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Editorial
The Action Agenda
The flights are coming to Clark. The expressway to Subic will soon be built.
These are just two of the concrete steps that the government is taking in making Clark and
Subic as the new corridor of growth in this part of the country.
www.clark.com.ph
These are also part of government undertakings to bring about the realization of President
Arroyo’s action agenda for the two former military installations to become a logistics hub.
The pronouncement is fast becoming a reality. The Diosdado Macapagal International Airport
— named after the late President-father of the Chief Executive – is now host to new regional flights
under a liberalized Philippine aviation policy. With such a set-up, more flights will be mounted in
Clark. Not only regional or flights to Southeast Asian destinations but also those bound farther.
The construction of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac expressway will also start soon. If this could serve
as another indicator that government is putting money where its mouth is – literally, figuratively.
Indeed, the government is serious in making Clark as the new gateway of the country.
Believe it. It’s not an empty rhetoric.
A New Dispensation
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is published monthly by the
CDC Public Relations Department
Tel. No. [045] 599-9000 local 981 to 984
ANTONIO R. NG
Chairman, Editorial Board
Angelo C. Lopez, Jr.
Editor-In-Chief
Noel G. Tulabut
Managing Editor / Layout Editor
Eric V. Jimenez
New president, new era.
CDC has turned new leaf once again, the seventh in 12 years. Just like all the previous CDC
presidents, Mr. Antonio R. Ng must be given all the support that he needs. He may not be a
Kapampangan, but his heart goes to Cabalens. After all, why does he have to be in Clark, or be in
Pampanga when he could be all over Asia, and even the globe, with his impressive corporate stints
– Motorola, Intel, Amkor Technology – all but blue chips in the trading block. Only a true conviction
can be traded for such a lofty and enviable globetrotting post.
We enjoin everyone to throw support to the leadership of Ng. From the locators and investors
to local officials, from residents to workers in and around Clark, all the stakeholders of Clark as
need be.
The man knows IT, knows manufacturing, knows management, knows human relations, and
knows key dynamics in leadership. The man comes from a real corporate world. But more than
what he knows, he deserves to be given a chance to steer Clark.
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Ng stresses Clark, CDC roles
Ng
Newly-installed Clark Development Corporation president and chief executive officer Antonio Ng characterized Clark
Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) as the country’s national treasure that could pump-prime bigger economic potentials in the future.
During ceremonial turnover at
Clark, Ng appealed for the cooperation
of all CDC employees to rally behind
him while he presented his four major
thrusts in making Clark as a national
treasure.
Ng, the 7th president and CEO of
CDC, identified the four jewels that will
steer the development of Clark as a top
economic zone in the country: first, the
development of Diosdado Macapagal
International Airport (DMIA); second,
for what he dubbed as “LRT” (leisure
and resort for tourists) for locals and
foreigners; third, more employment
opportunities; and fourth, improvement
of all infrastructures inside the CSEZ.
Ng also enjoined everyone to proactively support airport development
programs, adding that the development
of DMIA into a world-class hub for
international cargo carriers and other
commercial flights can be made possible
through active participation of
everybody in various initiatives for the
airport.
Ng said that DMIA would soon
be the next international airport
that could serve Overseas
Filipino Workers
that are
arriving
from
the Middle East. He said that this plan
will also help decongest Ninoy Aquino
International Airport and Metro
Manila.
Good Leadership
At a recent flag raising rites in
CDC, Ng gave a preview of his
management style by setting ideal
leadership qualities. He said that good
leadership could lead to the further
development of Clark.
This includes the following core
values for CDC officers and employees.
“First, to set the proper expectation
level to have a clear view of everybody’s
responsibilities; second, to help identify
and overcome the obstacles that the
people face to achieve the expectation
level; and third, after helping, the
leadership team gets out of way to allow
our people to get help,” Ng said.
Good leadership should emanate
from the senior officers, assistant
managers, managers all the way up to
the top-level management of CDC, Ng
said.
“In
fact,
more could be done for the country if
people are less concerned on who gets
the credit,” added Ng as he urged all
employees to cooporate in helping
realize the vision that have been set for
the improvement of the country’s
economy.
Filipinos’
Competitiveness
Global
Phils., a subsidiary of a Nasdaq listed
US company.
Born in Bantayan, Cebu, Ng was
also president and chairman of Semicon
and Electronic Industry Association
(SEIPI), which accounts for 68 percent
of the country’s export, employing at
Ng also cited the craftsmanship and
artistry of Filipino workers that he said
are at par or even greater with other
nationalities when compared.
“Let us show our capabilities and
ingenuities as workers in Clark because
the Filipino is equal , if not better than
anybody else…” Ng said.
Ng said: “The Filipino is capable,
responsible, fighter, and a world-class
employee that is why Filipinos are
considered by international employers
as globally competitive.”
Ng said that the Filipino worker is
known to be efficient and highly
competitive, an attribute he has heard
from many officials of top corporations
in the w o r l d.
The same work discipline and
aggressiveness of the Filipinos in foreign
countries can be duplicated in Clark if
the management (from the senior officers
to the executives) can manifest good
leadership qualities, he said.
NG’s Background
Armed with his experiences in
various firms he has served, Ng said he
may not be able to surpass the
achievements of Angeles, but believed
that with the cooperation of all CDC
employees, the momentum that Angeles
has established for Clark’s growth will
be sustained.
Ng has 34 years of professional
work experience, with the last 25 years
in senior or top management positions
in five multinational firms in three
different countries. Ng worked in
various firms including Intel, Motorola
and Amkor, becoming the first Filipino
president and general manager of
Motorola Phils., and later on, becoming
also the first Filipino president and
managing director of Amkor Technology
New CDC President Antonio Ng speaks before officers
and members of the Metro Angeles Chamber of Commerce and Industry
least 350,000 people.
A product of public school in
Davao, Ng finished his undergraduate
degree of Industrial Engineering at the
University of the Philippines and
continued his professional studies at the
Asian Institute of Management in
Makati City and Wharton School,
University of Pennsylvania for advanced
management program in 2000.
The new CDC president is also
recipient of various major awards among
which are the Gold Medallion by the
Republic of China Government in 1989,
Aurelio Periquet for Business
Leadership Award in 1998, Jose Rizal
Awardee for the Huwarang Pilipino for
Business in 1999, Annual Industry
Partner Award by SEIPI in 2002, among
others.
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Two Asian airlines to mount
flights in Clark; offer cheap airfares
Two ofAsia’s fastest growing airlines will soon commence regular flights at the Diosdado Macapagal InternationalAirport (DMIA)
starting April 5, offering cheap airfares to prime Southeast Asian destinations.
Clark Development Corporation Executive
Vice President Victor Jose I. Luciano said the regular
flights twice-daily,
six times a week
will be mounted
by Air Asia Berhad
of Malaysia while
Tiger Airways of
Singapore will fly thrice
a week in Clark.
the most frequented tourist destinations in Malaysia.
Luciano said the regular flights by
both airlines will bring about an increase in the arrival
of foreign tourists in Clark because of the cheap air
line rates that Air Asia and Tiger Asia will offer. He
also encouraged local residents and frequent travelers
to avail of the low-cost fares in visiting other Asian
countries using Clark as main jump-off point.
Lai said that Air
Asia is the second largest Malaysian airlines,
and is very aggressive with its fares. This is
the reason why Air Asia was branded as
the “Ryan Air” or “Easy Jet” of Malaysia. Ryan
International Airline is reputed to be Europe’s
cheapest airliner.
Luciano said Air Asia flights would have two
routes coming from Malayasia via Kuala Lumpur to
Clark, and Kota Kinabalu to Clark, while Tiger Asia
will have Singapore-Clark-Singapore flights.
Air Asia’s Chief Executive Officer, Tony
Fernandes, will visit the country on March 31 to
introduce Air Asia to the Philippines
Kuala Lumpur and Kota Kinabalu are two of
Joyce Lai, regional director for Marketing and
Communications of Air Asia, assured the
Filipinos who will visit Malaysia that
their airlines would provide the
lowest fare so that
many would be
enticed to fly via
Air Asia.
Air Asia operates a fleet of modern Boeing737300 jets. The airline executives said that they only
As new call center opens...
4,000 new workers needed in Clark
Clark Development Corporation President
Antonio R. Ng recently announced that some
4,000 telemarketing agents -- including college
undergraduates -- with a basic monthly salary of
P13,500 will be needed for hiring inside Clark
Special Economic Zone .
This was disclosed by Ng, newly-installed
president and chief executive officer of CDC
during his speech before the Metro Clark Angeles
Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc.
(MACCII) here.
“They (referring to Epixtar International
Contact Center Group, Ltd) will need 4,000 call
center agents within 30 months inside Clark, with
starting salary of P13,500 basic plus P2,650 tax
free allowance plus performance based
incentives,” Ng said.
President for Human Resources Josefina Hizon
, and discussed the call center’s operations inside
the ecozone. Epixtar is presently the located at
the phase two of Berthaphil Business Park
(former Horex duty free building)..
At the same time, CDC authorities will
soon undertake the designing and crafting of a
“Process PT” (or preparatory training) at the
Clark Polytechnic.
“We will work with the mayors and
governors, specially in Central Luzon in setting
up preparatory training centers, which will
provide trainings to get the applicants warmed
up and ready for hiring by call centers based on
the three specific requirements,” Ng said.
To be able to generate the employment needs
of the firm, Ng said that he has organized ‘Project
4000’ jointly with Epixtar to showcase the
impending success of the firm and to draw more
investments inside the economic zone.
In his speech, Ng shared a “Framework of
Action” (see related story on page 5) that
includes visions, thoughts and mission for Clark
zone which he said have been formulated by
previous CDC officials, from the corporation’s
board members, employees and mayors and
governors in Central Luzon.
Epixtar is a business process outsourcing
(BPO) company - aggregating contact center
capacity and robust telephony infrastructure to
deliver comprehensive, turnkey services to the
enterprise market.
Ng said that his vision for Clark is to make
it a globally competitive center for aviation,
business and leisure, a world class logistics hub,
a center for light manufacturing and services
(for job creation ) and a place to visit for pleasure.
Recently, Ng met Expitar top officials led by
President and COO David Srour, Chief
Corporate Strategist Todd Fisch, Vice President
for Development Titos Castro, and Vice
In line with this, Ng said that CDC’s
primary mission is to be an “enabler of the vision”,
emphasizing the business of generating
productive employment and economic activity.
News
concentrate on just one type of aircraft in order to
focus on maintaining efficient operations.
Air Asia aircraft are maintained by international
world-class partners such as GE Engine Services for
engine maintenance; VolvoAero for aircraft engine
and aircraft frame parts; and ST Aero for heavy
maintenance and engineering components.
The airline fleet fully meets the requirements of
international aviation safety standard, and it is
regulated by the internationally renowned
Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) Malaysia and
is overseen by the Department of Civil Aviation
Thailand.
Lazatin cites CDC, SM
on anti-flooding
project in AC
Mayor Carmelo Tarzan Lazatin expressed
his gratitude to Clark development Corporation
(CDC) and the SM Group of Companies for the
various off-site projects implemented in the city.
During a recent visit at CDC’s Public
Relations Department recently, Lazatin confirmed that the on-going flood control project in
Balibago, the city’s prime commercial and
entertainment district, is being funded by the SM
group of Companies.
Lazatin added that the city’s world class
Bayanihan Park, the expansion of First Street
Kambingan Ave. into a four-lane highway, and the
flood control project being constructed in
Balibago are all funded by retail giant. The mayor
said the SM group invested a sizeable amount for
the projects but would not divulge the exact
amount of investments.
“The ultimate beneficiaries of the projects
will be the people of Angeles City and Pampanga,
including foreign and domestic tourists,” the
mayor said.
“We are grateful that the business sector is
adding a new dimension to their business with all
the contributions to fund community projects,”
he said, adding “this is good and more people will
now realize that the business sector can do a lot
for the communities if they want to and when
they want to. They realize that it must be a give
and take relationship for all parties to continue to
thrive.”
He said that the Friendship Bridge, a joint
undertaking of the City, CDC, BCDA, and the
national government is expected to be completed
before the onset of the rainy season.
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CLARK
FRAMEWORK
OF
ACTION
by ANTONIO R. NG, CDC President and CEO
* Speech delivered during the General Membership Meeting of Metro Angeles Chamber of
Commerce and Industry, March 30, 2005, Angeles City
INTRODUCTION
Mayap a ugtu kekayungan! Bayu ing
sabla, matula ku akayabe dakayu ngeni.
Komusta kayu, abe? I apologize if I mispronounced any words, dahil
pangalawang beses ko pa lang pong
magsalita ng Kapampangan in public, sa
kabila na ang nakakatanda kong kapatid
na babae ay nakapag-asawa ng
Kapampangan from Minalin at Apalit,
and my own wife’s uncle, si Tito Mario,
ay from San Fernando.
Maraming salamat po sa inyong pagimbita at hindi po tayo nagdalawang isip
na tanggapin agad ang inyong paanyaya.
Dahil sa kailangan po na tayo ay
magkaunawaan at magtulungan. Iisa ang
ating layunin. Nagkakaisa po tayo sa ating
pagmamahal sa bayan. Ang Pilipinas po,
ang ating bayan, ay kulelat ngayon, ang
daming naghihirap. Dito rin sa Pampanga
at Tarlac, napakalaki ng unemployment.
We live in critical times. Marami ang
nawawalan ng pag-asa. Baka nakalamang
na lang tayo sa Sri Lanka at Bangladesh.
Ang Vietnam malamang mauunahan tayo,
paghindi tayo natuto. Marami sa atin
ngayon ay reklamo ng reklamo pa rin. Sa
halip, tanungin natin ang ating sarili, ano
nga ba ang ginagawa ko para sa bayan?
Iyan po ang dahilan kung bakit tayo
nandito. Tinanggap po natin itong trabaho
sa Clark dahil naisip natin na baka
makatulong sa bayan, amidst the pessimistic outlook. Am sure we all share
this love for our country, pagmamahal sa
bayan, that’s why we are all here. Dito
sa Clark, ipakita natin ang husay at
galing ng Pinoy!
Kayo po ay mayroong ipagmalaki sa
buong bansa na puwedeng tularan.
Pumutok ang Pinatubo at iniwan pa tayo
ng
ating
mga
kaibigang
Amerikano…double whammy ika nga.
In any other place, lesser people
would have given up and in all probability leave everything behind to start
anew in a greener pasture, as after the
Pinatubo devastation, Clark was likened
to a place hit by an atomic bomb!
But instead of losing hope, you
stayed on facing the onslaught of lahar
and in the midst of all the destruction,
started your rebuilding process, demonstrating that when government and
the private sector work in unison, many
things become possible. Giving hope to
the nation, we can further work together
and continue to build on this foundation.
Sa atin pong personal experience,
ang Pilipino po ay magaling, mahusay,
lumalaban, world class, pandaigdigan ang
kagalingan ng Pinoy! Iyong naka-iskuwela
kong Swiss sa Wharton na siyang Managing Director ng Deutsche Bank in
Singapore, ng malaman niyang Pilipino
ako, nilapitan ako at tuwang-tuwang sinabi
“ Tony, my manager in Singapore is a
Filipino and I am very impressed with
him.” Iyon isa namang kasama natin sa
trabaho, Presidente ng isang Taiwan sister electronic company, sabi sa atin, “
Tony, I asked our Taiwanese QA Manager, whom does he prefer Taiwanese
operators or Filipinos?” Without blinking an eye, ang sagot sa kanya - Filipino !
Kaya lang, pagdito na sa Pilipinas, pagpinabayaan, some of us do not have good
self discipline. Nakikita natin iyan sa traffic na lang. Pero pag-alam naman nating
hindi puwede, sumusunod din naman tayo.
Kaya, importante, napakahalaga ng
GOOD LEADERSHIP. Tatlo ang role,
3 Key Roles of Leadership in Clark:
1st, Set the proper expectation
level para maliwanag kung ano ang dapat
gawin ng bawat isa.
2nd, Help identify and overcome
the obstacles that our people face to
achieve the expectation level.
3rd, After helping, get out of the
way to allow our people to excel!
Alam nyo, sa totoo lang, marami ang
magagawa para sa bayan if people are
less concerned on who gets the credit.
Dito sa Clark, gusto sana natin, walang
bida dito, kundi ang bayan!
How do we see Clark? Clark is
not just a great asset but a NATIONAL
TREASURE! In the short time that
I’ve been with Clark, as I looked around
and as I conversed with various stakeholders of Clark from Board of Directors to to the employees, to the Mayors
& Governors, to some Investors &
Locators, one word sums up my experience : AMAZING. AMAZING
CLARK! AMAZING PEOPLE!
AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES!
Allow us therefore to share with
you our thoughts, vision & mission
which have long been formulated by
leaders who have been there long before us. This becomes therefore our starting FRAMEWORK OF ACTION.
CLARK VISION
With COMMITMENT, FIRE
and ENTHUSIASM, we would like
to achieve our VISION “ To be a Globally Competitive Center for AVIATION, BUSINESS and LEISURE.”
This means :
·
A Worldclass Logistics
Hub, as articulated by no less than
our Pres. GMA
·
A Center for Light Manufacturing & Services, ( for job creation )
·
A Place to Visit for Leisure
(for high local content economic activity)
CLARK MISSION
We see our mission, our primary
reason for existence as an ENABLER
of the VISION. We are therefore in
the business of generating productive
employment and economic activity.
CLARK CORE VALUES
It is our desire to keep alive the 4
Core Values articulated by our leaders
through the years. These Core Values
are our ideals, beliefs and principles why
we do or don’t do certain things. Knowing this will help us understand each
other better.
1st is Professional Excellence :
the desire to be the best, to give one’s
best and to improve on previous best.
We realize that “ Puwede Na “ is another name for mediocrity. Excellence
can also simply mean : Completing what
one has started. Hindi lang sa umpisa,
hindi ningas kugon.
2nd is Integrity. Doing what’s
right. Ginagawa ang tama. What’s wrong
is wrong. What’s right is right. In the
long run, it pays to do what’s right. This
means also doing what we say. Ginagawa
ang sinabi. At paghindi nagawa, own up
to it and commit to a recovery date.
Integrity also means being consistent and
aboveboard.
have agreement all the time in all matters. But having dialogue makes us understand better where the other party is
coming from. Nauunawaan natin. Hence,
we may still agree to disagree, agreeably.
The 4th value is Spirit of Service :
the ardent desire to contribute to the
well being of others. This gives meaning
to the difficulties and sacrifices we are
bound to undergo in the pursuit of our
vision / mission of creating jobs and economic activity. We are therefore here
to serve, and not to be served.
4 PRIMARY ENGINES OF
GROWTH
To be an effective magnet for job
creation and economic activity, we will
continue to pursue the 4 primary engines of growth, building on what our
employees and our predecessors have
started, what the Mayors & Governors,
local communities, NGOs , and various
patriotic businessmen who truly love
their country have worked so hard, behind the scenes unselfishly.
DMIA
First and foremost growth engine
is the FAMILY JEWEL : The DMIA,
the Diosdado Macapagal International
Airport, giving life to the vision of a
worldclass logistics hub in Asia-Pacific
Working proactively with CIAC, we will
pursue 3 Key Activity Streams: Express Cargo, Airline Servicing and
Passengers.
On Express Cargo, we are blessed
that the world’s best, UPS/ FEDEX,
are operating in Clark and Subic. We
therefore have to know them well, go
to bed with them, know intimately their
business plans, understand their growth
needs and provide win win solutions
proactively.
On Airline Servicing & Maintenance, we have zero knowledge. Our
approach would be finding out who are
the Industry’s best and avail of their
expertise.
On Passengers, there are many
challenges we face here from makeover
of passenger terminal and buildings
nearby to having professional services.
Pangarap natin na ang ating mga OFW
ay sasalubungin ng kanilang mga pamilya
dito na sa Clark. Ang ibig sabihin nito,...
Views
Open Communication is the 3rd
value. Having open door policy and
having regular dialogue with all stakeholders upang magkaroon ng
pagkakaunawaan. It is not possible to
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New CDC directors
A former Tourism Secretary, an ex-Chief
of Staff of the Armed Forces of the
Philippines, and a technocrat are among
the latest personalities to join Clark
Development Corporation as members of
the Board of Directors.
Narzalina Lim’s expertise will provide
CDC new ideas on how to fully explore the
potentials of Clark as a major tourist
destination in the North Philippines. Lim is
a former secretary of the Department of
Tourism during the Ramos administration..
At present, Lim is the director of the
Asia Pacific Tourism Training Institute
(APTTI), which offers certificate courses
and training programs in travel, hotel and
restaurant operations. APTTI, a skills training
center, was founded by Ms. Lim in 1995.
She is also president of Asia Pacific
Projects, Inc. (APPI)—a management
consulting firm specializing in tourism.
( CLARK FRAMEWORK, From page 5...)
...kailangan natin ang Middle Eastern airlines, Hongkong flights and
POEA handling agencies.
Incidentally, we would like to announce that beginning next month Air
Asia, one of Malaysia’s carriers, would
be mounting new flights to and from
Clark, starting with two daily flights in
April : one, KL/ Clark/ KK and 2nd, KK/
Clark/ KL. Also in April, Tiger Airways of Singapore will have 3 flights a
week for Sng/Clark/Sng, with a round
trip promo fare of only P4000.
IFC
2nd growth engine is IFC, not the
IFC of World Bank, but being the INVESTORS’ FIRST CHOICE arising
from Clark’s cost competitiveness, simplified bureaucracy and ease of doing
business. Our Tagline : “ In Clark,
you can make your profit.”
Simplicity of bureaucracy means
real one stop shop. We will set specific
no. of days as our target from decision
to operational permit. We have learned
that in Vietnam, it takes 17 days. So we
have to do better, even though at this
point, we do not know how to do it.
Simplified bureaucracy also means having an electronic, paperless IMPORT/
EXPORT permit processing.
Sa Clark, kailangan lalo nating
palakasin ang ating marketing and
project management organization. Iyong
Clark Polytechnic naman will be geared
to training future employees matching
our INVESTORS’ hiring needs. For
example, last March 21, we met with
CEO and owners of EPIXTAR. They
APPI’s mission is to advise governments,
corporations and individuals on sustainable
strategies to develop and profit from tourism
activities.
Gen. Narciso Abaya, on the other hand,
is not new to the government. His extensive
experience in management and his
leadership abilities can be plus for the
government-owned firm.
Abaya, concurrent president of the
Bases Conversion Development Authority,
is the representative of BCDA in the CDC
Board.
A graduate of the US Military Academy
and a licensed Civil Engineer, Abaya’s
experience with corporate governance
includes his stint as Chairman of the Board
of four AFP financial institutions with
extensive financial and real estate holdings,
namely: AFP Retirement and Separation
Benefits System (AFPRSBS), Armed
will need 4000 call center agents within
30 months inside Clark. They don’t
need college graduates. They will pay
starting salary of P13,500 basic plus
P2650 tax free allowance plus performance based incentives. With this package, this can be a means for a Balik
Pampanga Program. Epixtar has 3 critical requirements for hiring: English fluency, keyboard capability, and self confidence. They have a 2 week hiring process, na medyo marami ang hindi
nakakapasa. Those who pass the series
of hiring tests undergoe a formal, rigid 3
week training.
We are thinking now of designing
and crafting a “ Process PT “ meaning
Preparatory Training. ( As an aside, PT
can also stand for PaTi, the original name
of the place before Stotsenburg or Clark,
panahon pa ng mga Kastila. Nalaman ko
iyan, kasi the first person I met in my
office on March 16, my first day in office, was Tita Cefe Yepez.) Going back
to Process PT , we will work cooperatively with the Mayors & Governors
around Clark as we are thinking of setting up preparatory training centers,
providing training to get people warmed
up and ready for hiring by call centers
based on the 3 specific requirements.
We are organizing Project 4000 jointly
with Epixtar and are committed to make
it a showcase success in order to draw
more companies in Clark. This development will also create economic activity in terms of affordable housing and
transport services. Again, the
bottomline is creating jobs and economic
activity.
LRT
The 3rd engine is LRT (Leisure and
Forces and Police Savings and Loan
Association, Inc. (AFPSLAI), AFP Mutual
Benefit Association, Inc. (AFPMBAI), and
the Centennial Savings Bank.
Tirso Santillan, Jr. is another valuable
asset to CDC after being named one of the
new members of the state-owned firm’s
Board of Directors. He has extensive
knowledge in business development.
Presently, Santillan is head of the
Business Development Group of Conal
Corporation, which is under the Alcantara
Group of Companies (AGC).
AGC is a conglomerate corporation
whose core of businesses are based in
Mindanao. AGC is involved in plywood
manufacturing, trading and distribution of
construction materials, real estate
development, livestock, agri and aquabusiness , and power generation.
Santillan is also managing partner of
Private Capital of Asia Ltd. PCA is a
partnership engaged in providing
Resort for Tourists). Most likely, we will
add ENTERTAINMENT, kaya
magiging LERT ito. For local and foreign tourism, we will benchmark DVA:
meaning Disneyland, Vegas and Augusta. We will pick 1 or 2 market driven
features from each that can be adopted
in Clark.
Kahit alam natin na sa ngayon, kahit
na nga golf cart lang kulang tayo o kahit
ang simpleng booking system natin ay
napaka-problematic, kahit ganito tayo
ngayon sa Mimosa, hindi pa rin tayo
mahihiyang mangarap. Hindi masama ang
mangarap. For dreams are like stars,
we cannot reach them. But they guide
us to our destination and therefore,
our destiny!
Obviously, additional attractions
within Clark and outside of Clark ( Go
North/ Go West ), need to be developed and promoted, working with the
private sector, LGUs and DOT. All of
these, of course, must be market driven.
INFRASTRUCTURE
And finally, the 4th engine : INFRASTRUCTURE providing for road
network, reliable and competitive power
and worldclass waste management.
On Road Network, we have the
SCAD, the Subic-Clark Area Corridor,
achieving good synergy with Subic, ensuring good access to and from the corridor.
On Power, we have to work with
Mirant & NPC to find positive solutions to lowering power cost via studying Peza Baguio model, possible release
of Sual excess capacity to Clark, possible aggregation of Clark/Subic load to
LIM
ABAYA
SANTILLAN
management, financial and investment
advise and services to a select group of
corporate, institutional and individual clients
and investors.
The complete CDC Board of Directors
now include the following :Rizalino S.
Navarro, Chairman; Antonio R. Ng, Director/
President & CEO; Narciso L. Abaya,
Director/Vice chairman; with Victor Jose I.
Luciano, Naralina Z. Lim, Armando Q.
Madamba, Wilhelmina L. Paras, Benigno
N. Ricarfort, Maximo L. Sangil, Tirso G.
Santillan and Victor A. Yap as members.
improve load factor, lower systems
losses, etc. Realistically, reducing power
cost is a major hurdle because it may get
worse first before it can get better, due
to possible VAT increase and planned
NPC rate increases.
On Waste Management, we have
today at Clark a worldclass waste management system that’s FIRST IN
ASIA, using German technology,
ZERO smell, ZERO flies, ZERO
ground seepage, with Organized Recycling and Livelihood components.
Kaya lang, only 5 % of its capacity are
utilized. Together with LGUs, we have
to find practical solution to an access
road.
CONCLUSION : In summary,
Clark is in the business of creating productive employment and economic activity, guided by its Core Values of Professional Excellence, Integrity, Open
Communication and Spirit of Service,
driving towards the 4 Engines of
Growth, for the good of local communities and eventually, for the nation, a
source of hope to the nation. What we
aim to accomplish is very, very tough.
Without your support, it may become
impossible. And so with passion and
humility, I seek your friendship, cooperation and assistance to our Framework
of Action in CDC.
We will WORK HARD. WORK
SMART. WORK TOGETHER. And
PRAY TOGETHER. Kung gusto,
may paraan. Kung ayaw, may
dahilan.
Abe-abe tamu, saup-saup tamu.
Thank you for listening.
7
snapshot
Upper left shot shows CDC
President Tony Ng, Chairman
Rizalino Navarro, and directors
Benny Ricafort and Narciso
Abaya. Ng is also featured in
other photos, clockwise:
inspecting the Clark Landfill in
Kalangitan; meeting with Epixtar
officials with VP Dyoco and
Sonny Lopez and accepting plaque from
MACCI
snap
shot
CDC personnel during training on
Korean culture and reception for
quality service; another group
participated in the Standard First
Aid Basic Life Supports Training.
Lower screenshots show
distribution of bags donated by
AOL to the indigent public school
children of Sapang Uwak,
Porac, Pampanga
April 2005
8
CL
ARKMOI
NTOR
Clark Eagles now a regular sports, tourist destination in Clark
Clark has fast become the favorite destination for sports enthusiasts from here and
abroad. From motor sports to duathlon, from beach volleyball to paintball, Clark
has all of these. Now comes another thrilling sporting activity – shooting and firing.
Rosendo Labayog, chairman and
president of Unified Sports, Inc. (USI), says the
club and range was established to provide a
world class shooting range and other sports
activities in support of Clark’s development into a
sports and tourism hub in Central Luzon.
competitions for the upcoming South East Asian
Games (SEA Games) to be held late this year. He
said that the shooting range “is so far the biggest
and most modern gun and rifle range not only in
the Philippines, but also throughout Asia.”
“It is also the safest shooting range because of
the size and location,” claims Labayog. The Clark
Eagles is located at the West Airfield of CSEZ,
which is five kilometers away from the nearest
village in Mabalacat town. It was also named
after the last Eagle Squadron that left Clark after
Mount Pinatubo’s eruption in June 1991.
“We are here to provide all sporting
activities and tourist attractions and in order to
fulfill the requirements in our contract with CDC,
we have set-up the range here and we are also
putting up a world-class motocross track on the
other side of the range.”
Because of its safety features and its
compliance to meeting international standards for
shooting facility, Labayog says the range has
been commissioned as a regular practice area of
American servicemen during Balikatan exercises
in Clark.
Labayog says while they are still in the
early stage of construction (of the race track),
his firm is boosting up bids to become the site for
national circuit en route to earning an acclaim to
also become the venue for the Asian leg for
future international shooting competitions once
the gun range has been fully developed.
Plans
Labayog quips that he is fine tuning the
blueprint for the clubhouse that will be
constructed in the area in time for the SEA Games
and other international competitions that he
intends to host.
Bidding for SEA
Games
He says the he would spend more than
P50 million in the next development phase of the
range so as to make the range a regular tourist
and sports destination in Clark.
The Clark Eagles Firing and Gun Club
and Range is the ultimate getaway for the
exhilarating hobby cum sports activity. It is
located at a six-hectare facility for sports and
tourism development inside the economic zone.
Since the
approval of its
contract with CDC,
USI has already spent
more than P12 million
for the initial phase of
the development of
Clark Eagles Range
and has employed
about 50 personnel in
the construction and
maintenance of the
range.
Labayog
adds that USI is also
aiming to become the
venue for the shooting
Clark Eagles is a member of the
Philippine Practical Shooters Association and the
International Practical Shooters Club and is host
to some of the finest shooters in the country who
often competes in the national and international
levels.
The facility also accommodates other
enthusiasts for night time shooting to make sure
that everybody, including the foreigners would
enjoy one of the best sporting clubs inside the
economic zone, Labayog said.
It is also equipped with modern rifles
and handguns which could be rented by local
and foreign enthusiasts while inside the firing
range.
The motocross race track at the range
has been classified by National Motorcycle Sports
and Safety Association (NAMSSA) as one of the
tracks included in the Philippine leg of the
motocross series