PEÑAREDONDO, RICO JR. R.

BSA- AC12
Ateneo de Naga University

LEARNING DIARY

DAY 1(September 18, 2019): Departure

This day is a great day for me. Because that is the day that I will be performing

with my squadmates at the cheerdance competition for the last day of our Intramurals.

And also this is the day that me and my classmates will go for an exposure trip.

At 10:00 am, I am preparing myself for the competition. This is the highlight of

my sacrifices during night practices in one month. Also, my squadmates are preparing

also for the competition. We are all nervous. But we believe that we will make it to the

top 3.

At 2:00 pm, nervousness strikes to myself. Because anytime the competition will

start. At the emcee’s signal, we entered the stage and performed. After the performance, I

felt tired but happy. We rested for 2 hours. After that, here comes the awarding part.

Together with my squadmates, we were praying to make it to the top 3. And yes! We

made it to the 3rd place. We didn’t make it to the 1st place. But we are so happy that all

of our sacrifices had a beautiful result. We got the bronze medal award. And also one

thing that made us happier is our team, which is the JPIA, won the overall champion

award.
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After the awarding, I immediately go back to my boarding house to prepare all of

my things that I will bring to the exposure trip. Suddenly, my mother went to the

boarding house to check me if I am okay. She stayed for 30 mins. After that, she left. But

before she left, she gave me an extra allowance for the trip.

My college friends go to the boarding house after my mother left. We arranged all

of the things we will bring to the trip. After that, we go to Caldis to eat dinner. After that,

we quickly go to Ateneo to wait for the bus to come.

At 8:00 pm, the bus has arrived. As a beadle of the class, I immediately check the

seating arrangement and also the attendance. I checked also if where will my classmates

sit at the bus. Ma’am Nannah, our teacher, checked also our bus if we are complete. Also,

we had our last minute of preparation before we go. Others went to the comfort room.

Others eat their foods.

At 9:00 pm, our bus, which is the bus 2, departed from Ateneo. At last, we are on

the trip to Manila. I felt so happy because of the two things. First is that we won 3rd place

on the cheerdance competition. Even though we did not get the 1st place, at least we

secure the top 3. Another thing is we are set on the trip. This is the first time that I will be

going on the trip outside Bicol.

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We stopped at Sipocot. I immediately got my blanket to my suitcase. Because I

was freezing at the bus at that time. After that, we left the stopover. At that time of trip,

I’m trying myself to sleep.

DAY 2(September 19, 2019): 1st day of exposure trip

At approximately 12:00 mn, we stop at Tagkawayan, Quezon. My classmates

went to the comfort rooms. While outside of the bus, me, together with college friends,

are storytelling about fun stuff. After that, we get into the bus and the bus left the

stopover. I tried to sleep again.

It’s approximately 6:00 am. We stopped at SLEX. We were instructed to change

our clothes. I thought we would arrive to the SLEX by exactly 4:00 am. But we arrived

late. So changing clothes was a challenge for me. Fortunately, the comfort rooms was not

a hassle for me to use. After changing clothes, I went back to the bus. While on a ride

going to Meyer’s, we were listening to good music.

At approximately 8:00, we arrived at Meyer’s buffet. We ate our breakfast there.

But it takes a minute to us to get food. I’m moderately hungry so I get food that I can

finish. But still, I enjoy the food. After eating breakfast, we had a 1 hour travel to get at

our first industry to visit. It’s almost traffic and I was pissed. But fortunately, our tour

guide, which is Kuya Dar, toured us to different tourist sites that are in the road in

Manila.
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At about 11:00 am, we arrived at the first industry, which is the Design Center of

the Philippines. We attended a seminar there. We learned everything about designs.

After that, we went to Tramway Buffet for our lunch. This is not the first time that I ate in

the buffet restaurant. Honestly, I did not like the food. Because they have different way to

cook their food or it is just that I don’t like the taste of the food they serve. But I like their

desserts. While eating, we surprised our OPM teacher, which is Ma’am Nannah, because

it’s her birthday that day. We sang the Happy Birthday song as we gave the cake to

Ma’am. Ma’am Nannah was surprised and she gave thanks to all of us.

At roughly 2:00 pm, we arrived at Columbia Wires and Cables located at

Quezon City. We had a tour in their factory. We learned everything about electric cables

and wires. We saw all the process on how the cables and wires are made. After that, they

gave us a snack. We leave the factory at approximately 4:00 pm. While on the way to

MOA, we were having fun at the bus. I remembered that our two classmates, Raegel and

Jer, have their own singing performance.

At around 6:00 pm, we arrived at SM Mall of Asia. We were allowed to stroll at

the mall for 1 hour. For me, it was too few. Because the mall was too big. But we can do

nothing. It’s their decision. We spent one hour finding the arcade. Fortunately, we found

it. But it was 20 mins. left before the one hour ends. So we spent that 20 mins. Playing.

After that, we quickly go to Mang Inasal to eat dinner. At last, I ate a lot there. I just like

eating at Mang Inasal.

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We arrived at City Garden Hotel just around 10:00 pm. We had a long time to

wait before we checked in and go to our respective rooms. While waiting, I saw in my

classmates’ faces that they are tired and annoyed. I tried to talk to one of my classmates

but she did not talk to me well. When I go to our room, I go straight to the bed. At last, I

can sleep.

Industry 1: Design Center of the Philippines

This is the first industry that we visited.

The Design Center of the Philippines is one of the agencies of the Department of

Trade and Industry (DTI) that centers on the enhancement, development, and promotion

of product designs in the country. Its aim is to embrace a culture that blooms in design

creativity, value creation, and innovation. It is authorized to promote design as a creative

tool for the competitiveness of local products globally, a strategic tool for economic

growth, and an innovative tool for human life as well.

It’s core function is to support the design industries of the country by

administering programs, and services designed to handle what MSMEs, designers,

stakeholders, and the public need. It helps improve the competence of young designers in

the design industry, and combines creativity and strategy to bring business and design

together; therefore, enhancing the quality of Filipino living.

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The center promotes designs by engaging business enterprises, manufacturers,

designers, and the public to make them recognize and appreciate the essence of design in

their lives. They also help protect intellectual properties of local manufacturers,

designers, researchers, and students through conducting intellectual property

consultation, search and registration, and patent drafting services of their Design Center's

Innovation and Technology Support Office (ITSO). Furthermore, they address design

needs to cultivate awareness, and appreciation, as well as to advance the knowledge, and

skills of MSMEs to make products for the global market. Some of the big events and

programs that the Design Center of the Philippines conduct are the Design Week

Philippines, International Design Conference, Materials Research and Development,

Design Research and Development, New Design Graduates Training Program, and the

Regional Product Specialist Program. They also conduct activities, workshops, and

seminars. Some of which are their design services including product design, package and

label design, graphics design, exhibition design, visual merchandising, trends briefing;

technology workshops; and design talks.

Industry 2: Columbia Wires and Cables

This is the second industry that we visited.

Columbia Wires and Cables is an establishment in Quezon City where electrical

wires and cables are being made. We were given the chance to visit the quality control
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area, and the production area of the establishment. But before visiting, we were divided

into two groups.

In the quality control area, the wires produced are being tested before delivering

it to the market. From there, I learned that the primary material that they use in their

products is copper, because it has a high conductivity compared to other conductors.

Furthermore, in testing their products, they check the wire's/cable's color, marking, size,

type of cover, and if the company name is printed on the cover. First, they check, and

measure the wire's/cable's nylon. Next, they measure the wire with nylon then the wire

without nylon. Lastly, they check the subunit. The actual process of how they check the

quality of their products was shown to us with the use of the different equipment, and

machines that they are using. Some of these are the micrometer, calibre, pin gauge,

profile projector, and the tension machine.

After going to the quality control, we went to the production area of the

establishment. When we went inside, I was sweating hard. That is why we went out

sweating. The officer-in-charge told us that the area is divided into four sections-- wire

drawing, insulation, magnet wire, and the telecomm section. In the wire drawing section,

the wires are being elongated. We saw the machine where the wires are being drawn by

getting soaked in a wire drawing solution. We also saw the so called "stranding machine"

where wires are "put together". Then, we continued to proceed to the remaining three

sections. For the last part, we saw how the wires are being individually packed before

being checked in the establishment's quality control.

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Ateneo de Naga University

Day 3(September 20, 2019): 2nd day of exposure trip

I woke up late. I rushed through the bathroom to take a quick bath. And then I

quickly put on my clothes that I will be using. After that, I immediately went out of the

room and go down of the building using the elevator. Before eating, I put my suitcase on

the bus. After that, I ate. I did not eat well because I am not feeling well. After eating, I

bought bottled water to the nearest 7/11 to make sure that I have bottled water to be

brought. After that, I went to the bus immediately to sit and rest. The bus went straight

away to our third industry that we will be visiting in Laguna. I sleep for 1 hour.

At around 8:00 am, we arrived at Zenith Foods Corporation. After exploring the

place and gathering ideas about the production, we immediately went to the bus. We ate

our food given by Zenith Foods while the bus is travelling. It was a hassle for me since I

hate eating in a moving vehicle.

At 11:00 am, we arrived at the Tanduay Distillers. We go to their factory and

visit their facilities one by one. In that place, I saw barrels where the liquor is being

stored. That is the first time that I see an oak barrel. We roam around the factory. After

visiting the Tanduay, we go straight to the last industry we will be visiting. But before

that, we had a stopover at SLEX.

While we are on the stopover, I noticed that my classmates brought donuts from
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Krispy Kreme. I want to buy, but I realized that I don’t have enough money to buy donut.

I felt sad at that time.

At 2:00 pm, we arrived at Gardenia. Before we explore the plant, we watched a

video about the history of Gardenia and listened at the seminar facilitated by the staff of

the plant. Fortunately, they gave snacks to all of us. I am hungry during that time. After

that, we take a tour to the factory. It was the first time that I see giant spiral machine.

After taking a tour, we go outside of the factory. My classmates brought some bread from

their store. Again, I felt sad. I waited at the bus.

At roughly 5:00 pm, we arrived at Enchanted Kingdom. For me, that is the climax

of the tour. Together with my friends, we rode the Space Shuttle, Ferris Wheel and Bump

Cars. We also want to ride on the Viking, but time is running out. So we spent the

remaining time taking pictures at the park. After that, we go back to the bus. We left the

amusement park happy. At around 8:00 pm, we ate our dinner at a Japanese restaurant.

Even though I am not familiar with Japanese food, I ate it. After that, we were set to go

home. So I slept on the trip going back.

Industry 3: Zenith Foods Corporation

This is the third industry that we visited.

When we arrived at this place, I felt amazed by how big the space that they

occupy looks like. It is 6-hectares big, and is located in Carmelray Industrial Park. When
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we went inside, it was fun to see Jollibee all around the place. Furthermore, it was also

fun to know the fast food’s history as well as how they produce the all-time favorites of

the public.

The Laguna commissary is the largest, and most advanced in the country, and

among Asia’s best. Aside from servicing over 1,000 Jollibee, and Greenwich stores, they

also create products for Red Ribbon, and Mang Inasal. Every year, more than 60,000

guests visit to witness how their favorite products are being made.

Jollibee, one of the biggest-selling fast food in the Philippines, was just an ice

cream parlor 30 years ago. Today, there is already an estimate of 1,100 Jollibee branches

nationwide, serving almost 1.5 million customers, producing an estimate of 1,000,000

hamburgers, 1,000,000 Chickenjoy, and 140,000 pies every day. Aside from the

Philippines, Jollibee already have branches all over the world including Saudi Arabia,

Dubai, Las Vegas, California, New York, Hawaii, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, and

Brunei.

After watching the history of Jollibee and all about their factory, we were

accompanied to the view deck of the production areas of the establishment.

The first production area is the frozen patty line. These frozen patties are the ones

that are being used for the Jollibee Yumburger. The patties' beef are imported from

Australia, New Zealand, and Brazil. The production process goes like this: beef stripping,

materials preparation, first grinding, mixing with other ingredients, final grinding,
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forming, freezing, case packing, and then final goods storage. More than 1.2 million

burger patties are made a day. It is said that if all the patties would be lined up, a straight

line from Aparri to Jolo would be made in a span of 8 days or less.

Next in line was the sauce line. The sauces made here are the ones that are being

used for spaghetti, pie fillings, noodle toppings, and soup bases. The production process

goes like this: raw materials preparation, sautéing, steam kettle cooking, packaging,

freezing, case packing, and then finished goods storage. It is said that a day’s production

of Jolly Spaghetti sauce can feed 560,000 people. In addition, it can also fill up two

swimming pools, with each measuring 10 meters long.

Next is the meat processing line. Here, the Jolly hotdogs, and sausages are being

made. The production process goes like this: beef stripping, materials preparation,

grinding, bowl cutter operation, emulsification, stuffing and linking, smoking or cooking,

water chilling, de-linking, packaging, freezing, case packing, and then final goods

storage. It is said that around 300,000 Jolly hotdogs can be made in the production line

every day.

After the meat processing line, is the pie line. Here, our favorite pies are being

made. The production process goes like this: filling preparation, crust preparation,

foldover or forming, glaze preparation, freezing, glazing, surface drying, packaging, case

packaging, and then final goods storage.

After the pie line, follows the dry blending line. In the dry blending line, we can
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find the developed formulations of spice blends. We can also find the key ingredients

used by the other processing operations in this area. The production process goes like

this: raw materials preparation, batch weighing, blending operation, packaging, case

packing, and then finished goods storage or issuance to production.

Lastly, is the bun line. The bun line is the flour, and water to dough stage. Here,

hamburger buns, and hotdog buns are being cooled, baked, and proofed. The complete

production process goes like this: raw materials preparation, sponge making, sponge

fermentation, final dough mixing, dividing or make-up, intermediate proofing, panning,

final proofing, baking, cooling, slicing, packaging, and then final goods storage. This

area can produce up to 24,000 buns every hour. The bun line was actually the only area

that we saw operating when we went there. There are still other production areas existing

in the facility, but only six were open for viewing.

Industry 4: Tanduay Distillers, Inc.

This is the fourth industry that we visited.

When we arrived at their plant, it was raining during that time. And I felt cold

during that time. But Engr. Jonathan P. De Guzman, the one who hosted our plant tour,

gave us a warm welcome. He first discussed about their plants, and the history of the

business. He also showed us the different products that they create, and how they are

being made.
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Tanduay Distillers Inc. is Kapitan Lucio C. Tan’s ownership that started in 1988.

Its Cabuyao Plant is located in ABI Complex, Km. 43, Brgy. Sala, Cabuyao, Laguna. It

occupies 83,461 square meters of land with Richard T. Teng as its plant manager, and

269 employees. The plant produces mostly alcoholic beverage products. It mainly

supplies products for Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao, but it also produces products for

export. The Cabuyao plant contains six bottling lines. Five of them are called the

conventional lines, while the remaining line is called fully automated. The plant operates

according to the defined business process of the company namely: logistics,

manufacturing, and selling.

The production process of their products goes like this: depalletizer or bottle

feeding, EBI or bottle inspection, rinsing, the fourth is filling. The filling starts in the

laboratory wherein ageing would be done first, blending second, then filtering, and then

the finished liquor would be the one to be used in the filling process. After filling comes

the capping, torque testing, check mat, labeling, another check mat, full goods inspection

for special products, cap or bottle coding, code checking, case packing, check weighing,

carton coding, full pack inspection, palletizer or stacking, passed TAG, and then storing.

The production process of the plant goes like this: the first step is the

fermentation. It is where the proprietary yeast is being acclimatized in the laboratory then

propagated in cultivators, followed by the final fermentation for vats to produce “beer” or

fermented mash. Next is the distillation. It is where the separation of several components

by virtue of their difference in boiling points happens. The final product of 95-96%

alcohol will then be collected in receiving tanks, and being analyzed in the laboratory
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before transferring to the storage tanks. Next is the aging. It when each batch of distilled

sugarcane spirit is being filled into carefully selected oak barrels, and aged to its desired

maturity. Tanduay’s facility can store up to 30 million gauge liters or approximately

200,000 barrels. Next is the blending. It is where ingredients are being added for the

achievement of specific characteristics of the beverage such as the alcohol strength,

color, mouth feel, and smell. Last step is the packaging. Packaging all bottles go through

a mechanical cleansing, and rinsing process, and are subjected to strict quality inspection.

Industry 5: Gardenia

This is the last industry that we visited.

Gardenia started in Singapore in 1978. It began as an in-store bakery. With the

increasing demands back then, Gardenia’s first commercial bakery was built at Pandan

Loop during March 1983. Gardenia Bakers Philippines was established in 1997. It started

its full operations in 1988 using the largest, most advanced, and large-scale bread

manufacturing facility that is computer automated.

Their bread production process starts with the giant silo. The silos in the facility

handles, and stores raw materials. These silos make up the plant’s computerized material

handling system. Next comes the high-tech automation. Gardenia’s bread plant has a

computer-controlled integrated production process starting from ingredient handling,

mixing, proofing, baking, slicing, and packaging. Next is the produced bread fresh from

the oven. Gardenia uses a unique baking process that results to the natural development
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of its breads’ flavor and texture. After coming out of the oven, a vacuum depanner lifts it

from the baking pans, and transferred to the cooling conveyor. Next is the use of the twin

spiral cooling towers. The loaves from the oven travel through big spiral cooling towers

where they are cooled. Next happens the high speed bagging. Slicing, and bagging of the

breads are mechanically done, then they travel through a metal detector system to ensure

that there is no metal contaminant. The bagging system also seals the bread’s freshness

with the G-lock. The G-lock is a small, but strong clip that can be used again to close the

pack. It is also used to determine the bread’s manufacturing day. Lastly is the delivery. It

is where they deliver their freshly-made bread to the market.

DAY 4(September 21, 2019): Going back to Bicol

At about 5:00 am, we arrived at Naga. I realized that I slept soundly. So I

prepared all of my things before we go out of the bus. After going out, I waved goodbye

to my classmates. I immediately go back to my boarding house to take a rest.

I found the tour exciting and I learned everything about the exposure trip. For me

it was a great experience. I want this experience to be repeated. But I don't know where

will be next.
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