Solon files bill mandating PMMA to select one cadet each congressional district
Solon files bill mandating PMMA to select one cadet each congressional district
The
Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) was established to produced efficient
and well-trained merchant marine officers who can favorably compare with marine
officers of progressive maritime countries sufficient to carry the expanding
international trade in times of peace and capable of serving as a naval and
military auxiliary in times of war and national emergency.
This
200-year-old institution was established on April 5, 1820, which initially
located at Intramuros, Manila before it was transferred to Naval Station in San
Narciso, Zambales by virtue of Proclamation No.927.
READ: BE A PMA
CADET
The
PMMA seeks 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 officer who can serve as naval and
military auxiliaries in times of war and national emergencies and contributors
to the improvement of maritime education and the pool of ship business manager
through graduate school programs.
Cagayan
de Oro 2nd District Rep Rufus B Rodrigues files House
Bill No. 6925 substituting HB No. 4107 or “An Act Mandating the Philippine Merchant
Marine Academy (PMMA) to Select One (1) Cadet from each Congressional District
every Year to Comprise its Incoming Class.”
In
his explanatory note, the lawmaker noted that “As it is, the majority of the cadets entering PMMA come from bigger
cities and provinces and it is high time that we ensure a more balanced
composition of every “Class” that graduates from the PMMA.”
One
way to do this is to, as far as practicable; SELECT AT LEAST ONE INCOMING
CADET FROM EVERY CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT EVERY YEAR.
This
way, aspiring cadets from far-flung areas are given a chance to fulfill their
dreams of becoming a merchant marine and naval officer.
SOURCE:
http://www.congress.gov.ph/legisdocs/first_18/CR00352