Batangas Dos supplies skilled workers

MARIVELES, Bataan – It is just a tiny barangay but it has been supplying a considerable number of skilled workers in nearby Freeport Area of Bataan (FAB).

Barangay Batangas Dos, host to the multibillion Petrochemical Plant, has been training highly skilled sewers, then “supply” them to FAB, said Captain Venancio “Jun” Villapando.

“We have been able to finish 18 batches of trainees of sewers numbering from an average of 20 to 30 per batch for the past few years, and many of them, if not all have been employed at FAB,” pointed out Villapando.

Villapando said they had constructed a skills training center intended solely for the prospective sewers, saying these trainees, once they finish the course, are recognized and accredited by the government since “this is TESDA-assisted.