Various stakeholders unite, form new maritime group

MARITIME stakeholders have agreed to consolidate major maritime sectors in the country to instill maritime consciousness among Filipinos as new national and local leaders are to be installed.

Convenors led by the Philippine Association of Maritime Training Center, Inc., Philippine Association of Maritime Institutions and Philippine Maritime Research, Studies and Services, voted to have an “organizing committee” formed from representatives of various maritime organizations. The coalition was named “Movement for Maritime Philippines” (MMP).