THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TSUNEISHI GROUP OF COMPANIES

VOL 7 APR 2013

BalitaWORLDWIDE CELEBRATION

TSUNEISHI JOINS EARTH HOUR 2013BY LOUREINA S. EVANGELIO

Earth Hour is celebrated worldwide to raise awareness on climate change. This is when everyone is encouraged to turn off non-essential lights and appliances for at least an hour. Earth Hour is developed by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and started at Sydney, Australia in 2007 and other countries followed the following year.

Last March 23, Tsuneishi Group’s 26 participants along with some participants from the different barangays of Cebu City join an Earth hour activity hosted by the Aboitiz Group of Companies. The activity started with a fun walk from Fuente Osmeña to Plaza Independencia. The program proper started soon after with the presence of the executives of the Aboitiz Group headed by its President and CEO Mr. Erramon “Montxu” Aboitiz and Cebu City Councilor Nida Cabrera who heads the council on environment. During the activity a video of the Earth hour history was also shown.

The event, promotes

the “I Will If You Will” campaign. A campaign challenging everyone to do their part in taking care of the environment beyond Earth hour. It encourages everyone to PLANT MORE TREES, PROPERLY SEGREGATE WASTE OR GARBAGE AT HOME AND AT THE OFFICE, USE RE-USABLE BIODEGRADABLE BAGS AND OR CONTAINERS INSTEAD OF USING NON-BIODEGRADABLE PLASTICS/CONTAINERS, CONSERVE ELECTRICITY AND

WATER BY SWITCHING/TURNING OFF UNNECESSARY LIGHTS AND APPLIANCES AT HOME AND OFFICES among others.

This activity is also supported by the Tsuneishi Foundation (Cebu), Inc. (TFCI) which provided the food for the Tsuneishi participants and Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu) Inc. (THI) for the group’s transportation from Balamban to Cebu and vice versa.

EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO TURN OFF

NON-ESSENTIAL LIGHTS AND

APPLIANCES AT LEAST FOR AN

HOUR

2STICKING TO OUR BRAND: Service Beyond

Excellence

3WHO’S WHO: Mr. Yasunori Kishida, THI-New

Admin Director

4FEATURE PERSONA: Engr. Russell John

B. Travero

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STICKING TO OUR BRAND!

SERVICE BEYOND EXCELLENCEBY T. A.

DEVELOPING PROPER ATTITUDE IN PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICE BEYOND EXCELLENCE, THEREBY CREATING A BRAND OF SERVICE THAT

IS UNIQUE TO TSUNEISHI-CEBU

Early this year THI-HRD, led by Education and Training In-charge Mr.

Dadito Rodrigo, proposed to Top Management a training scheme for THI and Affiliate Groups’ front liners who regularly deal and transact business with the company’s valued customers. The primary objective is to help enhance the company’s customer satisfaction approval ratings as conducted by THI’s Quality Control Group.

Through THI - QC Group’s cooperation and in partnership with Cebu-based Full Potential Training Center, the “Service Beyond Excellence – The Tsuneishi Experience” seminar is realized. The seminars are conducted between March and May in six batches of 35 participants each. The seminar module drives towards the improvement of the basic tools in dealing with clients such as communication and

presentation skills. It also engages the participants to develop their interpersonal and teamwork skills, as well as developing proper attitude in providing customer service beyond excellence, thereby creating a brand of service that is unique to Tsuneishi-Cebu.

The dates March 14 and 15 marked the start of the seminar-series. Of the 35 participants from the first batch, 2 were from ACCI, 2 from K&A, 2 from TAC, 2 from CASPI, 1 from TCI, and 26 from THICI.

Day One of the seminar focuses on communication and presentation skills where participants are briefly made to introduce themselves and their expectations of the seminar. This activity is followed by a role-play presentation on how to receive proper instructions from an owner-representative (OR) – the company’s most frequent client.

The highlight of the

seminar was the individual reporting, which transcended through Day Two. Every participant was given a random subject matter to discuss within a given timeframe. Through this activity, participants’ research skills were applied; their understanding on their assigned topics were tested, and the delivery of their reports were taken under positive criticism. Shortly thereafter, group case studies of “actual” factory situations concerning every “yard side” personnel were simulated. The audience from other groups freely and actively commented each of the groups’ role-play, and provided suggestions on what solutions or options may be done to corresponding scenarios. Another

activity focuses on developing

the “kaizen” attitude whereby each group was

tasked to determine several behavioral patterns at work and ways on how to improve them. The seminar ended through a collage-making group contest themed on the seminar’s title.

According to Mr. Rodrigo, “It is hoped that, through such activities, the Tsuneishi-Cebu brand should not only refer to the ship vessels that the factory make, neither just the company logo, nor the uniforms the employees wear. It should be a high standard of both product and work quality, which reflects on a daily basis through services we render to our clients.”

The second batch followed last March 21 and 22, and the third batch on April 17 and 18.

Balita THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TSUNEISHI GROUP OF COMPANIES 3WHO’S WHO

NEW MAN MR. YASUNORI KISHIDAADMIN DIRECTOR53 YEARS OLD.HOBBIES: GOLF & KITCHEN GARDENING

With his transfer to Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc.,

Mr. Kishida takes the new role as an Admin Director effective April 1, 2013.

“For several years, THI have grown bigger. As we are facing a new challenge ahead, even with low ship prices, by putting every one’s head together in full force we may be able to produce profit. Plan and results can be presented in a timely manner. This is my first time to be assigned overseas; I am looking forward

to working with you all. Cheers for good work!”

WORK HISTORYu April 1, 1982: Joined Tsuneishi Shipbuilding CompanyTRAINING FOR 6 MONTHSu October 1, 1982: Ship Repair Hull Group, STAFFu January 23, 1984: Kobe Office, STAFFu September 10, 1990: Planning

Department-Planning Group, STAFFuNovember 1, 1992: Planning Department of Tsuneishi Research Development, STAFFu April 21, 1999: Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Company, Planning Department-Planning Group, MANAGERuApril 21, 2001: Business Administration Group, MANAGERuFebruary 1, 2002: Finance Department, MANAGERuJanuary 1, 2007: Group Service

Company, MANAGERuJanuary 1, 2008: Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Company, Business Administration Department, MANAGERuJanuary 1, 2011: Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Company, Procurement Division, DEPARTMENT MANAGERuApril 1, 2013: Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. ADMIN DIRECTOR

“AS WE ARE FACING A NEW CHALLENGE AHEAD, EVEN WITH LOW SHIP PRICES, BY PUTTING EVERY ONE’S HEAD TOGETHER IN FULL FORCE WE MAY BE

ABLE TO PRODUCE PROFIT”

INFRASTRUCTURE

TFCI BREAKS GROUND FOR DAY CARE CENTER & WOMEN’S-CHILD CARE CENTER DONATION

TSUNEISHI FOUNDATION (CEBU), INC. in partnership with LGU-Municipality of Balamban and Brgy. Pondol breaks ground for a day care center & a women’s-child care center last April 4, 2013. The infrastructure project is a 3-classroom building, 2 classrooms intended for Day Care Center and 1 room for Women’s-Child Care Center. (Left Inset Photo: L-R) Pondol Brgy. Capt. Hon. Bernabe “Thymus” Gonzales, TFCI President Mr. Hitoshi Kono and 3rd District Board Member of Cebu Province

Hon. Alex Binghay pour soil during the ceremonial ground-breaking. Also present in the ceremony were Balamban Mayor Ace Stefan Binghay, Balamban V-Mayor Rosie Binghay, TFCI Executive Director Mr. Romeo Rosalejos, TFCI Asst. Executive Director Mr. Hirohisa Kinoshita and THI Admin Director Mr. Yasunori Kishida.

The 1.6M pesos infratsructure project will be completed before the start of the 2013-2014 school year with an expectation to accomodate 150 students or more.

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FEATURE PERSONA

“WE ARE ALL WORKING AS A GROUP IN ORDER TO MEET EACH TARGET”ENGR. RUSSELL JOHN B. TRAVERO

HULL STEEL B- STEEL PROCESSING GROUPJOINED THI ON OCTOBER 16, 2006

Russell supervises the processes within the Steel Processing Group, which involves scheduling and promoting good quality of work before handing it over to the next process. He also monitors the status of steel processing per area by overseeing work input and output that includes man-hour consumption in order to evaluate the monthly costs of direct and indirect payments to the respective sub-cons

and or affiliates.Russell loves to play

basketball, listen to music and watch movies. He also likes to talk with friends and family members over beer, and on holidays, he spend most of his time with his family bringing the kids to the beach, playing with them at the park and at home as well as go to church.

A choice...“Way back college, we had

a plant tour where we were given a chance to take some glances of this prestigious and booming shipbuilding company, the Tsuneishi Heavy Industries (Cebu), Inc. At that moment, I have thought that it was not too easy to work with this company since it requires great skills. Because of that opportunity, it inspired me to be part of the company. Choosing THI was the best decision I have made.”

Job satisfaction...“Getting the support that

our group needs and with the support given to me from the rest of the team members of the Steel Processing Group gave me a sense of fulfillment towards work. The hard work that we have done as a

group resulted from a good teamwork which helped us meet our targets and made our Group Objectives Final Presentation in 2012 successful and hopefully this year as well.”

Growth through work...“In 2011, when I was given

an opportunity to take part in the First QC Problem Solving Activity, the strength to do the job lifted me up because of the trust and confidence shared by the team. Trust that they never give up in believing that things will be organized. Confidence, through their trust that I have this ability to organize things, and that indeed really was materialized.”

Working with our Japanese counterpart...

“The most important thing of working with our Japanese counterpart is that you must have some knowledge on speaking their own language, “Nihongo” (Japanese Language), or at least understand it. For the reason that we cannot afford to misunderstand or

be misunderstood while in a middle of a

problem or an interrogation. Also, working in a Japanese firm taught me the

importance of work by taking some challenges and solving those challenges by means of the step-by-step QC solving problem approach.”

Challenges at work...“Handling a large team

with different performances and work attitude was the biggest challenge that I have encountered. Dealing with different attitudes of different personnel is not an easy task. A great advice from my superior was the importance of learning to adjust and know how to deal with these different attitudes so I can motivate and manage my team well. I owe it to them and I would like to thank our Factory Gen. Manager of Hull Steel-B (HSB) Engr. Ramil Roa, HSB-Steel Processing Deputy Gen. Manager Engr. Richard Pitogo and Manager of Steel Processing Group Engr. Francisco Gloriba, for teaching and guiding me to become a better leader.”

Essential abilities...“Perseverance, patience

and dedication at work along with skills and outstanding performances are some of the essential abilities for employees of THI. As a Japanese company, it is understood that individual performance is important which means one has to PAGE 5 u

THIS SEGMENT OF TSUNEISHI BALITA FEATURES YOUNG

SUPERVISORS IN JOB GRADE 5, WHO HAVE PASSED THE SUPERVISORY TRAINING

SET BEFOREHAND BY THE COMPANY.

uEngr. Travero giving instructions

and hearing problems from his

subordinates during Tool Box Meeting

before work starts at 8AM

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Congratulations to the following employees for passing the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) taken on December 2, 2012.

JLPT N2 PASSERu Dadito RodrigoTHI-HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT GROUP

JLPT N4 PASSERu Gladys AlimWEST CEBU FOUNDATION, INC.

JLPT N5 PASSERu Calvin Uriarte Jr.THI-GENERAL AFFAIRS GROUPu Richelyn YntigBUSINESS GROUPu Jocelyn Mejor

THI-QUALITY CONTROL-INSPECTION GROUPu Rechel Joan TagalogTHI-QUALITY CONTROL-DRAWING CONTROL GROUPu Virgilia DumdumTHI-GENERAL AFFAIRS GROUPu Rimor DagtingTHI-HULL OUTFITTING GROUPu Mary Rose AgbayTHI-HULL STEEL A GROUPu Denilyn De la CernaWEST CEBU FOUNDATION, INC.u Analyn TejeroTHI-QUALITY CONTROL-AFTER SERVICE GROUPu Joel Puentenegra

THI-FINANCE GROUPu Russell John TraveroTHI-HULL STEEL B GROUPu Kristel QuindaoTHI-HULL STEEL B GROUPu Carien FloresTHI-GENERAL AFFAIRS GROUPu Anecita HernaneTHI-EDP GROUPu Noel TagpunoTHI-FACTORY SERVICE GROUPu Randy VillamoraTHI-MACHINERY OUTFITTING GROUPu Francisco Guillermo GloribaTHI-HULL STEEL B GROUPu Hommer TalibenioTHI-HULL STEEL A GROUP

JLPT passers will receive Japanese Language Allowance provided by the company with the following amount and duration: N1-Php 5000/month (Permanent); N2-Php 3000/month (Permanent); N3-Php 2000/month (Permanent); N4-Php 1500/month (3years); N5-Php 1000/month (2 years).

The company shoulders the registration cost only during the first take of every JLPT levels, thus if in case failed on the first take, employee shall personally borne the registration cost on his/her succeeding take of Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT).

CONGRATULATIONS!JLPT PASSERS

CALENDAR OF EVENTSMAY24 Erratum: SC-181 SHIP LAUNCHINGJUNE SAFETY INSPECTION TRAINING SAFE SKYMASTER OPERATION SEMINAR SAFE PAINTING WORKS TRAINING ELECTRICAL SAFETY TRAINING SAFETY TRAINING BLOCK ORIENTATION RISK ASSESSMENT SEMINAR3 SC-176 SEA TRIAL6 SC-175 SHIP LAUNCHING15 SC-178 SHIP DELIVERY21 SC-176 SHIP DELIVERY29 TREE PLANTING

YOUNG LEADERSu develop work dedication. Patience and perseverance is important too, so that in times of difficulties you won’t easily get affected. I do really believe on the saying, “Patience is a Virtue.”

Goals to achieve...“As a THI employee, I aim

to achieve the yearly group objectives. Apart from work objectives, I also want to give my family, my beautiful wife and two loving kids a better and stable living in the years to come.”

Russell graduated from Cebu Institute of Technology University (CIT‐U). He is currently the assistant secretary of the Philippine Society of Mechanical

Engineers‐West (Balamban) Chapter.

Message from his boss...“Russell has the qualities of

an effective leader. He listens not only from the top but to his subordinates as well and able to link ideas and suggestions and come out with a better result. He has been enthusiastically leading the group in

HE HAS BEEN ENTHUSIASTICALLY

LEADING THE GROUP IN

ACHIEVING OBJECTIVE

achieving objective. I hope that he will be continuously motivated, dedicated and never stop improving. With the collaboration of his team members and his family’s loving support, I’m looking forward for his fruitful journey to the top.”

ENGR. RAMIL ROAGENERAL MANAGER

HULL STEEL B DEPARTMENT

BALITA PHOTO ALBUM

WCFI 6TH BATCH

SHIPBUILDERS MISSION

uWCFI awarded its 6th Batch of

Graduates last March 1, 2013 at THI Training

Center 2 with Mr. Hirohisa Kinoshita,

Consultant; Mr. Romeo Rosalejos, General

Manager; Jingle Rafols, School Head;

Ivy Villegas, HR and Training Manager;

Japanese Language Instructors, Dadito

Rodrigo, Denilyn De la Cerna, Cheryl

Pahamutang and Gladys Pormento.

uMarch 20, 2013, Shipbuilders

Investment Mission to the

Philippines visited Tsuneishi Heavy

Industries (Cebu), Inc. for a facility

tour led by the Japan International

Cooperation Agency (JICA).

BalitaGENERAL MANAGER

MR. HIROHISA KINOSHITAEDITOR-IN-CHIEF

PRINCES MEA ROSELMANAGING EDITOR

LOUREINA EVANGELIO

EDITORS

K&A GINA YANGACCI MITOS VILLARINO

TCI MARICOR CAYSON-SAMOLDETAC DERALYN RAMOSCASPI CECILIA ALIPIN

PROCESSING OFFICER

CARIEN FLORESCIRCULATION OFFICER

ANN JEAN DUMDUMADVISER

JINGLE RAFOLS

52 TRAINED FOR COMPETENT SAFETY & HEALTH SUPERVISIONBY RAFONZEL JANE RANESES

Seven from THI and 45 from affiliates/contractors/

subcontractors attended the seminar and training for Competent Safety and Health Supervision held last

February 20th-21st 2013 (16 hours) at THI Safety Training Center which was led and

facilitated by Engr. Fidelino Tinapay, PME – a DOLE-accredited Occupational Safety and Health Consultant and the proprietor of Five Star Safety & Health Consultancy – a DOLE-

accredited OSH training & testing organization. The participants were Field

Engineers, Safety Officers, Leadmen, Foremen and Supervisors.

This seminar/training aims to help THI develop competent leaders who are able to understand the equal importance of safety and production. These are the vanguard leaders who are now catalysts of dedication to safety. At the same time, they become familiar of the Philippine OSH standards that apply to the work. They also become knowledgeable of any potential or actual danger to health and safety in the workplace.

Some topics discussed by Engr. Tinapay were: Definition of a Competent Leader, Management and Technical Tasks, Desirable Attributes in a Supervisor, Tasks to Master by Supervisors, Integration of Management Task and Safety

& Health Functions, Strategic Tools for Supervisors, Motivational Techniques, Types of Supervisory Communication, Duties and Responsibilities, Accident Causation Theories, Hazard Recognition/Assessment & Control and Toolbox Meeting.

With the unparalleled importance of this training and the actual results, there will be another schedule for the same seminar anytime this year.

CONTRACTORS’ SAFETY COMPETITION ANNOUNCEDBY RAFONZEL JANE RANESES

As part of THICI safety promotions and to ensure regular audits are conducted to Contractors on their compliance with the safety and health requirements, a Contractors’ Safety Competition is regularly held. The competition runs over a 6-month period (January-June and July-December) and is open to all affiliates/

contractors/subcontractors which employ 20 or more.

Last February 1st 2013, Engr. Delius M. Cueva, Safety General Manager with Mr. Shigeru Kamifuji, Factory General Manager, announced the winners of the Contractors’ Safety Competition for the period July-December 2012 in front of the old Admin building.

The winners were:1ST PLACE - STARWELL

MARINE SERVICES 91.36%2ND PLACE – BRILLIANT

METAL CRAFT & MACHINE DESIGN 91.20%

3RD PLACE – CLEAT BUILDERS & MARINE SERVICES, INC. 90.35%

As a token of appreciation, the winning subcontractors were given plaques of

recognition. Additionally, workers from each respective victorious subcontractor also received gift items. The awarding was done after Mr. William Aligato, Maintenance Group Deputy General Manager spoke for the theme of February’s Safety Day which is Safe Crane and Rigging Operation.

CONTRACTOR’S SAFETY COMPETITION RESULT4-AR MARINE SUBCONTRACTOR SERVICES, 90.32

5-DON BOSCO NETWORK MULTIPURPOSE COOP., 90.3

6-TSUNEISHI ACCOMODATION CEBU INC., 89.52

7-METAPHIL INTERNATIONAL INC., 87.97

8-JEC METAL WORKS & GENERAL SERVICES, 87.18

9-MILAN VENTURES MARINE SERVICES, 85.46

10-J-CLEDD PHILIPPINES, 85.27

11-JEEB CONTRACTOR & MARINE SERVICES, 85.06

12-MT. MANUNGGAL ENGINEERING WORKS, 85.05

13-RMD DIAMOND MARINE SERVICES, 84.05

14-BRTS MARINE SERVICES, 84.04

15-ANS CONTRACTOR & CONSTRUCTION, 83.92

16-X’FORMERS INC., 82.78

17-ASIAN CRAFT CEBU INC., 82.16

18-BSF ENGINEERING & SUPPLIES, 82.12

19-JARC CONSTRUCTION, 81.01

20-RSJ SERVICES, 79.8

21-ULB CONTRACTING SERVICES, INC., 76.97

22-TSUNETETSU CEBU INC., 76.91

23-RAZZLE DAZZLE FLORAL ESSENTIALS, 76.11

24-RENS MARINE SERVICES, 75.76

25-J. SOBERANO BUILDERS, 74.81

26-ALTA GRACE MARINE SERVICES, 74.44

27-MOROMI MARINE SERVICES, 74.35

28-FANTASTIC MARINE SERVICES CORPORATION, 73.32

29-RDV ELECTRO MECHANICAL, 73.28

30-T&F MARINE FABRICATOR, 72.86

31-PEVMAR INDUSTRIAL SERVICES, 72.82

32-DUMDUM MARINE SERVICES, 71.8

33-MAP ELECTRICAL SERVICES, 67.21

34-CEBU ASIATIC SHIPPING & PORT SERVICES INC.,

67.16

35-TUMULAK SHIPBUILDING CONTRACTOR CORP., 66.86

36-ROVER INDUSTRIAL & MARINE SERVICES, 63.05

37-K&A METAL INDUSTRIES INC., 91.62

(PREVIOUS GRANDSLAM WINNER: EXEMPTED)

38-DMD ENGINEERING SERVICES (DISQUALIFIED)