The HiPE Japan, Inc. On the day of 2023, a Christmas party was held in Cebu City. All Manila members traveled to Cebu to attend, just as they did last year.
This year, we had approximately 20 Japanese guests.
Japanese Guests
We appreciate you coming all the way to Cebu at the end of the year, when you are extremely busy, and for your participation.
The party began with prayers, the introduction of the guests of honour, and a performance by HiPE staff. There was a performance contest featuring a band and four teams.
HiPE Japan Band
This time, the jury consisted of Japanese guests, and the winner was the Manila team.
Team Manila
At the end of the day, as in previous years, the most illustrious employee of the year was honored.
The award was given to Maila, an engineer who has been with Company B since its inception.
Her speech following the award presentation was also impressive.
Mr K, the client in charge of the project, handed her the trophy.
Best employee of the year 2023
We also received one more surprise award for the year 2021. We announced it this year because a super typhoon hit Cebu two years ago, preventing us from holding a Christmas party there... This year, we were finally able to make the announcement. Nicole received the award for her contributions to the BPO business since its inception. She has significantly contributed to the increase in staff.
Best employee of the year 2021
This year's party was truly the happiest ever, and we've been charged for next year. We at HiPE will do our best to organize it again next year.
Team Shin-san
Team Locaop
Team Teconet
Team UMED
Team Bukken-Oh
Team Admin
Team Datt Japan
Team Global
HiPE Japan Dance Contest Champion
We have assigned 10 PPC management agents to a marketing company in Tokyo, and we will assist them with listing Japanese products in the USA market, advertising operations, etc.
Working with client
Focus to the goal
This year, we were able to hold a Christmas party jointly with Cebu members and Manila members in Cebu Island, Philippines.
Last year, a large typhoon hit Cebu two days before the Christmas party was scheduled to be held, causing severe damage to the Visayas region. Therefore, this year all members were able to enjoy 2 years' worth of fun. This time, Hiro, a client from Hokkaido, who happened to come to Cebu to stay at the right time, also participated.
Cebu and Manila Employees
At company Christmas parties in the Philippines, companies give gifts to employees. This year, in addition to the usual food, we have prepared mugs with portraits of each person printed on them designed by designers.
Giveaways
We were divided into teams and put on performances (singing and dancing), so everyone could have fun. Filipinos really love singing and dancing.
Intermission
HiPE will award the engineer who contributed the most to the Christmas party that year. This year, Serrano-kun, who contributed the most to increasing the number of team members, was crowned King of Employee 2022.
Best employee of the year
At the end of the party, I gave a speech about next year's plans and looking back on the past three years. When I looked at all the employees from the stage with Kevin and Greg who first participated in November 2019, I felt that the number of engineers has really increased. HiPE looks like it will be able to start next year in the best condition. It was a wonderful party that made us promise to do our best to have an even bigger party next year.
2 pioneers of HiPE
A client who has been patronizing our engineering team under a laboratory-type contract since the founding of our laboratory came to Cebu for the first time in about two years. There are still very few direct flights between Japan and Cebu.
Even after two years, he was still a nice person!
Please come again during the Christmas season!
The pandemic has calmed down in Cebu, entry has resumed, and tourists are here and there...
At the same time, orders from Japanese clients have also increased.
Therefore, we have expanded the laboratory space on the 12th floor of the same building and increased the number of engineers.
The Manila office opened last August as a challenge, but the skills of our engineers have been well-received by our clients, and we are steadily increasing our staff. It quickly became too small, so we decided to move to a larger office at the end of last year, and the move was completed on January 16th.
The new office will be able to accommodate up to 52 IT engineers. Since it can operate 24 hours a day, it will become an offshore development base that will be able to assist clients in Western countries in the future.
In the future, we are planning to renovate the private rooms that client representatives can use when they visit. In addition, Eastwood City, where our office is located, is very popular with our clients. It's so peaceful!
