{"id":183014,"date":"2018-09-25T21:54:50","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T01:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=183014"},"modified":"2018-09-25T21:54:50","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T01:54:50","slug":"duterte-strengthens-marina-comply-intl-convention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/09\/25\/duterte-strengthens-marina-comply-intl-convention\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte strengthens MARINA to comply with int\u2019l convention"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_182525\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-182525\" style=\"width: 1305px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/PRRD_Gastro2-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-182525\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/PRRD_Gastro2-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1305\" height=\"870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/PRRD_Gastro2-1.jpg 1305w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/PRRD_Gastro2-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/PRRD_Gastro2-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/PRRD_Gastro2-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1305px) 100vw, 1305px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-182525\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The MARINA and CHED shall also evaluate and inspect all maritime higher education institutions in the country. (File Photo: ROBINSON NI\u00d1AL JR.\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order (EO) further strengthening the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to ensure the country\u2019s strict and full compliance with the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW).<\/p>\n<p>Signed by Duterte on Sept. 21, EO 63 provides that the MARINA should establish systems and mechanisms \u201cfor the promotion and protection of the well-being of the seafarers thereby ensuring their professionalism and competiveness, both in local and international trade.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Under EO 63, the MARINA, in coordination with the Commission on Higher Education (CHED), shall take the lead in the evaluation and approval of maritime education programs, which would require compliance with the STCW Convention.<\/p>\n<p>The MARINA and CHED shall also evaluate and inspect all maritime higher education institutions in the country.<\/p>\n<p>The MARINA, in consultation with the Department of Health, shall establish the standards for medical fitness and the procedures for the issuance of medical certificates to Filipino seafarers.<\/p>\n<p>The EO also tasks the MARINA and the Philippine Coast Guard to ensure that even seafarers on board ships in Philippines ports \u201care certificated in accordance with STCW Convention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Philippines, one of the world\u2019s top sources of seafarers, is party to the STCW Convention, which provides the internationally agreed and accepted standards governing seafarers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte has issued an executive order (EO) further strengthening the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) to ensure the &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":44,"featured_media":182525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16,95],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-183014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news","category-news-ph","mauthors-philippine-news-agency"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/44"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=183014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/183014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/182525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=183014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=183014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=183014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}