Journal. [1958]

The Philippine Safety
Council, Inc.
BY FRANK S. TENNY
Founder and Executive Director
OFFICERS and committeemen of the
"National Safety Movement" were selected for the year 1959 at the initial meeting of the new Board of Directors of the Philippine Safety Council recently. A 6-point
program was also adopted for the coming
year.
Officers elected were: President-Henry
A. Brimo, mining executive, long a PSC
director; Vice President-Col. Crisanto V.
Alba, Malacafiang Police Advisor, former
Council secretary; Corporate SecretaryVictor Lim, utility executive, son of Manuel
Lim, one of the original PSC Board; Treasurer
-Rene Kahn, San Miguel Brewery executive;

Executive Director-Frank S. Tenny, founder
of the Council and leading safety specialist.
Six committees were appointed, as follows:
Committee for the promotion of the
National Safety Movement, Arsenio N.
Luz, Chairman, Engr. Alfredo G. Eugenio and
Rene Kahn, members; Committee for the
Advancement of Traffic Safety, Col. Luis
Uranza, Major Frank C. Young, and A. N.
Luz; "Watchdog Committee" on Safety
Legislation, Justice Jorge Bocobo, ViceMayor Jesus Marcos Roces, Col. Crisanto
Alba, and A. N. Luz; Committee for the
Expansion of the Council, Messrs. Celso
L. Preclaro, Agustin G. Gabriel, Brimo, Luz,
Eugenio, and Kahn; Committee for Administrative and Fiscal Policies, Hyman
M. Levine, Chairman, William A. Chittick
and Victor Lim, members; Committee on
Safety Awards, Henry A. Brimo, Chairman,
Messrs. R. W. Simon, Stanley Phillips, Jose
Razon, Allan M. Razovsky, Gabriel, and Lim.
Board meetings were set for the third
Monday of each month, at noontime.

T WELVE "Awards of Merit" were presented
by the Philippine Safety Council at
ceremonies held in Manila on November 28,
the Council's 11th Anniversary celebration.
These awards, first begun in 1948, are for
"excellence in the safety field and outstanding
contribution to the national safety movement".
Four awards were to industrial firms; 2 to
individuals; 2 to news media; and 4 for public
safety efforts. The complete list follows:
1. SAN MIGUEL BREWERY, INC., Medical
Department and Metal Closure and Lithography
Plant; for outstanding and effective attention to
safety matters-1957.
2. PHILIPPINE CONSTABULARY TRAFFIC
CONTROL'GROUP, for continued leadership in
effective and honest traffic-law enforcement-1957-58.
3. PHILIPPINE NATICNAL EXPOS1TICN,
INC., Safety and Security Department, for outstanding safety record of the 1st National Exposition
in spite of great odds and handicaps-195'7-58.
4. D Z A Q-TV, The Alto Broadcasting System,
for effective dissemination of safety educational
information-1958.
5. JOINT PI —US SEARCH and RESCUE
SERVICES, for effective, often heroic, performance
of difficult safety-duties — 1957-58.
6. THE EVENING NEWS, for continued leadership in dissemination of safety educational information.-1957.
7. PHILIPPINE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, for general safety and fire-prevention efforts
-1957.
8. FIRESTONE TIRE &'RUBBER COMPANY,
for general safety and fire-prevention efforts-1957.
9. CONSOLIDATED MINES, INC. (CONTRACT, BENGUET CONS., INC.), for outstanding
safety record in the mining industry-1957.
10. THE MANILA THEATERS ASSOCIATION, for effective attention to public-safety
measures ----1957.
11. MR. VICENTE OFILIADA (MAYFAIR
THEATER), for presence of mind and effective
action during emergency-1957.
12. MR. ERNESTO SANTIAGO (MERALCO
LINEMAN), for courageous and unselfish service to
his fellowmen-1958.
All awards were carefully screened by a
Special Committee and were unanimously
approved by the Council Board of Directors.

Wishing the readers of
the American Chamber of
Commerce Journal....

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BINS. PENSTOCKS, HEAD
FRAMES, ETC.
TECHNICAL SERVICES AND SALES
OF AGRICULTURAL AND
INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT
(Pooled resources of over 40 major
U.S. and European industrial equipment manufacturers represented by
AG&P are available to Philippine industrialists.)
MODERN MECHANICAL FACILITIES
COMPILETELY EQUIPPED STRUCTURAL STEEL FABRICATING
SHOP-MACHINE SHOP-FOUNDRY - INDUSTRIAL WELI)ING
SHOP-MARINE REPAIR SHOP
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THE AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JOURNAL
Deeember, 1958