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Subic celebrates Labor Day with job fair, fun games
May 01, 2014

SUBIC BAY FREE​PORT - Investors and workers in this ​f​ree​ ​port zone, along with their families, joined hands in the annual celebration of Labor Day here with a labor-recruitment activity and fun games to strengthen goodwill and camaraderie.

"While most of the labor organizations in the country join street protests and rallies, workers in the Subic Bay Freeport take part in what they believe is a more productive way to celebrate this global holiday," Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) Chairman Roberto Garcia said.

"The workers of Subic are going beyond mere display of flags and streamers during Labor Day. Here, we celebrate by building on the positive, by strengthening the workers and creating more opportunities for them," Garcia said.

Organized by the SBMA Labor Department in collaboration with the Subic Bay Workers Development Foundation, Inc. and Harbor Point (Ayala Malls), the celebration started as early as 6:00 a.m. with a three-kilometer fun run participated in by company managers, workers and some family members.

After that, a talent competition was held at the Harbor Point Activity Center to see who were the best dancers, singers and muses among workers from various companies.

At the same time, 25 business locators in the Freeport organized a job fair at the Harbor Point Promenade.

SBMA labor manager Severo Pastor Jr. said the Labor Day job fair in Subic was the biggest in Central Luzon as more than 4,000 jobs were offered by the participating firms.

The labor official attributed the significant increase in the number of job openings here to the continuing effort of the SBMA management to attract more investors in the Freeport.

Pastor also lauded the workers in the Subic Bay Freeport, saying that the local workforce had helped make Subic a globally-competitive business center.

He added that quality performance by Subic workers is the result of​ not only​ good salary or ​company​ prestige, but also how workers feel about their employers or managers, as well as how investors feel about the SBMA and vice versa.

"We are different here in Subic. This is because Freeport workers and their managers choose to relax side by side, and also have friendly competition with other personnel from other companies. This makes for good camaraderie and goodwill, and ultimately good performance and good business," Pastor said. (30)


Runners sprint to take an early lead at a "fun run" that kicked off the Labor Day celebration in the Subic Bay Freeport. Workers from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and Subic locator-companies joined the community event that began and ended at the Harbor Point Ayala Mall.

Runners sprint to take an early lead at a "fun run" that kicked off the Labor Day celebration in the Subic Bay Freeport. Workers from the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority and Subic locator-companies joined the community event that began and ended at the Harbor Point Ayala Mall.


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