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Year: 1970
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extracted text: if ECONOMIC ENCOUNTER WITH THE WEST, I Trade general uproar in Philippine business and industry followed the Central Bank's an nouncement in February that henceforth, the peso would seek its own level, vis-a-vis the US dol lar. The rate was to be determined on a day-to-day basis according to supply and demand. Immediately, the dollar-peso rate shot up from P3.90 to over F6.00 to the dollar. No sooner did this happen, than industrialists and businessmen were up in arms, for many of them carried long term loans from foreign suppliers. Amortization scheduled at P3.90 per dollar was now to be paid at at least P2.00 more. Those who had obligations of say, $l-millon, had to pay over P2-million more! Economists and pseudo-economists had a field day criticizing the state of Philippine economy that brought about the unwanted "floating rate." Many traced the ailment to post-liberation days when mer chandise-hungry Philippines imported goods more than what it could afford, thus practically draining its dollar reserves. Notwithstanding an inevitable stop-gap measure of import controls, the economy never recovered from dollar-anemia. It was simply a matter of foreign trade imba lance— the Philippines importing more than it ex ported. This brought to focus Philippine foreign trade, most of which is transacted in dollars, with the United States as the primary supplier of im ported goods; at the same time, the major outlet of our imports. Some blame the preferential trade agreement with the United States; others blame our inability to develop foreign trade with countries other than the United States. No amount of criticism, however, can change the situation. There is no choice but to continue trade relations, particularly with the West/ inasmuch as we are dependent on them for the supply of goods, equipment, and machinery we urgently need for national development. Of no less importance is our dependence on them to buy our products, mostly mineral and agricultural. Interestingly, our foreign trade activity dates as far back as the pre-Spanish colonization period when the Chinese, Japanese, and other nearby Asian coun tries were already engaged in trading with us — if in an informal, primitive way. 1 TheíjaíJoon Trade Trading was simple — bartering and credit by honor system were used. There was no foreign ex change or banking system to worry about, not even any standard monetary unit. Yet, commerce was active between native and foreign traders, extending from Cebu to Luzon. The Chinese brought into the country porcelain, tapestry, and jars; the Japanese brought tempered pots and pans; the Siamese, gold ornaments. In exchange, local traders had silk, pearls, mats, jute, sinamay cloth, and coconuts. The Peso w hen Spain established control of the islands in the first quarter of the 16th Century, commerce became regulated, and standards were adopted. A monetary unit was introduced, later to be recognized as the Peso, to serve as me dium of exchange for commerce, trade, and more importantly, for tax purposes. No doubt, Spain's dream of gaining access to the Orient unfolded into reality and the Philippines THE GALLEON ROUTE LEGEAD 'JAPAN / PÁCIVi Waktl tAAftifif AS. *** / St Crirtfbal - \ CAlfM/tuFS 9 MARSHALL . A Tarawa m a ..... «F* «*■» •7'®----«» M ) X. TOM** **’••.* , PACIFIC" WMK & *9*1 A*' became the starting point to an empire build-up in the east. By political expedience/ Spain continued to dominate the islands. As a consequence, the num ber of Spanish immigrants swelled year after year reaching to a point where they became a problem to the local government. Supporting the local government, especially the residents, became a financial burden to the near bankrupt economy of mother Spain. Mexico, at that time a Spanish dominion, was therefore required to send part of its tribute to the Spanish govern ment in the Philippine islands. The Galleons o augment the support from Mexico, the authorities in Manila developed a system of trade, whereby goods from the Philippines and the neighboring countries were shipped to, Mexico on ocean going vessels — the galleons. The goods were either sold for gold, or exchanged with merchandise to be sold in the islands and other Asian countries. Thus, the Galleon Trade developed, and with it initiated the Philippines' bid for foreign trade with the West. The Philippines' proximity to the neighboring Asian countries encouraged the government author ities to develop Manila as a center port and intensify shipments to Acapulco. For two and a half centuries, the galleons came and went, pursuing a long and lonely voyage between two distant ports. The continuity of the line was to be interrupted only from time to time by ship wreck, typhoon, or piracy. The galleons were the richest ships in all the oceans, and were the most sought after prize by pirates. English pirates captured four — the Santa Ana in 1847, the Encarnacion in 1709, the Covadonga in 1743, and the Santísima Trinidad, the largest ship of the time, in 1762. The Dutch too, took an unrecorded number of galleons. Galleon Trade Operations he Galleon Trade was intended primarily to earn proceeds for the benefit of the Spanish government in the islands, its officials, the clergy and other Spanish citizens. A certain amount of loading space is alloted to a citizen depending on the capacity of the ship Theíjalk >on Trade available for the voyage that year. The volume of space available for cargo in the galleon was divided into equal parts by a committee, or junta, appointed for that purpose. Each equal part is called pieza, and for each pieza a boleta (ticket) or certificate of ownership is issued. Thus each person's propor tion of loading space was expressed in terms of boletas. As to the eligibility requirements for boleta re cipients, a law in 1593 decreed that the loading space should be divided among all Spanish citizens in the islands — proportionate to their wealth — in order that everyone might share in the advantage and profit of the traffic. Every boletero was, in a sense, a galleon trader with license to ship. As always, where money is involved, corruption creeps in — and the galleon trade was not spared. To put it mildly, it became a nest of fraud and corruption. Francisco Leandro de Vianna, a critic of govern ment operations at that time, observed that "brazen corruption attended the junta" and he denounced the whole business of boleta-distribution as the root of rampant graft which the authorities seemed to ignore, if not altogether tolerated. Favoritism and self-interest made mockery of laws that regulated the trade. An association of Spanish merchants, many of whom belonged to the governor's circle of friends and family, created a consulado (monopoly) which ushered a radical change in the galleon trade operations by fully controlling the galleon's activities, giving the islands its first taste of an anomalous syndicate. The early decades of the Galleon Trade saw a number of Spanish residents in Manila actively trad ing with Mexico on their own account. It was not very long before the monopoly edged them out by cornering all loading space. In some instances, some shippers needed more loading space, forcing them to buy from the monopoly at excessive rates. On the other hand, some boleteros who did not have enough shipments, had to sell out to the monopoly at ridiculously low prices. The price of the boletas depended on certain factors: the results of transactions with the Chi nese, the prospects for a profitable sale in Mexico/ the quantity of ready money in the islands, and the total loading space available in the year's galleon 4 as well as a number of boletas for sale. Usually, each boleta cost from Pl 25 to P200. Among those who profited excessively from the system were the administrators of the obras pías. The obras pías was a charitable institütion run by the religious orders that superintend religious and charitable work. But instead of charitable work, the funds were loaned out to aspiring galleon traders at high interest. Historians point out that a large percentage of Spanish immigrants to the Philippines were poor and idle in their own country. Upon reaching the Philip pines, they suddenly turned rich and prosperous — thanks to the Galleon Trade. But then, the system deteriorated; it was shot with anomalies which led to its end. The last of the galleons sailed into port in 1815. Manila was opened to foreign trade under the Royal Decree of September 6, 1834, finally bringing to a close over two and a half centuries of the Galleon Trade. Soon, the ports of Cebu, Iloilo, Pangasinan and Zamboanga were also opened to foreign trade. Whether the Philippines profited or not in the galleon trade traffic, it is more important that this trade formally opened the ports of the country to the West — for other European countries and Amer ica— to more formal trade relations, the economic legacy succeeding generations, including ours, ex perience today. • Overnight a new identity emerged: Student Power. Student Power is a concerted effort by student activists — young and righteous people ever vigilant of their right to demand justice and democracy, expressed in rallies and demonstrations. Student activism began to gel I towards the end of 1969. At about the same time, another form of student activism took shape. Non-political and non-vocal — shying away from demonstrations of protests — this other student activism engaged in a demonstration of cooperation, industry, perseve rance and self-confidence. Instead of provocateurs, they had among their ranks counsellors drawn from top management of successful enterprises. Expectedly, their activiites did not command na tionwide attention for they lacked emotional appeal. None of them made the front pages of daily news papers. While their counterparts — the political stu dents activists — were hugging the headlines, all they could show were modest profits: monetary and experience. The "other" student activists are members of the Junior Achievement of the Philippines. No one older than 21 years old, they come from different schools, colleges, and universities. Like their counterparts, they pursue different fields of studies—business, law, engineering, and liberal arts. What It's All About Junior Achievement is a community effort aimed at building a corps of entrepreneurs, employers, employees, and in general, citizens who understand the full meaning of private incentive and ownership. Students organize themselves to form miniature en terprises which they operate under the guidance of adult executives. Thus, they gain first-hand expe rience as workers, managers and investors. As a first step, the students establish a typical "corporation" whose capital is pooled from shares which they save from their pocket money, or sell to friends who have confidence in their ability and honesty. Youth Achievers take their jobs seriously. Above, they are exposed to product plan ning. Below, Atmar executives go over product sales. 7 un Oí Ach Once the "mini"-corporation ¡s formed, they elect among themselves a Board of Directors and a set of officers. Almost always, the business student becomes Company president, and the engineering student vice-president for production. But, regard less of their managerial positions, all put in an equal share of productive work — and get paid accordingly. One such JA company is Atmar Enterprises — a group of students from Ateneo and Maryknoll (hence the name). Atmar Enterprises is under the counsel of Getty Oil executives. "Upon advice from our counsellors, we decided to produce satchel bags," explained Jun Hagan, an Ateneo business student and Atmar president. "Im mediately, we were exposed to the different phases of a real industrial enterprise. We learned how to maximize each other's talents. For instance/ we have in our group, one who knows his way around Ma nila and has good bargaining talent — so he is in charge of purchasing. "Another was very good in design — he could cut out the raw materials with practically no wast age; he is in charge of production. "Of course the girls take charge of sewing up the bags," Hagan points out. Atmar's carry-all bags are attractive — especially with the name of one's school proudly printed on it, complemented by the school's insignia. Aside from being roomy, the satchels are designed to go any where, bring anything anywhere, and reasonably re sistant to dirt and smudge. Ingenuity best describes use of leatherette for the bottoms and duck canvas for the body. Sturdy strings top the bags to secure whatever personal effects are placed inside. Although the students meet only two nights a week, Atmar has already produced 603 satchel bags, 540 of which have already been sold. Since they An Achiever as a ma nufacturing worker. started operations a couple of months back at a capital of P485, Atmar already reflects a net profit of Pl,301.38 — after "operating expenses" and "taxes." But it was not that easy. Hagan recalls that at some point the group almost broke up because of a growing animosity. With the help of their Getty counsellors, the problem was isolated. It appeared that in his effort to make a faster turnover, Jun was driving the group too hard, reaching a point where morale was dangerously low. Everybody, par ticularly Atmar's president, learned their first les son on the value of human relations and the main tenance of proper attitude for efficiency. Support To insure a constant flow of young people get ting the feel of private enterprise — an understand ing that is essential to them if they are to "take over" business and industry as employees, managers, and stockholders — a Center is being maintained at Malugay Street in Makati, Rizal where the students operate their business. 8 The Junior Achievement of the Philippines, Inc. counts with the support of business and industry, among which is Getty Oil (Philippines) Inc. Getty is a founding member as well as counselling firm. Executive Vice President George B. Campbell sits in the Board of Trustees. He also serves as First Vice President for JA. In addition, Getty executives, C. E. Tuason, I. Sanchez, Jr., and A. V. Amagna, take time out to serve as counsellors, providing youngsters the bene fits of their experience in production, administra tion, and marketing. What does the Junior Achievement seek to ac complish? The objective of Junior Achievement is to instill in the new generation a sympathetic understanding of the private enterprise system in which business thrives and prospers. Letting today's youth under stand economic problems will make them better pre pared when they find themselves either in govern ment service, or practitioners in private enterprises after they step out of school. In a way/ JA is harnessing student power today for better captains of business and industry tomor row. • Achievers found satchel bag-making is an easy but challenging process. Clipboards are saleable items, too. 9 Each Kart is meticuluously inspected to insure safety. OF SKILLS AND COURAGE MASTERY over cams, gears, wheels, rods, belts, and bearings put together, marked two Gettysponsored sports events: Go Kart Racing and Motorcycle Obstacle Run. In both events, rugged and determined men raced over speedways and hurled over makeshift obstacles in a valiant demonstration of skills and courage. Go Kart Racing Go Kart racing is relatively new in the exciting field of motor sports. Primarily, it is geared to test the endurance of man and machine. Go-Karting started in the United States as a backyard sports, finally finding its way into the Philippines where it immediately gathered a number of enthusiasts. Keeping interest aflame in this motor sports is the Philippine Karting Federation. Under the spon10 Off the track, a last minute adjustment on his kart is made by a contestant. A competitor is assisted to get into starting position. Two contestants execute a difficult hair pin turn. At high speed, these turns some times throw racer and kart off the speed way. PHILIPPINE KARTING federation I I The Winner! Nanding Villanueva of the CAM Wreckers Association displays trophy he won in Open class event. From left: Samuel O. Abellera, Getty general sales man ager; Ditas Rustía, PKF muse; Villanueva and Jaime Rojas. Oops! A spin throws a con testant out of position. sorship of Getty Oil (Philippines) lnc.z the first of a series of Go Kart races was held March 8, at the Elliptical Road in Quezon City. At the Quezon City races, Getty provided par ticipants with Flying "A" premium gasoline and Veedol lubricants. Trophies for the winners were also donated by Getty. The races, comprising four classes — novice, su per, Formula II, and Open — saw the participation of the Philippine's top racers, such as Nanding Villa nueva, who captured the Open class title with his blue-colored Bug powered by a McCullough twin engine; Boy déla Paz, who claimed the Super class title; Ric Catajan, who lorded over the Class II event; and Ernesto de Jesus who romped away with the Novice title. * Two early favorites, veteran karter Tom Zimmer man and Asian Champion Joey R. Bundallan, were bugged with mechanical and brake troubles. Still/ both were in the thick of the races and impressed the spectators with their motoring finesse. The fantastic speeds in go-kart racing required strict supervision and safety measures. Drivers' qua lifications were very strict, requiring special licenses for the competitions. Similarly, racers had to be submitted for thorough safety inspection. The race track itself had to be properly barri caded to protect the thousands of spectators who lined the kilometer-long speedway. Getty Oil (Phil ippines) Inc. saw to it that the races were accidentfree by installing safety signs and barricades. The value of Getty's sponsorship was summed up by Joey R. Bundallan, Philippine Karting Federa tion's executive secretary, who commented: "Getty Oil's support is definitely a strong indi cation of the healthy development of the sport." Riding bike No. 32, Jim Creech poses for souvenir picture wth Richard Huffman, then went ahead and won over Huffman for the Light Heavyweight title. Scott poses with his winning bike in front of Getty streamer — he got racing power all right. OF SKILLS AND COURAGE Great Obstacle Run In the Philippines, the motorcycle has made its presence felt both as a means for transportation and for sport. But very often, motorcyclists figure in accidents on the highway due to over-rating of cap abilities of the machine, and over-confidence of the rider himself. Like drivers of four-wheeled vehicles, motorcy clists must be familiar with the limitations of their bike. Hundreds of cyclists from different Motorcycle Clubs in the Philippines gathered at Nalinac for the Great Obstacle Run. Among those who sent in con tingents were the Ridge Riders of Clark Air Force Base, the Iron Horsemen from Subic, the Angeles Motorcycle club, the Wallace Team, the John Hay Team, the Philippine Motorcycle Racing Association, and several motorcycle clubs in Greater Manila. The competitors were classified according to mo torcycle engine size: Bantam (up to 100 cc), Light Weight (200 cc), Medium Weight (250 cc), LightHeavy Weight (over 450 cc). Rules were based on the Sportsman Competition Rule Book of the Amer ican Motorcycle Association. While the races were primarily a test of the cyclist's skill and his motorcycle's efficiency, in some measure, the event provided an opportunity for fuel and oil quality to prove themselves. For instance, Eldon Scott, winner of the Heavy Weight class, used Flying "A" Premium gasoline and Veedol Racing Oil. He clocked 12 min. 4 sec. — a good four min utes ahead of his rival, Joseph R. Drury, who came from the same club. Jim Creech also used Flying "A" Premium and Veedol Racing Oil, and romped away with the Light Weight class trophy. James E. Smith (Wallace Team) copped the Ban tam title on his bike No. 17, after switching to Veedol racing oil. The first of its kind in the Philippines/ the Great Obstacle Run was both a race against time, and a test of the rider's skill as well as the sturdi ness of his "iron horse." In motorcycling language, the event is technically defined as "observed field trials." Obstacles, natural and make-shift, were laid along the route. Each rider was granted 350 points at the start of the race. Demerits were deducted for obstacles unsuccessfully hurdled or purposely ^avoid ed, or for violation of rules. Getty extended support to the Great Obstacle Run project largely because of its meritorious ob jective. Getty provided Flying "A" Premium gasoline and Veedol racing oil to the participants. It also donated some of the trophies which were awarded to the champions. Enlivening the site were Getty buntings and streamers. Aside from the benefits pointed out, the races proved that no matter what the power and efficiency, it takes man's skill and courage to accomplish the purpose. • 12 Á competing cyclist hurdles one of the 35 obstacles strewn along the route. Eldon Scott gets a hearty handshake after winning the Hea vy Weight Class. James E. Smith fills up his bike No. 17 with Veedol racing oil. He copped the Ban tam title. THE SWINGING EXECUTIVE RED Jeanjaquet belongs to the swinging set — not the group that stays up swinging till the wee hours of the morning, but with the group that swings at the crack of dawn during week ends on the green trying to beat the par, or im proving handicaps. "I'm classified as a week-end golfer," drawls Fred in his soft, clear voice. He admits, however, that he sneaks in a game or two whenever he can during holidays. Unlike most golf-bugs who started early in the sport, Fred Jeanjaquet did not learn how to swing a club until he was transferred to the Manila office a few years back. But he quickly caught on as at tested by over a dozen trophies. By nature a sportsman, Fred plays football, bas ketball and tennis. He is a good swimmer and an avid hunter, but until his association with Getty Oil, he never played golf. Motivated by group influence, he bought a set of golf clubs and started practice swings. He enjoyed this sport very much and soon became an avid golfer. There is a sudden glow on Fred's face as he recalls winning his first trophy. "I won it in 1964, at the inter-Company competitions. That was the very first tournament I entered." The fact that he beat the field of more experienced golfers affirms his decision to improve in his new-found sport. He kept on improving his style and his swing, ever since. To do this, he joined the Capitol Hills, Fort Bonifacio, and UP Tee Jots Golf Clubs. He is a member of the exclusive group called "As Is, Where Is." "Actually, the group merely plays the game more strictly than usual," Fred explains. "Whereas in nor mal play, if your ball lands, say behind a tree or atop some dry twigs, you may take a penalty stroke. But with the 'As Is, Where Is' players, you hit the ball wherever it lands." The self-imposed restriction forces one to be careful in his strokes; it also trains him to get out of difficult situations without assistance. As a member of the Manila Lions Club, Fred participates in the monthly tournaments of the Phil ippine Lions Golf Association (PLGA). He has im proved his rating from C to B in this tournament, and is now on his way to Class A. At the UP Tee Jots however, he has improved from Class D to Class A. Fred points out that contrary to popular belief, golf is not an expensive game. The only substantial investment required is the purchase of equipment. As soon as this is accomplished, one can enjoy the sport no more expensive than tennis. Counting the benefits one gets — physical, mental, and moral — one is well rewarded. Elaborating further, Fred points out that walking around the course to complete 18 holes, with fresh air and morning sunshine, equals any exercise to preserve one's physical constitution. And the serene atmosphere, away from the rush-rush environment of city life, affords one appreciation of the beauty of nature and serves as relaxation to the mentally depressed business executive. 15 16 MEET A SUPERVISOR NUNILON C. LIVELO And His Moments Of DECISION AT some time or another, one faces a moment of decision — to compromise, or to stand ■__Jfirm on what he thinks is right. To Nunilon C. Livelo, accounting supervisor, his refusal to compromise on what is right came at a time when he was a high school student in his hometown in Imus, Cavite. During a break in study period, some of Noli's classmates pulled a prank which displeased one of the teachers. Somehow, Noli was mistakenly identified among the culprits. At the confrontation, all except Noli admitted participation. It became a matter of Noli's word against the teacher—he faced a moment of deci sion: whether to compromise and let things be for given and forgotten, or stand firm on his inno cence. He chose not to compromise, even though it meant transferring to another school. And like the man who once said, "I'd rather be right, than President," Noli preferred to con tinue schooling in Manila, away from his boyhood chums. There were subsequent moments of decision Noli faced like the matter of selecting his profession. .At times of self-reflection, Noli oftentimes wonders how he would have fared had he decided to become an engineer instead of an accountant. "My choice narrowed between Engineering and Commerce. I was told that engineering classes were longer, involving laboratory work on Saturdays and Sundays. Since I was deeply interested in sports and needed sufficient time to participate in athletics, I enrolled in Commerce so as to have my week ends free," he explains. After graduation, he took the government exam inations for Certified Public Accountants. Simulta neously, he took an employment test at the Phil ippine National Bank. He passed both, and his high mark in the PNB test was his passport to employ ment. Part of his training was assignment to provin cial branches, an experience which served him well when he was appointed head of PNB's agency at Hagan, Isabela. Much later, he was transferred to the Trece Mártires City agency in Cavite. Activity was slow in the newly-created city and he was get ting into a rut. Noli faced another moment of decision. Not content with a job that offered no chal lenge, he quit and joined Sycip, Gorres, Velayo & Co., Certified Public Accountants. He was with this firm when he learned of the opportunities at Getty Oil. It was also about that time he decided to settle down. He married a long-time sweetheart, and the couple now has four children: Felino (coined from Fe and Noli); Glen (who was born the year John Glen orbitted the earth); Dennis, and Sandra, the only daughter and easily the family's favorite. At 37, Noli displays remarkable enthusiasm, al though he admits he has his share of responsibility problems. Since he joined Getty Oil in 1957, Noli has been thoroughly exposed to the Company's various ac counting work, earning promotions to positions of responsibility. Just before his appointment as ac counting supervisor, he was a junior auditor. "I consider my position not merely a job, but a career," he emphasized. "I find within it the po tentials of career development. Opportunities for self-improvement are evident — in fact many can testify to the benefits they obtained from profes sional development seminars they attended under Company sponsorship." Noli himself is active in professional circles, particularly in the Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA). Thirteen years of service provide sufficient evi dence that Noli likes working with the Company — a decision he does not regret having made. 17 18 YOUR CAR ON TIME! XTENSIVE research by automobile manufac turers and motor associations reveals the great difference between the time you think of stopping and the time your car actually stops. Assuming that your car runs at ten miles per hour when the car ahead of you suddenly stops, your car would have travelled 11 feet even before your foot touches the brake pedal. This is your reaction distance. Granting that you press the pedal down quick ly, the car would still take another nine feet before it completely stops. Between your reaction to the danger and the car stopping completely, you have travelled 20 feet. If you were following the car less than 20 feet, you would have hit it. The faster you go, the further it takes to stop the car. At 50 MPH, your reaction distance would be 55 feet; your braking distance, 133 feet — a long 188 feet before complete stop. Of course this is true only if your brakes are good. If they are not, your are courting disaster. Keep your brake system properly maintained and save yourself a lot of costly accidents. A regular check up of brake fluid level is one way of insuring that your brakes are good. A reduction in the fluid level means a leakage in the system that should be re paired at once. Just as important in brake system maintenance is the selection of the correct brake fluid. For the correct brake fluid, visit your depend able Flying "A" dealer throughout the Philippines, or better yet, have a safety check to determine whether your brakes are in proper working condi tions. 19 LEY I NG LENS Employee Receives Award Roberto Facundo, an employee of the Bacolod branch, recently received a suggestion award check from Melencio J. Jamili, Getty Oil's branch manager. Facundo suggested that the At IRRI Getty Oil technical representa tives, maintenance personnel and design engineers of the Interna tional Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Los Baños, Laguna and students from the UP College of Agriculture gathered for a sem inar on lubrication held at the IRRI recently. 220V buzzers being used with the SF-69 pumps be replaced with 6V buzzers. His suggestion lessened, if not totally eliminated, the usual pump troubles. D. Abella, wholesale and tech nical services supervisor, were among the lecturers. He talked on proper lubrication methods. ‘1 - > •. ft ,»■ i 7 < ? £7 ;; > k 'r" . > \ ■ $ 1 ■ t; f W. F. Hagans, president and general manager, recently announced the appointments and de signation of three key personnel to the following positions: A. L. Jimoga-on as Iloilo branch manager, G. C. Martin as credit manager and G. C. Herrera as operations superintendent. JIMOGA-ON Jimoga-on was formerly sales man B assigned in Bacolod branch. He joined the company in July, 1963. He has a BSC degree. Martin, formerly credit super visor, is a BSC graduate and a CPA. He joined Getty Oil in No vember 1959. Herrera previously held the po sition of plant superintendent and branch plant advisor. A holder of a BSME degree, he joined the company in May 1963. 4 % A Station Opens In La Union Another service station opened in Aringay, La Union, to serve mo torists in that area. Rev. Marcos Carmelo, Aringay parish priest, blessed the service station, BL 9628 managed by D. G. Juloya, dealer. The other guests included: (L to R) H. B. Gay-ya, Jr., Poro branch salesman; P. Pimentel, PVTA executive assistant; Mrs. Lita Yabut-Chan; Mons. Marcos Carmelo; D. G. Juloya; and Arin gay Mayor Moises Dulay. ATMAR Execs Visit Getty Oil To acquaint the members into the different phases of work ac tivities going on at the Pandacan Plant, the members of the Atmar Enterprises, a JA company, toured the plant site. Francisco Hagan, Jr., president, led the group. A. V. Amagna, Jr., I. H. San chez, Jr./ C. E. Tuason, advisers, acted as tour guides explaining the various processes involved. The group also visited the differ ent offices, shops and the Blend ing Plant. B. P. Quiaoit, asst, plant supe rintendent/ and C. G. Nolasco of National Accounts accompanied the visitors during the tour. Cebu Secretaries Elect Tubalado Rogelio M. Tubalado, clerk/stenographer, Cebu branch, was re cently elected as assistant treas urer of the Philippine Association of Secretaries, Cebu Chapter. The other elected officers of the association are: Tessie Irazo, pre sident; Alice Keesey, vice presi dent; Gio Zosa, recording secre tary; Brenda Ignacio, social sec retary; Stella Carolino, treasurer; Loi Arriola, auditor; Dinah Tan and Chinggay Orat, PRO. 21 Il NI NG LI NS Proud and happy A. S. Paruñgao of the Cebu branch recently pinned a gold medal on his daughter, Annora Belinda for topping her first-year class. Annora has been a consistent gold medalist at Stella Maris School for the fourth consecutive year now. After 33 years of faithful serv ice with the Company, Engracio D. Ringor, driver of the Pandacan plant, recently received his retire ment check from Mr. W. F. Ha gans, president and general-man ager of Getty Oil (Philippines) Inc. Looking on are Mrs. Ringor and V. B. Lainez, personnel manager. 22 Hnahst Berth BGetty Oil (Philippines) Inc. has been chosen as one of the finalists in this year's Achievement for Man agement Awards Program spon sored by the International Council of Industrial Editors. The top winners in the various categories will be announced at the ICIE-AAIE conference in Pitts burgh, Pennsylvania which begins on June 2. Other finalists in the AFMA Program are the following: Be mis Company, Inc., Minneapolis; Canadian Industries, Ltd., Mont real; Florida Power and Light Company, Miami; Gimbels, Mil waukee; Gulf Oil Canada, Ltd., Toronto; Lockheed-Georgia Com pany, Marietta, Ga.; New York Telephone Company, New York; Northeast Utilities, Hartford, Conn.; J.C. Penney Company, New York; The Southern New England Telephone Company, New Haven, Conn.; State Farm Insurance Com panies, Bloomington, III.; Vanda Beauty Counselor, Orlando, Fla.; Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, Washington; and Wyandotte Chem icals Corporation, Wyandotte, Michigan. Mr. M. Doke Douglas, chief in ternal auditor of Getty Oil Com pany in Los Angeles, was a recent visitor to the Philippines. While here, he conferred with local offi cials and toured provincial offices of Getty Oil in the country. During his stay, he was honored at a party given by Mr. O. Soriano, vice president-finance. 1970 GETTY RADIO NEWSCASTS STATION TIME DAYS DZJC Laoag 7:00 —7:10 AM Mon. — Fri. DZHB Baguio* 6:00 — 6:05 AM Mon. — Sat. DZWJ Lucena 6:00 — 6:10 AM Mon. — Fri. DZGE Naga 7:00 —7:10 AM Mon. — Fri. DZGB Legaspi 12:30— 12:40 PM Mon. — Fri. DZHP Manila* 6:00 — 6:05 AM Mon. — Sat. DYRI Iloilo 8:00 — 8:10 AM Mon. — Fri. DYHP Cebu* 6:00 — 6:05 AM Mon. — Sat. DXVM de Cagayan Oro* 6:00 — 6:05 AM Mon. — Sat. DYHB Bacolod* 6:00 — 6:05 AM Mon. — Sat. DYWC Guihulngan 6:00 — 6:10 AM Mon. — Fri. DYVL Tacloban 8:00 — 8:10 AM Mon. — Fri. DXOR Cagayan 12:50—1:00 PM Mon. — Sta. DXDC Davao* 6:00 — 6:05 AM Mon. — Sat. DXBC Butuan 8:00 — 8:10 AM Mon. — Fri. DXND Cotabato* 6:00 — 6:05 AM Mon. — Sat. DXSY Ozamis 7:00 —7:10 AM Mon. — Fri. DXLL Zamboanga 7:00 —7:10 AM Mon. — Fri. *Radio Mindanao Network Microwave Newscast (Simulcast 7 Stations) GETTY TV COMMERCIAL SCHEDULE Channel/City Placements Time (PM) Days Ch. 2 — Manila Pre Hawaii Five-0 8:00 Friday Pre Code Name Apollo 7:00 Saturday Ch. 4 — Manila Pre Ironsides 9:30 Monday Pre Mod Squad 8:00 Thursday Pre Tancho Tique Show 8:00 Saturday Ch. 7 — Manila Pre Mission Impossible 9:00 Sunday Pre Survivors 9:00 Friday W/ n: Name of the Game 8-9:30 Thursday Pre Love American Style 9:00 Tuesday Ch. 9 — Manila Pre Dakotas 8:00 Monday Pre Cinehouse ”9" 9:30 Wednesday Pre Ringside "9" 9:30 Sunday Ch. 11 — Manila W/ in: MICAA Basketball Series Wednesday (No definite schedule) W/in: Straight from the Shoulder 7:30 Ch. 13 — Manila Pre Strange Report 8:00 Sunday Ch. 3-— Cebu Pre Buhay Artista 6:00 Friday Pre Si Tatang Kasi 6:00 Monday Pre Evening With Pilita 7:00 Sunday Pre Code Name Apollo 6:00 Wednesday Pre Nida Nestor Show 6:30 Tuesday Ch. 4 — Bacolod Pre Buhay Artista 6:30 Tuesday Pre Evening With Pilita 8:30 Wednesday Pre Code Name Apollo 6:00 Friday Pre Nida Nestor Show 7:30 Thursday Pre Tom Jones 7:00 Sunday 23 JIMENEZ MALOTO • ** ■ VALENZUELA BAYAIS AZUL QUIROLGICO LUALHATI MENDOZA GOMEZ WELCOME Reynaldo C. Jimenez, Makati Clerk C — Accounting, is a BSC grad uate, major in Accounting and Auditing, of San Beda College. Arturo C. Maloto, Makati Clerk C — Accounting, is a certified pub lic accountant. He is a graduate of the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City. He was employed by Mr. Felicísimo Requillo as bookkeeper from June 1964 to May 1968 in Iloilo City, and by Southern Motors, Inc. as Account ing Clerk from February 1969 to July 1969. Pedro C. Valenzuela, Jr., Makati Clerk C — Accounting, graduated in May 1969 with the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce, major in Accounting, from the Philippine College of Commerce. Dominador B. Bayais, Pandacan, Painter is a high school graduate of Francisco College, Manila. Im mediately prior to his employment with the Company, he was con nected with Mabuhay Painting Service as foreman/painter. Lolito B. Azul, Manila Salesman C (Trainee), finished Commerce, major in Marketing, at the Uni versity of the East. He also took up law in the same school. His first employment was with Proc ter & Gamble PMC as field adman, then with Wyeth-Suaco Laborato ries as detailman, with Johnson & Johnson (Phils.) as detailman. Im mediately prior to his employment with Getty Oil, he was connected with La Tondeña. Juanito J. Quirolgico, Manila Sales man C (Trainee), took up Che mical Engineering at Mapua Insti tute of Technology. His first em ployment was with Lexal Labora tories, Inc. as detailman, then with Associated Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Richardson-Merrell (Phil.), Inc. as medical detailman. Amor N. Lualhati, Pandacan, Re ceptionist-Telephone Operator, gra duated from High school at Jose Abad Santos High School, Arellano University, in Pasay City. She also studied Education for two years at UE. She had been employed as clerk at Lirag Textiles and at Pagasa Commercial and at Magsaysay Lines as casual telephone ope rator. El mer R. Mendoza, Makati, Clerk C — Accounting, graduated with a BBA degree, major in Account ing, from UE. He had been em ployed at the Bankers' Club as accounting clerk and at Philippine Air Lines as stock control clerk. Exequiel S. Gomez, Manila Sales man C (Trainee), is a BBA grad uate, major in Accounting, of UE. He had been employed with Er langer & Galinger, Inc. as sales promotion assistant. Wyeth-Suaco Laboratories as territory manager and with Bristol Laboratories as medical representative.