The Philippines Herald (March 14, 1970)

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Title: The Philippines Herald (March 14, 1970)
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extracted text: oTheTJJhilippines Tferald / »«J’HE ^uppine^ library X <2/ MAR 1 4 1970 MARCH 14, 1970 x____________ ' _________________z Sth ________ ANNIVERSARY SUPPLEMENT ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES SUPPLY CENTER MESS A GES It gives me great pleasure to greet the Armed Forces of the Philippines Supply Cen ter on the occasion of its eighth anniversary today. The military establishment can very well be proud of its logistic arm, the AFP Supply Center, notably for its steady growth and ingenious use of its potentials and capa bilities for coping with the increasing and exacting requirements of national security. Although still young in years, and despite the handicaps implicit with fiscal restraint, the Center has continued to provide a sustained pace and volume of service, aimed both to wards enhancing national security and advancing nation-building. I am very glad to hear that you have since increased tremendously your output of rebuilt vehicles which I encouraged you to do during my last visit to your unit. For distinct achievements, I commend the officers, men and civilian employes of the AFP Supply Center. I am confident that despite limited resources, you will push on ward towards greater achievements as your contribution to the common effort of meeting the challenges of the seventies. FERDINAND E. MARCOS President of the Philippines I am very pleased to greet the officers, enlisted personnel and civilian employes of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Supply Center on the occasion of the eighth an niversary of their organization. As the logistics arm of our armed forces, the AFPSC is called upon to support the lo gistical needs of the military establishment in the attainment of national defense goats. I hold high hopes that the members of the AFP Supply Center will dedicate them selves to the service and exert maximum effort to cope with the ever-increasing de mands of our defense and security requirements. JUAN PONCE ENRILE Acting Secretary Department of National Defense I take pleasure in extending my warmest greetings to the members of the Armed Forces of the Philippines Supply Center on their organization’s eighth anniversary. Cognizant of the difficulties facing the Center, especially at this time of fiscal res traint, I am gratified to note that this logistics unit of the Armed Forces has managed to maintain a sustained commendable performance. This is particularly true in its re build output which has doubled as compared to previous years, an accomplishment made more meaningful by the fact that it has been achieved at a time when there has been a decrease in available resources. It is to be hoped therefore that this occasion will infuse in every member of the AFPSC a renewed sense of dedication and determination to maintain, if not surpass, previous standards of performance. My best wishes for a happy anniversary celebration. MANUEL T. YAN General, AFP Chief of Staff Today, as the AFP Supply Center enters into its eighth year of existence, I take this opportune moment to convey my profound gratitude to each and every member of the Command for their active participation in the accomplishment of our assigned mission. The Center has indeed gone a long way since its inception into the military organi zation eight years ago. I feel proud to say that our consuming obsession for more ef fective and wider dimension of service is at its initial realization. The percentage of fill rate of supply demands not heretofore been attained and the tremendous increase in our production output in the rebuild program all attest to this. The Center does not, however, remain complacent to the challenges of the seven ties. Against the dwindling resources to support our activities, we are continually embarking on operations research and systems analysis with the end in view of increas ing production at lesser expenditures. Along the concept of self-reliance, we are venturing on activities to make the AFP develop capabilities for ammo reloading, rebuild of engine blocks, and manufacture of batteries which are deemed vitally important in the fulfillment of our defense responsi bilities. The nation can rest assured that the AFP Supply Center will continue to strike farther ahead to meet the demands of the times. Towards this end, I call upon the officers, men and aivilian employes of the Command to forge our collective efforts for the attainment of the herein enunciated objective of “Self-reliance in production, and more production for self-sufficiency.” ANTONIO G. TAMAYO Brigadier General, AFP Commanding Page 2 AFP SUPPLY CENTER SUPPLEMENT March 14, 1970 PIPELINE OF MILITARY LOGISTICS AFP SUPPLY CENTER ON a sprawling site on the rolling plains of Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City, is located the sup ply center of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, more commonly known as the AFP Supply Cen ter. Sitting on this site are some twenty buildings, sixteen warehouses, nine shops and organic equip ment worth 25 million pesos. The AFP Supply Center, the biggest sup port unit of the armed services, marks its 8th anniversary today with simple ceremonies. Starting humbly as an AFP general depot on PROGRAM OF ACTIVITIES March 14, Saturday PART I 0730 Hours — Field Mass in front of Ad ministrative Building' 0840 Hours — Review in honor of Gen. Manuel T. Yan, Chief of Staff. AFP — Formation of Troops — Presentation and Honor — Inspection — Award — Introduction of the Guest of Honor by Brig. Gen. An tonio G. Tamayo, CG, AFPSC — Speech by Gen. Manuel T. Yan, Chief of Staff, AFP — March in Review PART II COCKTAILS AT DAZA PARK CAMP GEN. E. AGUINALDO QUEZON CITY Jan. 17, 1951 with about 203 officers and men charged with receiving, storing and issuing com mon items of supply and equipment, it had since burgeoned into the orga nization that it is today. An integrated base shop was added on March 1, 1954 manned by seven officers and eight enlist ed men to restore to full utility the AFP’s wornout equipment and run down vehicles. Fifteen Units The merging of the general depot and the base shop in 1962, saw the birth of the AFP Sup ply Center. Included in this merger were fifteen Philippine Arm}’ units together with its person nel strength of 284 offi cers, 2.359 enlisted men and 537 civilian em ployes. The AFP Supply Cen ter is capable of rebuild ing 2.3 vehicles every shift daily; maintain 6.0 engines during two shifts a day; fabricate 1.000 units monthly on three shifts; transport 600.000 PKM and 400.000 TKM monthly plus its other capabilities in procure ment of local and over seas items including a machinery to dispose of common items. The Supply Center is adequately equipped for storage of any item with its 16 open, covered, tern perature-controlled and underground ware houses. Simplification While the Center, in keeping with the ad vances in military opera tions and economy in lo gistics has simplified the supply system of the AFP. it has also strung up an unenviable record in its seven-year exis tence. Last year, it has rebuilt major end items and 530 run-down vehic 1 e s, engineering and signal equipment, arma ments and quartermaster items amounting to over 4.9 million pesos. The center also pro duced 7,402 units of the Marcos prefab ricated schoolbuildings amount ing to over 1.3 million pesos. Its Ammo Reload ing Plant was responsible for renovating assorted rounds of ammunition with a total value of over 1.4 million pesos. Aside from these, the Center has transported more than 94,000 milita ry and civilian persons at the cost of over 1.9 mil lion pesos; and hauled some 140.000 tons of ge neral cargo at the cost of over P.99 million. Inventory As additional accom plishments for the past year, it has completed a wall-to-wall inventory of assets a m o u nting to 61 million pesos; received a total shipment of P13 - 31 million in supplies and P20.91 million in equip ment; disposed materials and equipment with a book value of Military Aid Program of P.830 million and Republic of the Philippines of P0.004 million. It has also procured 20 million pesos worth of local and overseas sup plies and equipment. Lately ,the Center has launched “O p e r ations MYL” and “Operations Caribou” which were res ponsible in advancing the socio-economic program of the present adminis tration. During an emer gency or a calamity in any part of the country, the Center’s directorate for trans portation or quartermaster truck bat talion speedily dispatches vehicles to stricken areas. One of the recent pro jects of the Center is the making of bullet shells out of old cannon shells of pre-war vintage. This means that should there be a shortage of the sup ply of empty shells, the Ammo Reloading Plant could still produce bul lets to meet the require ments of the AFP per sonnel. The ammo plant is under the supervision of P. B. Dionisio, a sportsman-b u s i n e s sman. It can produce more than 3.000 rounds of ammunition daily. 'Troop Hufment' Aside from pre-fab schoolhouses, the Center is also producing modern ready-made barracks arid /or multi-purpose build ings — the “troop hut ment, ” a portable building which is a thou sand fold better than the canvas tent. It is made of galvanized iron and could easily be transport ed and erected. The AFP Supply Cen ter is under the com mand of Brig. Gen. Anto nio G. Tamayo with Col. Alejo F. Alvarez as depu ty commander and Col. Benjamin M. Bayhon, ex ecutive officer. To attain more effec tive and wider support service, the Center is now organized into a di rectorate-type structure TURN PAGE March 14, 1970 AFP SUPPLY CENTER SUPPLEMENT Page 3 AFPSC SPECIAL AND GENERAL STAFF Officers at the helm of the Armed Forces of the Philip pines Supply Center (top pa nel) are Brig. Gen A. G. Tamavo, commanding. AFPSC, Col'. A. F. Alvarez, deputy commander; Col. B. M. Bayhon. executive officer; Col. D. C. Garcia, chief. PPO; Capt. P. P. Carino (P.N.) Insp. Gen. and Int. Auditor- Col. F. R. Villacrucis. director DSS. In second panel are Col. E. R. Paras, director for Adm. and personnel; Col. S. M. Cuasay, director DME; Col. R. V. dela Rosa Jr. director, D/Proc.; Lt. Col. S. C. Cruz chief. QAO; Lt. Col. B. G. Kagaoan, direc tor D/Trans. In third panel are Major R. M. Padicrnos. C, comptroller; Maj B V. Zabat, C. finance; Mai. S. S. Med’na. CO. HSBn; Maj. I. M. Santos, CO. Den. Disp.; Capt. E. S Abad, aide-de-camp. In lower panel are Capt. A. C. Trampe, staff judge advocate and Sec. coordinating staff; 1st. Lt. G. T. Viernes Jr. aetg. CO. Med. Disp.; 1st Lt. A. M. Arboleda, PRO and OIC band; 1st Lt. N. D. Luna. ISO: and M/SH. A. G. Carpio, command sgt. major. •with the standard levels of command. The general depot be came the Directorate for Supply Services now headed by Col. Florenti no Villacrusis, while the base shop is now known as the Directorate for Maintenance Engineer ing. For the past eight Staff Conference Brig. Gen. Antonio G. Tamayo (middle) presides over staff conference held to co ordinate systems and procedures of the Supply Center. Shown in photo (from left) are Col. D. C. Garcia, Capt. P. P. Carino (P.N.), Col. F. R. Villacrusis, Col. R. V. de la Rosa Jr., Col. A. F Alva rez, Brig Gen. Tamayo, Col. E. R. Paras, Col. S. M. Cuasay, Maj. S. S. Medina, Maj. R. M. Padiernos, F. Romero and Lt. Col. B. G. Kagaoan. Back row: Lt. Col. S. C. Cruz, Capt. A. C. Trampe, 1st Lt. A. M. Arboleda and Lt. Nehennas Lu na. Other Units Several other directo rates have since been es tablished—among these the Directorate for Admi nistration and Personnel headed by Col. Edmundo R. Paras, Procurement, under Col. Ramon V. dela Rosa Jr.; Transportation commanded by Lt. Col. Benjamin Kagaoan; Plans and Program Of fice, headed by Col. Do mingo C. Garcia: Quality Assurance Office under Lt. Col. Simeon Cruz; Headquarters Service Battalion headed by Maj. Salvador Medina, and other units. years, the Center has changed command eight times. Its first comman der was Brig. Gen. Noe Dayot (March ’62—Aug ’64); followed by Brig. Gen. Francisco H. Licuanan (Aug ’64—Sept ’65); Brig. Gen. Jose G. Abrenica (Sept—Nov ’65); Col. Maximo S. Jante (Dec ’65—March ’66); Filipino R. Flojo (March ’65—Sept. ’66) Brig. Gen. Marte U. Iglesias (Sept ’66—May ’68); Brig. Gen. Onofre T. Ramos (May ’68—June ’69); and last ly, Brig. General Tamayo who is still in command. Page 4 AFP SUPPLY CENTER SUPPLEMENT March 14, 1970 CITED FOR EXCELLENCE! Ang Tibay... now on its 60th year of service to the nation, congratulates the Armed Forces Supply Center on its 8th anniversary. 297 Rlzal Ave. Extension.- Grace Park. Caloocan Olty P.O. Box 333. Manila, Philippines MANILA STORES: RIZAL AVENUE (MGOH>/LEG ARDA/PACO/STA. MESA SUPERMARKET/GRACE PARK/CARTIMAR/PA6 AV aad IranchMeA Aeateea tArovcAoat tAe PhlUppinee. March 14, 1970 AFP SUPPLY CENTER SUPPLEMENT Page 5 Supply Center’s Role In the Government’s Schoolbuiiding Project Since population ex plosion caught up with the- Philippines, the countrv has always been faced with a shortage of schoolrooms and the problem of turning away thousands of students for lack of accommoda tion. When President Mar cos took over the helm of the government, he gave this problem the highest priority with the launch ing of a massive infra ct ructure program in volving a bridge-and-road building project and the mass construction of schoolbuildings. To acce lerate the construction of these schoolrooms, the Chief Executive tapped the talents and resources of the Armed Forces of the Philippines to ioin hands with the civilian workers. One of the govern mental agencies given the task of manufactur ing the prefabricated tvpe of school houses was the AFP Supply Center which has since embark ed on the manufacture and production of some of the items for the armed services. On February of 1967, a now section was creat ed which was charged with the mass manufac ture of the prefabricated school building. Sgt. An drew C. Macabinta. act ing chief of the Manu facturing and Fabrica tion branch of the DME, wo<; designated supervi sor The project was start ed by skilled machinists ond mechanics borrowed from other branches. Special devices were de signed and manufactured to give impetus to the earlv completion of the project. Machines also wpvp borrowed. Development and Progress As the project gained momentum, more work ers were hired. But with the return of the skilled workers to their sections, there was a problem of a drop in quality in the products. This was solved with the 'hiring of more skilled workers, like qua lity control inspectors and supervisors who trained the new workers. Soon the section not on ly increased its rate of By Alfredo C. Garcia production but even came up with an improv ed quality manufacture. The initial production goal was 20 units a day on the three structural components: purlins, rafters and columns. The standard working period was soon changed into two shifts and later in to three shifts with pro duction continuing round the clock. To help Macabinta in AFPSC Comes Up with the Troop Hutment One of the latest to come out of the AFP Supply derri military billet is expected to be the standard Center is the portable “troop hutment,” made of barracks of AFP military personnel. Workers (top galvanized iron, aluminum and lumber. This mo- photo) sort out materials prior to construction. the project, Major Fidel Samson, then chief of the control branch be came project manager. Mrs. Narcisa O. Santos of the Directorate of Comptrollership was al so tapped to help out. As the project kept on ex panding, a new building was erected to house separately the President ial schoolbuiiding pro ject. By the end of 196S, the section moved to its new quarters. Accomplishments During the first year of operation, it turned out 2,400 units of the three-rbom type. With the implementation of the three-shift period, production shot up and doubled to 5.400 units at the end of the vear. The section, after meet ing the needs for school houses of the country, soon branched out to other projects. Additional Projects Fresh from their triumphs in the mass production of prefabri cated schoolhouses, the section went on to tackle the housing pro blem of the AFP. They came up with the pro duction of the “troop hutment” which was patterned after the Mar cos-type schoolhouses. In its first year of pro duction the section fi nished 112 units in addi tion to another 1.092 units of the Marcos pre fabs schoolhouses. Seve ral extension sheds were built within the com pound with another side walk shed, also construc ted. The pavement from the gate to its shops was also cemented. At the same time, twelve jobs involving the straighten ing of dented compon ents, conversion work and repairs of the Repa rations (Z-type) school houses were accomplish ed. The section soon built a training center build ing The AFP’s general headquarters golf club had one of the sheds re paired bv the Section. To meet the recreational needs of its employes, a recreation building was built. The section has proven equal to the task of pro viding a schoolroom for every province, town or barrio in need. With the Section girded for the challenges of the coming decade, the Section ex pects to eaual if not sur pass its accomplishments this year. 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Manufactured by : March 14, 1970 AFP SUPPLY CENTER SUPPLEMENT Page 7 Ammunition Reloading Plant at AFPSC The ammo reloading pro ject of the AFP Supply Center, designed to meet the pressing needs for ammunition by military personnel, was started last Feb. 27. Gen. Ma nuel T. Yan, AFP chief of staff, and comman ders of the different ma jor services, during a re cent visit to the plant, witnessed how the new ly acquired r c 1 oading machines operate. Seve ral AFPSC personnel also have started their in-ser vice training in this new shop. Shown in top panel (left) are Maj. Benjamin Galang, officer in charge of the ammunition re loading plant, briefing Brig. Gen. Antonio G. Tamayo, AFPSC com manding general, and Col. Henry Allard of JVSMAG. oil the operation ol the machines. Right photo shows how the washer tumbler cleans the empty cartridges be fore reloading. Lower pa nel (left) shows two of several furnaces used in melting lead. At right, lead is transformed into slugs fitted in cartridges which come out from the machine as reloaded am munition. Major Galang, (back to camera) exa mines each round that comes out as finished product. WE SALUTE THE OFFICERS AND MEN of the AFP SUPPLY CENTER on their 8th ANNIVERSARY VELASCO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, INC. Authorized Recappers for the Armed Forces of the Philippines Plant: Km. 18 National Road Pamplona, Las Pinas, Rizal PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK IN PEACE, AS IN WAR — WE SERVE VELMA PRESS, INC. Quality Printers Commercial and Social Printing P V.B. Bldg., Bonifacio Drive Telephone Numbers: Port Atea, Manila 40-00-40 to 49 P. O. Box 2330, Manna 40-00-51 to 52 VELASCO LINER, INC. Office: 2617 Cabrera, Pasay City Tel. 80-1 1-03 ?age 8 AFP SUPPLY CENTER SUPPLEMENT March 14f 1970 257 New Jeeps Given to Center By JUSMAG Two-hundred fifty se ven brand new Kaiser jeeps were turned over to the Armed Forces of the Philippines by the U S. government through JUSMAG as part of the Military Assistance Pact (MAP) from November last year to January this year. Brig. Gen. Antonio G. Tam ayo, AFP Supply Center commanding gen eral, said 79 jeeps were received last November, 179 in December and five last January. These jeeps, together with 530 rebuilt vehicles produced by the AFP Sunply Center base shops last year, are now being distributed to various mi litary units as ordered by Gen. Manuel T. Yan, AFP chief of staff. General Yan, who re presented the Philippine government in accepting the vehicles, said these new vehicles will replace the run-down jeeps and trucks which could no longer be repaired by mi litary men in the field. He expressed hope that with the increased pro duction of the AFPSC’s shops, all these unserv iceable vehicles would soon be in good running condition again. Maj. Gen. George Pic kett Jr., JUSMAG chief who represented the US government in turningover to the AFP authori ties the new jeeps, ex pressed satisfaction dur ing the ceremony as he was impressed by the Center’s ability to main tain and rebuild vehicles. General Tamayo stress ed that his responsibili ty over these vehicles does not end with mere acceptance but continues as far as providing main tenance, repair and stor age are concerned. r : KflHI F i HHI Better?! homes start cooler comforts e6Wiowea£tA,,iNc. MEMBER: Cu&VAflt member: lifansS-l A A j i 1 1 1 A March 14, 1970 AFP SUPPLY CENTER SUPPLEMENT Page 9 Brigadier General Tamayo Covering a lot of ground That s what B F Goodrich has been doing in the past 100 years. With tires that move man and materials in the vast area of transportation. And rubber products that contribute to the prog ress of industry Products backed up by engineering, manufacturing, mar keting and service facilities through out the world In the decades ahead we will strive with better technology to best our past performance That’s why B F Goodrich will be covering a lot of ground And outer space And elsewhere in between Commanding Officer Of the Supply Center Antonio g. tamayo was bom of middle-class parents (Angel Tamayo and Rosario Gutierrez) on Oct. 31, 1919 in Laoag, Ilocos Norte. As a youngster, he nurtured hopes of becoming a general. Through hard work, will power and a grim determination, he finallv turned a virtual im possible dream into reality. Tamayo graduated from the Ilocos High School in 1937. After a short stint as an en gineering student at the Mapua Institute of Technology, he entered the Philippine M’.litary Academy in 1941 where World War II caught up with him while still a cadet. He joined the guerrillas as a second lieu tenant in the USAFIP NL in October 1943 under then Major Simeon Valdez, now Congressman of Ilocos Norte, and was wounded in action at the battle of Besang Pass. After the Japanese sur rendered to the allies in 1945, he was assigned detachment commander of the Military Police Command which post he held until 1947. Pilot School B.E Goodrich 1870-1970 JOO"' Anniversary When the builders of the mighty ANGAT DAM needed local cement, they chose extra strong and reliable Filipinas Cement. Tons of water rush down the great spillways of Angat Dam every minute. Hundreds of pounds of pressure per square inch push against the walls. Tough f°r a cement. That's why they specified Filipinas ... it has that strength and binding power required for the job. CEMENT - FROM MEN WHO KNOW CONSTRUCTION BEST In 1962, he obtained his master’s degree in political science as a full scholar. 1948 found him base adjutant of Nichols Air Base. He attended pilot school, class 1949 at the Fernando Air Base, later on going through USAF technical school in 1951 taking up maintenance engineering in the United States. Upon his return to the Philippines, he became squadron commander of the 419th mo tor vehicle squadron. The fifties found him steadily going up in rank: deputy for material (410th air material wing), squadron commander (431st MSS of the 5th Fighter Wing in Pampanga) and group commandei of the 430th maintenance and supply group also of the Basa Air Base which he held until 1962. He was sent again to the United States to take up advanced aircraft maintenance management (class of 1959) and he underwent an on-the-job training in Sacra mento, California. Other Commands In 1962. Tamayo took the Air Command and Staff Course (ACSC) of the Philippine Air Force and the United States Air Force Advanced Management Course in 1963. Rising steadily in bis military career from 1963 to 1(*67. he was designated deputy for ma teriel, Home Defense Forces in 1967,' Chief of Staff of the Southvzest Command (SOWESCOM) in 1968, depot commander of the Philip pine Air Force in January to April 1969, and deputy commander of the AFP Supply Center in May, 1969 Then in June, 1969, Defense Secretary Ernesto Mata appointed him com manding officer. Last January 24, Tamayo, then a full colonel, was promoted to one-star general by President Ferdinand E. Marcos. General Tamayo is a recipient of numerous awards, decorations and medals: (1) Military Merit Medal, (2) Soldier’s Medal, (3) Purple Heart Award, (4) Anti-Dissident Campaign Me dal, (5) Long Service Medal, (6) Phil Indepen dence Medal, (7) Asiatic-Pacific Medal, (8) World War II Victory Medal, (9) Distinguished Unit Badge, (10) Presidential Unit Citation, (11) Phil Liberation Medal and (12) Combat Infantrymen’s Badge. Commendations For his meritorious and extraordinary per formance as a career soldier, he had received a string of commendations. General Tamayo is an avid badminton, ten nis and golf player. He is married to the former Purificacion de Lara. They have seven children: 3 boys and 4 girls Page 10 AFP SUPPLY CENTER SUPPLEMENT March 14, 1970 March 14, 1970 AFP SUPPLY CENTER SUPPLEMENT Page 11 The longest-wearing truck tire in the Philippines. Save money on all types of deliveries...raise profits. Goodyear designed the Custom Hi-Miler with delivery-type businesses in mind ... whether you operate a pick-up, a panel truck or a baby bus. The Custom Hi-Miler has tough round shoulders that reduce wear rate and make steering easier. Goodyear's exclusive 3-T Nylon cord and special rubber compound give the Custom Hi-Miler the strength of steel for increased mileage and more recaps. The tire for all kinds of light delivery trucks. Lasts longer, reduces down time, keeps you on the go. 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