Seaman's Prayer
This pictrure was taken at Tokyo
I'll Be Gone For A While!
Be back after 6 months I HOPE!!
Happy Valentines!!!
VISION
The Philippine Merchant Marine Academy envisions through its academic programs and quasi-military training to produce a balanced personality out of every graduate, i.e an internationally acceptable officer and gentleman who can function efficiently in their field of endeavor and contribute to the development and progress of the Filipino nation.MISSION
To educate and train midshipmen / women to become:
Qualified and competent merchant marine officers for shipboard and shore-based positions, in response to the global requirements of the expanding international maritime industry;
Competent and capable naval officers who can serve as naval and military auxiliaries in times of war and national emergencies; and
A contributor to the improvement of maritime education and the pool of ship business managers through graduate school programs. EDUCATION PHILOSOPHY
"...committed to a policy of providing the highest standards of maritime education and training to its Corps of Midshipmen, and to produce merchant marine officers with an assured level of quality which exceeds all national and international standards."
Rex Rabara - Editor in Chief
Rodcyn Yumang - Associate Editor (External Affair)
Almonzor Dela Pena - Associate Editor (Internal Affair)
King Egay Santos - Treasurer
Jonathan Seguritan - Auditor
Florito Beranl - P.R.O.
Jessie Klien Lumantas - Secretary
Michael Mojica - Photo Editor
Russel Salvador Oxales - Photo Editor
Gilbert Villamil - Photo Editor
Roweno Pomoy Jr. - Layout editor
Mark Angelo Moleno - Layout Editor
Michael Edison Reyes - Computer Graphic Artist
Rustico Pinili - Computer Graphic Artist
Nathaniel Villeno - Literrary editor
Neil Ian Kahano - Collecting Officer
Albert Hierco - Collecting Officer
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One of the lesser-known industries in which Filipinos dominate globally is the seafaring industry. According to this GMA News article, the Philippines accounts for 28% of the world’s shipping crew with about 250,000 officers and crew members. In a distant second is the whole Indian subcontinent which only has 100,000 people employed in the industry. Filipinos so dominate the crew members of the world’s ships that whenever a ship or tanker anywhere capsizes or is overrun by pirates, expect that Filipinos will be affected. In addition, Filipino seafarers remit about $1 billion to the country, annually. Future projections indicate that there will be a big rise in demand for seafarers and the Philippines is trying to keep up with the demand.
Interestingly, despite being a school that produces graduates mostly hired in the private sector, the PMMA has a military-style education reminiscent of the Philippine Military Academy. Because of this, PMMA graduates are often directly hired as ship officers in commercial vessels and are automatic reserve officers in the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard.
