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Maritime Officials from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) who joined in the celebrations, the first ever since the inception of MARINA. The DOTr bigwigs were Secretary Atty. Arthur Tugade, Undersecretary for Maritime Felipe A Judan, Assistant Secretary for Maritime Fernando Juan C. Perez and Undersecretary for Administration and Finance, Atty. Garry V de Guzman. DOTr bigwigs grace MARINA’s 44th anniversary bash The Maritime Industry Authority of the Philippines (MARINA) commemorated its 44th Anniversary last June 1 with simple yet convivial rites. T he Maritime Industry Authority of the Philippines (MARINA) commemorated its 44th Anniversary last June 1 with simple yet convivial rites. What made this celebration a milestone of sorts was the presence of key officials from the Department of Transportation (DOTr) who joined in the celebrations, the first ever since the inception of MARINA. The DOTr bigwigs were Secretary Atty. Arthur Tugade, Undersecretary for Maritime Felipe A Judan, Assistant Secretary for Maritime Fernando Juan C. Perez and Undersecretary for Administration and Finance, Atty. Garry V de Guzman. For his part, Secretary Tugade graciously delivered an inspiring message and expressed the government’s sincere efforts in helping upgrade and improve the growing maritime industry sector of the country. As a token of appreciation, Tugade donated out from his pocket P44,000 for raffle to employees and officials of MARINA. marina.gov.ph 10 The Maritime Industry Authority of the Philippines (MARINA) commemorated its 44th Anniversary last June 1 with simple yet convivial rites