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PAGE 11Regional NewsGGLC NEWSLETTER EXPRESSIt also aims to support to tourism-related activitiesand provide linkages with the DOT, local governmentunits and stakeholders in the industry.Arreza said the ATOP convention would not onlyboost Subic as a top tourism destination, but wouldalso strengthen the local tourism industry by impartingvaluable marketing strategies to tourism stakeholdersand tourism-related establishments in theSubic Bay area.Hanjin manpower to reach 22,000 thisyearCentral Luzon DailySUBIC BAY FREEPORT — The benefits of local employmentwill be felt more this year at the Koreanshipbuilding facility in this free port, as Hanjin HeavyIndustries Corp.-Philippines (HHIC-Phil) is expectedto increase its workforce to 22,000 from the current16,600.Hanjin has contracted the construction of 20 morevessels worth about $1.2 billion in the first half ofthis year,” Yoo informed Zambales Gov. HermogenesEbdane Jr. in a recent briefing at Hanjin’sheadquarters here.Because of this, the Hanjin official said, the firm’sorder book has increased to a total of 56 vesselsworth about $4.9 billion. Consequently, the neworders would increase Hanjin’s manpower requirementsfrom 16,000 in 2008 to 22,000 by the end of2010, and up to 24,000 in 2011 and 25,000 in2012, Yoo also told Ebdane.According to Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority(SBMA) administrator Armand Arreza, Hanjin hasremained Subic’s top exporter since last year byposting freight on board (FOB) value totaling$372.74 million in the first half of this year.“We expect Hanjin to remain as the Subic freeport's top exporter for the next few years, and tofuel the growth of Subic’s maritime industry,” hesaid earlier in a statement.Arreza also said that the SBMA expects Subic’s exportFOB value to grow in the coming months, asHanjin and other free port enterprises roll outmore products due to brightening prospects inglobal trade.For his part, Ebdane said the increasing job generationat the Hanjin shipyard “augurs well for thedevelopment of the Zambales province, and tolocal efforts to strengthen the economic empowermentof Zambaleños.”Hanjin, consistent top exporter in SBMA since last yearAccording to Taek Kyun Yoo, general manager forexternal business of HHIC-Phil, the Korean shipbuildinggiant will create more jobs at its Redondo Peninsulashipyard after signing in more new building projectsin the first half of 2010.Expressing thanks to Hanjin, as well as to theSBMA, for providing more local employment opportunities,Ebdane said the provincial government“would help out in the selection of qualifiedshipyard workers” through its Public EmploymentServices Office.