Manafacturers Need to be More Socially Responsible

Two weeks ago, The Subic Bay Freeport Chamber of Commerce President came out with a statement that businesses were divided over the construction of the Coal Fired Power Planet, however the explanation for any businesses to want such a plant was that manufacturers needed more cheap electricity. If this is the case then maybe heavy manufacturing does not belong in Subic, which is a top tourist destination but belongs in places like Laguna or Clark, you want power for your manufacturing take it away somewhere else.

A few days later it was revealed that Subic Bay Locators would not get a direct feed from the power plant but are to be forced to get their power from the grid like everyone else.

All we can say to these people is "that is what you get when you make deals with the devil!"

Although some local manufacturing companies were initially behind the project they too found out that they had been deceived and that there would be no direct power supply from the plant. Chandra Anamirtham, President of Hitachi Global Storage Systems Philippines who employs some 7,000 Filipinos told The Subic Bulletin last Wednesday morning that "manufacturing companies need to make themselves more energy efficient" he went on to say "social responsibility comes from reducing energy consumption without reducing production, it is possible for manufacturers to make themselves far more energy efficient".

Maybe some of our Subic Locators could take the lead from Mr Anamirtham.