also material donations. The Department of Education confirmed sending teachers and staff to monitor the progress of each student armed with teaching methodologies and techniques in advanced sewing to form part of skills trainings in AGPFI technical school for Arts and Sciences.
Representing the Department of Education is Miss Erlinda Ilagan Masangcay, District Supervisor, for the Alay-Lakad Foundation is President Ramon Lagrana, a former municipal councilor of Bauan, Batangas and for AG&PFI is Marketing and Information Manager Ben S. Aclan. Together the 'tripreneurs' will build a united foundation in the municipality of Bauan which shall be the axis of free enterprise to small producers. Their market will be the industries that surround beneficiary sewers.
Each student shall be exposed to real-life consumer-to-producer-to-consumer drama, cutting edges to meet deadlines of quality, productions and quotas. The hands-on products will be sold to AG&P cooperative and vended to the buying public/corporate partners like Keppel Shipyard Philippines, Bobcock Hitachi, EEI, Petron, Pure Foods, BIPI, Malampaya, Pilipinas Shell Corp, Meralco, Caltex-Texaco, Seimens Philippines, First Gas Power Inc. and other neighboring businesses.
The technology shall be transferred to other willing and qualified trainees to support AG&P's objective of producing more career sustaining programs for the family members of AG&P employees, relatives and destitute members of the community. This shall form part of the AG&PFI's mission to become an important role player in the economic development of Bauan and the entire country.
The first batch of training for sewing and dress making is scheduled to start mid year. Waiting for formal approval from Mr. Renato M. Alarcon, Executive Director, Mr. Ben S. Aclan, Marketing Manager already started preparations inside the AG&P Technical schools for the up-coming Tripreneurs' summit on June 2009.
"Our communities are growing fast in number. We must cling to whatever opportunity these industries have to offer. Define, first and foremost, your priorities, develop your attitude towards flux then be first to receive them, being second is being last among two contending parties! …. Who? You against them!" Ben S. Aclan, AGPFI Marketing and Information Manager, shares experiences.
AG&PFI supports the community through the development of sewing courses with AG&P Cooperative and AGPFI training school for Arts and Sciences to form part of their livelihood programs for 2009.
Opening the year with hopes and new identity, the Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila Inc. enhances AG&P Company of Manila Foundation Inc by introducing another community livelihood project in sewing and tailoring with AG&P Cooperative and CTMK.
Corazon T. Mendoza, owner, General Manager of CTMK in Manghinao, Bauan, Batangas donated nine (9) high speed, heavy-duty, Singer Sewing Machines for the program in support to the CSR of AGPFI with yearns of educating at least twenty-five (25) mothers to become professional sewers and dressmakers.
Just recently, The Department of Education (DepEd) of Bauan and the Alay-Lakad foundation Inc. (ALFI) signified full support to these and pledged financial, also material donations. The Department of Education confirmed sending teachers and staff to monitor the progress of each student armed with teaching methodologies and techniques in advanced sewing to form part of skills trainings in AGPFI technical school for Arts and Sciences.
Representing the Department of Education is Miss Erlinda Ilagan Masangcay, District Supervisor, for the Alay-Lakad Foundation is President Ramon Lagrana, a former municipal councilor of Bauan, Batangas and for AG&PFI is Marketing and Information Manager Ben S. Aclan. Together the 'tripreneurs' will build a united foundation in the municipality of Bauan which shall be the axis of free enterprise to small producers. Their market will be the industries that surround beneficiary sewers.
Each student shall be exposed to real-life consumer-to-producer-to-consumer drama, cutting edges to meet deadlines of quality, productions and quotas. The hands-on products will be sold to AG&P cooperative and vended to the buying public/corporate partners like Keppel Shipyard Philippines, Bobcock Hitachi, EEI, Petron, Pure Foods, BIPI, Malampaya, Pilipinas Shell Corp, Meralco, Caltex-Texaco, Seimens Philippines, First Gas Power Inc. and other neighboring businesses.
The technology shall be transferred to other willing and qualified trainees to support AG&P's objective of producing more career sustaining programs for the family members of AG&P employees, relatives and destitute members of the community. This shall form part of the AG&PFI's mission to become an important role player in the economic development of Bauan and the entire country.
The first batch of training for sewing and dress making is scheduled to start mid year. Waiting for formal approval from Mr. Renato M. Alarcon, Executive Director, Mr. Ben S. Aclan, Marketing Manager already started preparations inside the AG&P Technical schools for the up-coming Tripreneurs' summit on June 2009.
"Our communities are growing fast in number. We must cling to whatever opportunity these industries have to offer. Define, first and foremost, your priorities, develop your attitude towards flux then be first to receive them, being second is being last among two contending parties! …. Who? You against them!" Ben S. Aclan, AGPFI Marketing and Information Manager, shares experiences.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
JOB VACANCY in AG&P
We are hiring today
TIG WELDERS - GTAW-SMAW Combination welders for deployment abroad.
Qualifications:
27 years old and above
at least 7 years experience
Bring Resume, Original Passport and wear safety shoes
Please contact me 09209142731 for details
HIRING STILL GOING ON
NO FEES, NO HIDDEN CHARGES
TESTING GOING ON
TIG WELDERS - GTAW-SMAW Combination welders for deployment abroad.
Qualifications:
27 years old and above
at least 7 years experience
Bring Resume, Original Passport and wear safety shoes
Please contact me 09209142731 for details
HIRING STILL GOING ON
NO FEES, NO HIDDEN CHARGES
TESTING GOING ON
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
BEST WELDING is with AG&P Foundation Inc.
One Machine One Student Policy
Since the construction of the three storey technical school in Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila Foundation, Inc. summer of 2008, students have been coming individually to enroll in the 45 days Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW-NCII) courses. Non-Government institutions, even some local government offices and individuals have availed of welding edification programs for their scholars with AGPFI over other local training schools.
Ask why? Students who enrolled with AGPFI expect to surpass other 'SMAWers' in the region, get certified and win welding competitions. Renowned to have produced the best female welder in the Philippines, AG&P asserts its unique capability to harness skills of 'zero' knowledge, highschool graduate, 18 years olds to proficiency and TESDA competent welding 'gurus'.
The test in skills competency depends on TESDA and TUV assessments. AG&PFI employs two standards, the Singapore Welding Society (SWS) and the American Welding Society (AWS) standards, which make us one step better over other competitions. The need to become superior in this craft is essential since AG&P is virtually an international fabrication and heavy forming yard with world class clientele.
Pursuant to these standards AG&PFI constructed 400 welding machine booths in the three storey technical school to accommodate 400 students per shift. Two more welding Testing and academic schools are located inside the 68 hectare AG&P BHFY with no less than 300 more welding machines to handle specialized trainings in SMAW, GTAW, GM
AW, FCAW, TIG, Pipe Structural welding and Submerge Arc Welding techniques. This makes AGPFI the largest and most advance welding technical school in CALABARZON and the Southern Tagalong regions.
The one machine-one student policy was implemented to obtain the highest learning standard possible during the 45 days training. 30% class room lectures and 70% practical hands-on exercises.
Since the construction of the three storey technical school in Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila Foundation, Inc. summer of 2008, students have been coming individually to enroll in the 45 days Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW-NCII) courses. Non-Government institutions, even some local government offices and individuals have availed of welding edification programs for their scholars with AGPFI over other local training schools.
Ask why? Students who enrolled with AGPFI expect to surpass other 'SMAWers' in the region, get certified and win welding competitions. Renowned to have produced the best female welder in the Philippines, AG&P asserts its unique capability to harness skills of 'zero' knowledge, highschool graduate, 18 years olds to proficiency and TESDA competent welding 'gurus'.
The test in skills competency depends on TESDA and TUV assessments. AG&PFI employs two standards, the Singapore Welding Society (SWS) and the American Welding Society (AWS) standards, which make us one step better over other competitions. The need to become superior in this craft is essential since AG&P is virtually an international fabrication and heavy forming yard with world class clientele.
Pursuant to these standards AG&PFI constructed 400 welding machine booths in the three storey technical school to accommodate 400 students per shift. Two more welding Testing and academic schools are located inside the 68 hectare AG&P BHFY with no less than 300 more welding machines to handle specialized trainings in SMAW, GTAW, GM
AW, FCAW, TIG, Pipe Structural welding and Submerge Arc Welding techniques. This makes AGPFI the largest and most advance welding technical school in CALABARZON and the Southern Tagalong regions.The one machine-one student policy was implemented to obtain the highest learning standard possible during the 45 days training. 30% class room lectures and 70% practical hands-on exercises.
Friday, February 20, 2009
February 2009 trainings with AGPFI
February training with AGPFI
February 21, 2009 - The demand to skills enrichment and competency has risen while the supply of employment has drop enormously worldwide. Philippines was struck with the same dilemma and stood high over contending Asian regions.
The Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila Inc. introduces a new player in its market share - “The AG&P Company of Manila Foundation, Inc”.
The AGPFI was fashioned to cater to the basic needs of the company in labor and corporate social responsibilities (CSRs) among others.
Seeking recognition to the 109 years of industrial competition, AG&P focuses at its reinvented image to humanities where the center of its corporate battle now lies in bridging gaps with the communities and people and the company, as AG&P President Angelito D. Bermudo terms it “Our most important asset is the PEOPLE”.
Bauan, Batangas – The center of AG&P Company of Manila Foundation, Inc. operation is Bauan, Batangas. It is situated in Barangay San Roque, 128 kilometers from Manila and 17 kilometers from the capital city of Batangas Province.
Inside the 68 Hectares of Batangas Heavy Forming and Fabrication Yard (BHFY) lies the AGPFI Technical School for Trades and Sciences and in the 8 hectare Barangay Bolo, Dormitory compound is our Pipe Fitting school.
WELDING and PIPE FITTING – a 45 days training, 360 hours of theory and practice, to students ages 22 to 45 (please see previous write up below on qualifications) commenced through an induction ceremony on January 30, 2009 and attended by its benefactors (Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Industry, First Gas Power Corp., PSWDO, Tanauan City, Bauan Department of Education-DeptEd, Sto. Tomas, General Benedicato C. Corona, Provincial department heads, Mayors and TESDA). The formal classes started on February 2, 2009 and expected to end on April 4, 2009. Graduation rites is tentatively scheduled on April 29th with the Provincial Administrator, Ex-Mayor Administrator Vic Reyes, as main guest of honor in lieu of the Batangas Governor, Vilma Santos-Recto.
The two-weeks theory focused on skills introduction (zero knowledge), Engineering (reading and designs analysis), Math and values formation where Dr. Raymundo Ledesma-Siocon, (consultant on Education, trainings and employment of Tanauan City), facilitated the stress management program and English proficiency trainings was taught by Ms. Astrud Arboleda, international linguist AG&P training Manager.
They are now in their first week of Hands-On (practical) exercises on layering and passes (job sheet # 4)/grinding and cutting pipes using oxyacetylene process. We expect our welders to accomplish four (4) positions Plate, Vertical, Horizontal and Overhead to competently manage their 2G, 3G, 4G position welding proficiencies in preparation to 6G (pipewelding and TIG qualification).
February 21, 2009 - The demand to skills enrichment and competency has risen while the supply of employment has drop enormously worldwide. Philippines was struck with the same dilemma and stood high over contending Asian regions.
The Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Company of Manila Inc. introduces a new player in its market share - “The AG&P Company of Manila Foundation, Inc”.
The AGPFI was fashioned to cater to the basic needs of the company in labor and corporate social responsibilities (CSRs) among others.
Seeking recognition to the 109 years of industrial competition, AG&P focuses at its reinvented image to humanities where the center of its corporate battle now lies in bridging gaps with the communities and people and the company, as AG&P President Angelito D. Bermudo terms it “Our most important asset is the PEOPLE”.
Bauan, Batangas – The center of AG&P Company of Manila Foundation, Inc. operation is Bauan, Batangas. It is situated in Barangay San Roque, 128 kilometers from Manila and 17 kilometers from the capital city of Batangas Province.
Inside the 68 Hectares of Batangas Heavy Forming and Fabrication Yard (BHFY) lies the AGPFI Technical School for Trades and Sciences and in the 8 hectare Barangay Bolo, Dormitory compound is our Pipe Fitting school.
WELDING and PIPE FITTING – a 45 days training, 360 hours of theory and practice, to students ages 22 to 45 (please see previous write up below on qualifications) commenced through an induction ceremony on January 30, 2009 and attended by its benefactors (Philip Morris Philippines Manufacturing Industry, First Gas Power Corp., PSWDO, Tanauan City, Bauan Department of Education-DeptEd, Sto. Tomas, General Benedicato C. Corona, Provincial department heads, Mayors and TESDA). The formal classes started on February 2, 2009 and expected to end on April 4, 2009. Graduation rites is tentatively scheduled on April 29th with the Provincial Administrator, Ex-Mayor Administrator Vic Reyes, as main guest of honor in lieu of the Batangas Governor, Vilma Santos-Recto.
The two-weeks theory focused on skills introduction (zero knowledge), Engineering (reading and designs analysis), Math and values formation where Dr. Raymundo Ledesma-Siocon, (consultant on Education, trainings and employment of Tanauan City), facilitated the stress management program and English proficiency trainings was taught by Ms. Astrud Arboleda, international linguist AG&P training Manager.
They are now in their first week of Hands-On (practical) exercises on layering and passes (job sheet # 4)/grinding and cutting pipes using oxyacetylene process. We expect our welders to accomplish four (4) positions Plate, Vertical, Horizontal and Overhead to competently manage their 2G, 3G, 4G position welding proficiencies in preparation to 6G (pipewelding and TIG qualification).
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