One of my parents taught me is loyalty. I guess this has its advantage and disadvantage. Jumping from one career to another may bring financial gains; however, I value more the accomplishment that I have contributed to the growth of the Company.

Having seen EMTEPH twenty years ago sprung from grassland in the middle of nowhere, to the biggest relay manufacturing plant in the world, I feel a sense of accomplishment.

The hard work and countless late-night problem solving sessions have borne its fruits. Finally, there is a feeling of nationalism, knowing that EMTEPH has given thousands of jobs to Filipinos; I think  I certainly did my part in helping our economy.

Being a part of HR is a continuous challenge, there is no boring moment as each day is full of surprises, some are good and others I wished were just some dreams. I look forward to learning more with this direction towards localization and as my responsibilities increased, the desire to transfer my knowledge with the hopes to inspire my colleagues keeps me going. Let me share a verse I made personal to help me remain strong, “whatever I do in words or in deed, I do it for the glory of God, knowing that my labor in the Lord will not be in vain”.

How did I achieve all of these is because of my mentors, my previous superiors who had guided me in my work and of course the competent colleagues I have and had in HR. Without the collaboration of each member of the HR team, we will not have survived the challenges we had.

I take pride of being among the pioneers of this company and having been with the Human Resources Department, I believe we have created a legacy worth sharing to our juniors. Let me borrow this line from an unknown author: Ïn HR, you will never be king or queen. But, you will be the maker.

I believe my greatest achievement so far is being part of the establishment of Quality, Environment and Safety Systems in NEC.

Working for the documentation systems of NTEPH in 1996, doing tasks towards achieving ISO 9002 & ISO 14001 certifications in 1998, transition to QS 9000 in 1999 and certification to  ISO/TS 16949 in 2003 and OHSAS Certification in 2006.

Such achievement will not be made possible without my sensei, Mr. Hayashi who proofread my sentences way back 1996 and supported me in training for lead auditing when he was still in NTEPH.

My Japanese managers, my co-pioneer employees (1996) and employees who believe that “SYSTEMS” are established not just for compliance but for the benefit of the company, employees and other stakeholders as well.