Brimming with pride, enthusiasm, and great people, MAGSAYSAY Building Atrium was filled with MAGSAYSAY People (MPs) as it celebrated its Great Place to Work (GPTW) certification on August 30. Last year, Magsaysay Maritime Corporation (MMC) was the first strategic business unit (SBU) of the Magsaysay Group named as one of the Great Places to Work in the country.
Organized by the MPRC HR Team, MPs were treated to a special afternoon event serenaded by a live band and overwhelming Filipino street food coupled with refreshing mocktails. The celebration was also captured at the photobooth where MPs were seen posing with colleagues and Magsaysay leaders.
During the program, MPs were asked what it means to be great, Learning and Development Course Developer Gilbert Kale Villamarin shared, “For me, I think, what it means to be great is focusing not on how many you can give, but how much you can give. So, it’s not how many hours you spent working, it’s how much that work is meaningful to you and to the people you are trying to involve.”
Helping the organization achieve such certification has also served as an inspiration for Magsaysay leaders that MPs’ contributions are recognized and appreciated.
“We’re so proud to be, again, renewed with our great place to work certification. This is such an amazing honor, to be a company that is a great place to work, and it is only because of the people who work here, and that is you. I want to thank you all for the amazing dedication and hard work. You are embodying the values of the company, representing the company’s purpose. I really thank you so much from the bottom of my heart. Without you, there’s no Magsaysay” said Magsaysay President and CEO Doris Magsaysay Ho.