4 Japanese firms in Batangas ecozone to hire over 1,400 workers

MANILA, Philippines — Four Japanese manufacturing companies with facilities inside the First Philippine Industrial Park (FPIP) economic zone in Batangas are looking for over 1,400 workers to support their operations.

In a statement yesterday, FPIP external relations manager John Carlo Navalta said the four Japanese locators need at least 1,430 new workers.

These four companies are Brother Industries (Philippines) Inc., Canon Business Machines (Philippines) Inc. (CBMP), Ibiden Philippines Inc. and the Philippine Manufacturing Co.  of Murata Inc.

Brother is engaged in the manufacture of communications and office equipment including facsimiles, digital copy machines, label printers and word processors.

Meanwhile, CBMP is involved in the wholesale distribution of computers, computer peripheral equipment and computer software.

Ibiden Philippines produces semiconductor packages for computers, communications and other application-specific devices, as well as plastic packaging, printed circuit boards and related products.

On the other hand, the Philippine Manufacturing Co. of Murata manufactures and sells electronic modules and components.

FPIP posted the job opportunities during the “Sulong Buhay Job Fair” it conducted with the local government unit (LGU) of Santo Tomas City and other local stakeholders last July 18, at the Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) campus in Batangas.

Navalta said close to a thousand job openings are for engineers, accountants, nurses, human resource personnel and other office-based workers.

Most of the 457 job applicants, who are fresh graduates of PUP, have hurdled the initial screening and will move to the next stage of evaluation.

Around a thousand jobs are still up for grabs for job seekers.

Santo Tomas Mayor Arth Jhun Aguilar Marasigan said the LGU and other stakeholders regularly hold job fairs to help companies in the city in need of workers and enable residents to find employment.

FPIP was established by Lopez-controlled First Philippine Holdings Corp. with Sumitomo Corp. of Japan to provide a world-class location for global manufacturers and traders, create jobs and generate revenues for the government.

Covering 520 hectares, the ecozone straddling Santo Tomas and Tanauan in Batangas provides employment for almost 70,000 Filipinos and generates tax revenues for the host LGUs.