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Metro Pacific Tollways
Honors New Road Safety Audit Team

By Sigrid Shun, Human Resources and Administration

Thirty Three Metro Pacific Tollways employees were Aside from honoring the graduates, a special award was given to
equipped with road safety audit and road work safety two groups who gave the best audit reports and presentation.
knowledge and skills at the National Center for They are Group 1 “GROUP1DERPUL” and Group 2 “S2NAEP”.
Transportation Studies, UP Diliman.

The seven-day course which started last June 6, 2018
combines lecture and field work with the objective of:
■ Being familiar with road safety issues relevant to local
traffic context;
■ Enhancing knowledge and skills in improving road
safety;
■ Enhancing knowledge and skills about traffic
management and road safety
during road maintenance and construction;
■ Standardizing traffic control on worksites using the Road
Works Safety Manual of the Department of Public Works
and Highways; and
■ Introducing safe working methods into road works.

The ultimate outcome of the program is to create the Road
Group 1 “GROUP1DERPUL” (L-R) Ronnie Lacsamana, Jasper
Safety Audit Team for Metro Pacific Tollways. “We welcome Mendoza, Dr. Maria Sheilah G. Napalang (UP-NCTS), AJ Dumlao,
you in our Road Safety Audit Team,” quoting Chief Tollways Joshua Sia, Pablo Mendoza, MPT South President Luigi Bautista,
Development Engineering Officer Raul Ignacio as he Ralph Justin David, Jovit Caballero, and Chief TDE Officer Raul
addresses the graduates during the closing ceremony held Ignacio. (Member not in the picture, RJ Camano)
last July 11, 2018. He said, “We give a lot of premium on
safety.”

Chief Tollways Development Engineering Officer Raul Ignacio
The importance of safety in Metro Pacific Tollways was
further emphasized in the closing message of Metro Pacific
Tollways South President and CEO, Luigi Bautista. He said, Group 2 “S2NAEP” (L-R) Nichol Caballero, Cocoy Danipog III, Dr.
We shall treat each project the same, ibig sabihin with the Maria Sheilah G. Napalang (UP-NCTS), Maica De Grano, Bryan
same focus & importance as far as safety is concerned. Kase Porquiado, MPT South President Luigi Bautista, Justin De
nga the lifes of our employees and several public is involved Guzman, Dennis De Luna, Alfred Soriano, Marvin Coloma, and
and we don’t take it for granted. Chief TDE Raul Ignacio. (Member not in the picture, Jero Paraan)

Graduates with the Metro Pacific Tollways Officers and
Faculty of UP-NCTS

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