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AMR TRADE & INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION COMPANY PROFILE ATIDCO AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corporation

started its business way back in 19 ! as AMR "nterprises in "stancia# Iloilo# wit$ %is$in& as its main commerce' T$e "nterprise t$en $as only one set o% %is$in& vessels t$at operates in t$e (isayas %is$in& &round' In 19 9 AMR "nterprises trans%erred its %is$in& operation in )out$ern *$ilippines particularly in t$e waters surroundin& +amboan&a# ,asilan# )ulu and Tawi tawi because o% t$e business opportunities and %ertile %is$in& &round t$at surrounds t$e said area' )ubse-uently# AMR "nterprises relocated its main o%%ice %rom "stancia# Iloilo to +one.1# Cawit# +amboan&a City' On /ovember 1990# AMR "nterprises %ormally re&istered its business company wit$ t$e )ecurities and "1c$an&e Commission as AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corporation as its new business name' T$e corporation is primary en&a&ed in trade and industrial development business' 2rom a small %is$in& company# AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corp e1panded into one o% +amboan&a City3s leadin& %is$in& company t$at supplies t$eir %is$ products locally and in ot$er parts o% t$e *$ilippines ' At present# t$e corporation owns t$ree 456 sets o% commercial deep sea purse seine %is$in& vessels t$at operates in t$e nei&$borin& waters o% +amboan&a *eninsula' Aside %rom t$e %is$in& vessels# AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corp also owns a %is$ landin& %acility and a dry dock %acility w$ic$ provides lo&istics# port re-uirements and maintenance support to its %is$in& boats' Aside %rom %is$in& related %acilities# AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corp also owns a 7! tons per day capacity ice plant and cold stora&e ware$ouse# a puri%ied drinkin& water re%illin& station# a &asoline station# $ardware store and a mini &rocery# all located in t$e corporation3s 0'1! $ectares land in +one. 1# Cawit# +amboan&a City'

Moreover# AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corp also own a deep well wit$ 80! tons capacity reservoir located 1 kilometer away %rom t$e corporation3s owned lot' T$e said reservoir supplies t$e water re-uirements o% all t$e corporations %is$in& vessels' AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corp is also en&a&ed in real estate business w$erein it developed t$e *$ase 1 and 8 o% Melin3s (ille )ubdivision located in ,aran&ays )inunuc and Talon Talon# all in +amboan&a City' Aside %rom t$e %is$in& business# t$e corporation also owns t$e )ea 9ion Anc$orline )ecurity A&ency w$ic$ mana&es more or less ! licensed security &uards t$at provides t$e p$ysical security re-uirements o% all its customers in +amboan&a City' A $otel resort and restaurant by t$e sea and a %unction $all is also owned by t$e corporation w$ic$ caters seminars# works$ops and ot$er special occasions bot$ %rom t$e civilian and &overnment customers' T$e said resort and restaurant is also located in t$e corporation3s 0'1! $ectare lot in +one.1# Cawit# +amboan&a City' At present AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corp3s Capital as re&istered wit$ t$e )ecurities and "1c$an&e Commission is wort$ * 8!#!!!#!!!'!!' In t$e conduct o% its %is$in& business as one o% its primary trade and t$e ot$er businesses# its estimated sales volume is wort$ * 7!#!!!#!!!'!! a year' T$e entire corporation mana&es more or less 5!! employees w$ic$ provide employment and :ob opportunities to t$e population o% +amboan&a City as well as ot$er nei&$borin& municipalities in ;estern Mindanao' AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corp is also very active in supportin& t$e A2* particularly t$e *$ilippine /avy in t$e conduct o% Internal )ecurity Operations w$en it volunteered its able bodied employees to train as )pecial CA2<= Active Au1iliary on 1998 and subse-uently enlisted t$em to t$e 1st +amboan&a City )CAA Company' T$e activation o% t$e 1st +amboan&a City )pecial CA2<= Active Au1iliary 4)CAA6 Company ori&inated w$en t$e members o% t$e +amboan&a City 2is$erman3s Association 4 now Southern Philippines Deep Sea Fishing Association 6 in w$ic$ AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corp is a member# %iled a petition to t$e *eace and Order Council o% +amboan&a City sometime in 19 9

seekin& to activate a &roup t$at will be utili>ed as escort to t$eir %is$in& boats due to t$e rampant incidents o% piracy at t$at time' T$e re-uest was approved by t$e *eace and Order Council o% +amboan&a City and t$e resolution was %orwarded to Commander# )out$ern Command %or appropriate action' <eneral ?ead-uarters# A2* approved t$e re-uest and /aval District (I 4 now Naval Forces Western Mindanao6 was tasked by )O=T?COM to or&ani>e and train one )CAA Company' T$e /aval District (I t$rou&$ its Civil Military Operations <roup 7 conducted ,asic Military Trainin& sometime in Au&ust 1998 to its able bodied employees@volunteers' T$e volunteers were later declared &raduates and later appointed as members o% t$e )CAA and assi&ned wit$ t$e 1st +amboan&a City )CAA Company pursuant to *ara 1! )O /r A7# ?-s )O=T?COM# A2* dated 8A )eptember 1998' At present# )CAA personnel o% AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corp is under t$e Administrative and Operational Control o% /aval 2orces ;estern Mindanao and %rom 1998 to present $as been actively supportin& t$e *$ilippine /avy in its Anti. *iracy campai&n in t$e waters surroundin& ,asilan# )ulu and Tawi tawi' Aside %rom t$e said campai&n# AMR Trade and Industrial Development Corp is also actively providin& intelli&ence and lo&istics support to t$e %loatin& assets o% /aval 2orces ;estern Mindanao'

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