The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has mapped out plans, and programs for the 10-year Maritime Industry Development Plan (MIDP), and exhibited its Agency performance for the calendar year during the first day of its annual Year-End Performance Assessment and Planning Conference (YEPAPC) today, 09 November 2022, Pasay City.

“In the pursuit for a stronger and more dynamic MARINA, there exists our Maritime Industry Development Plan which will serve as our navigational chart until 2028. Count it as a precious privilege to be part of every MIDP activity because you are helping to build a stronger and better foundation for a greater Maritime Philippines,” MARINA Administrator Atty. Hernani Fabia stressed in his inspirational message.

The two-day YEPAPC, which will conclude tomorrow, is packed with presentations regarding the MIDP, the MARINA’s Strategic Voyage Plan for 2023 to 2024, and the highlights of MARINA performance for this calendar year.

In her remarks, OIC-Deputy Administrator for Planning, Ms. Sonia B. Malaluan noted that “there is an urgent need to align the MIDP Programs with the 8-point economic Agenda of the President,” and that the Agency shall strike while the iron is hot.

“This is a golden opportunity that MARINA should never allow to just pass us by, we need to work faster, work together and get the President’s approval of the MIDP. Also an opportunity to get additional budget for the MIDP Projects,” OIC-DAP Malaluan expressed.

The activity has also paved the way to discuss plans and programs under the Gender and Development (GAD), as well as for Senior Citizens and Persons with Disabilities.

Along with the Administrator, the program was spearheaded by the Deputy Administrator for Operations, Engineer Nanette Villamor – Dinopol, and OIC-Deputy Administrator for Planning Ms. Sonia B. Malaluan.

Further, heads of offices – service unit directors, regional directors, and planners of MARINA also joined the discussions.

The activity was organized by the MARINA’s Planning and Policy Service – Public Affairs and Digital Media Office (PPS-PADMO).

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