THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) supported the modernization of the maritime industry in Region 8 (Eastern Visayas), focusing on addressing financial and accessibility issues faced by stakeholders.
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Photo from Marina May 03, 2021 THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) is mourning the loss of Captain Rommel John Mendoza, director II of Marina Regional Office in Tacloban City, who died on Sunday, May 2, 2021. He was 55.
“The Marina is eternally grateful for his significant contributions to the maritime industry. His zeal and enthusiasm in the workplace will be sorely missed. We extend our deepest sympathy to his family, his bereaved loved ones, and colleagues,” Marina said in a statement.
Before joining Marina, Mendoza, who belonged to the Class of 1993 of the Philippine Military Academy (PMA) as part of the Maalab Class of 1993, also served the country during his stint in Philippine Navy and in the United Nations (UN) Peacekeeping Force as part of the Philippine contingent.
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+ February 12, 2021 THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), through a virtual soft launching, has announced on Thursday, February 11, 2021, the opening of the Marina Training Institute (MarTI) located at the four-story Marina Regional Office–Western Visayas building situated inside Panaad Park in Barangay Mansilingan, Bacolod City.
The MarTI, as an academic arm of the Marina, is envisioned to be the country’s Maritime Innovation and Knowledge Center under Program 8 of the 10-Year Maritime Industry Development Plan, providing not only national but global maritime leadership training.
The operationalization of MarTI is aimed to improve the capacity of Marina and other partners to innovate and operate modern technologies, to spearhead programs to help the country tackle the changing trends in the maritime industry and to serve as a systematic educational and training system and facilities for all maritime professionals.