Yokohama renews scholarship pact with TSU  

Twenty-two-year-old Niel Justine M. Crisostomo never thought he would be able to reach his dream of becoming an engineer. But, thanks to a scholarship agreement between the Yokohama Tire Philippines, Inc. (YTPI) and the Tarlac State University (TSU), he is now a licensed electronics engineer—and gainfully employed at Yokohama.

This morning, Mr. Satoshi Miura, Executive Vice President for Administration of YTPI, and Dr. Myrna Q. Mallari, President of TSU, renewed this five-year-old partnership by signing another memorandum of agreement to provide deserving students with financial assistance and employment upon graduation.

The MOA signing ceremony, held inside the conference room of the Yokohama production plant in Clark, Pampanga, was witnessed by Ms. Angelina Casasola, YTPI Vice President for Administration, and Dr. Louella F. Ona, TSU Vice President for International Linkages and External Affairs, and other key officers of the university.

They were joined by Dr. Elsie Canlas and current Yokohama scholars Jejomar B. Contawe (AB Communication), Josue S. Dapiosen Jr. (BS Information Technology), Aeyore Roy I. Garcia (BS Mechanical Engineering), Angela R. Garcia (BS Accountancy), Kathleen B. Lopez (BS Chemistry), Patrick Moises T. Paras (BS Industrial Engineering), and Ryan Christopher M. Tablada (BS Criminology).

To these scholars, Engr. Crisostomo had this to say: ““Kaya n’yo ‘yan guys! (You can do it, guys!)”

Aside from Engr. Crisostomo, 27 other TSU graduates have been working in the company since its establishment in the Philippines in 1996. Notable among them are Engr. Joselito P. Galang (BS Mechanical Engineering, 1997), who started working in the company in 1997, and Engr. Dionicio R. Laus (BS Mechanical Engineering, 1994), who began working at Yokohama in 1998.

Ms. Joanne Pangilinan, a YTPI section manager, served as the master of ceremonies. [Office of Public Affairs and Information]