10 outstanding workers at Subic Freeport named

SUBIC BAY FREEPORT—Establishments here recognized the 10 Outstanding Freeport Workers for 2004 during the awards night held at the Subic Bay Arts Center here.

The 10 Outstanding Freeport Workers for 2004 are Lina Balan of the Legend International Resort Ltd; Ludivina L. Carballo of Aura College; Israel R. Daria of Koryo Subic; Jeanette C. Fabian of Aura College; Frederick T. Ferrarez of RCM Manufacturing; Maria Belma B. Ginez of Subic International Hotel; Manuel D. Gutierrez of Wistron; Nolito F. Isaac of Subic Water; Eddie D. Sioson of RCM Manufacturing; and Thelma M. Villanueva of Subic Water.

The lawyer Severo Pastor Jr., head of the Freeport’s labor department and president of the Subic Bay Workforce Development Foundation Inc., which organized the event, said the 10 winners were selected from among 29 nominees. Six judges selected the winners after they passed through tight process of selection.

“Last year, the Subic Bay Freeport nominated employees for the Tower Award of the Rotary Club of Manila but nobody qualified because the awarding body gave emphasis on the rank and file and most of those who bagged the 2003 Most Outstanding Employees were under supervisory level. So, this time we asked the locators to recommend those who were from the rank and file,” he said.

“The results of selection were very close. All the nominees were highly recommended because they all go to the office on time and their performances and evaluation sheets were very satisfactory so the judges looked for that determining x-factor that makes the individual excel from the others,” he said.

Pastor said one x-factor considered the example of one of the awardees, a mother of six who works at the Subic International Hotel (SIH).

By Malou Dungog , Central Luzon Bureau