Proposed new PMMA charter earns support among lawmakers

A bill that seeks to further strengthen the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) not only as the nation's leading maritime education and training institution that produces world-class maritime professionals but also as the industry's think tank is expected to be enacted in this 18th Congress.

Authored by Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, House Bill No. 6439 that seeks to declare PMMA as the National Maritime Academy has earned the approval of the House of the committee on ways and means and appropriation about two weeks ago. Earlier, the House committee on higher and technical education had given its imprimatur on the bill.