TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 8
New MARINA Region VII building now
partially operational; fully operational
on Jan 2019
T
he Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
Region 7 is now partially operational and is
scheduled for full operations on January 2019
at its new building in Doña Modesta Gaisano
Street, Sudlon, Lahug, Cebu City. The
regional office’s personnel conducted their
first flag-raising ceremony at the new building
on Monday, 19 November 2018.
MARINA Region 7 Director Engr. Marc Anthony Pascua
said that transferring to the new building will provide
convenience through more effective and more efficient
delivery of services to maritime stakeholders, most
especially to the Cebuano seafarers. It will also promote
maritime industry development through better
information dissemination and collaboration of efforts
among maritime industry partners in the region.
The newly-constructed four-storey building of the MARINA
Region VII, which consisted of roof deck and elevators, is
worth Php 60 million and situated in a 2,000-square meter
lot donated by the Cebu Provincial Government.
Administrative works are already being conducted in
the new building amidst completion of utility works. On
the other hand, the Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) and the Manpower
Development Services (MDS) offices remained in the old
building to uninterruptedly cater to the needs of the
clients.
With the MARINA Region 7 expecting to be fully
operational in the new building come January 2019,
MARINA Region VII personnel are now doing their part to
ensure that the clients will be well-aware of the transfer
and other major plans of the region next year.
“Those are the things that we want to happen. For the
seafarers and stakeholders, rest assured that again, we will
double our efficiency so that we will be happy to serve all
of them,” Engr. Pascua said. http://marina.gov.ph
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