The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) proudly joins the National Privacy Commission (NPC) in celebrating Privacy Awareness Week 2025. We recognize the importance of this annual celebration in strengthening data privacy awareness, promoting responsible data processing, and upholding the fundamental right to privacy for all individuals. With the theme, “Global Privacy Matters: Navigating a Borderless Digital continue reading : Message of Support for PAW 2025

Canaman, Camarines Sur — In a continued effort to strengthen maritime education and training, personnel from the MARINA Regional Office V (MRO5), representing Regional Director Atty. Maximo I. Bañares, Jr., participated in the Orientation Seminar on the SID/SRB Online Appointment System (OAS) and the MARINA Integrated Seafarers Management Online (MISMO) System, as well as the continue reading : MARINA-Legazpi Supports Orientation on MISMO and OAS Systems for Maritime Students

QUEZON CITY – Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Administrator Sonia Malaluan appealed to Filipino seafarers to thoroughly read and understand the requirements and procedures for processing their documents, as the agency continues to face challenges due to incomplete or unqualified applications. Speaking during a Philippine Information Agency (PIA) press conference on 25 April 2025, Administrator Malaluan continue reading : MARINA Chief urges seafarers: Read the process, complete the requirements

QUEZON CITY – MARINA Administrator Sonia B. Malaluan called for the active cooperation of sea passengers in reporting any suspected overloading incidents, emphasizing the crucial role of the public in preventing safety risks at sea during the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) Press Conference held earlier today, 25 April 2025. “We need the cooperation of everyone continue reading : MARINA Administrator Calls for Cooperation of Sea Passengers in Reporting Possible Overloading

PLARIDEL, MISAMIS OCCIDENTAL — The MARINA Region X (MRO10), in partnership with the local government of Plaridel, successfully concluded the final leg of its Maritime Safety Culture Awareness Campaign Caravan held at the Plaridel Port Passenger Terminal. The campaign aimed to promote maritime safety, highlight the rights of Persons with Disabilities in sea travel, and continue reading : MARINA-CDO Concludes Maritime Safety Caravan in Plaridel

ISABELA CITY, BASILAN — The Marina Regional Office IX (MRO9), led by OIC-Director Farida T. Cunanan, PhD, concluded the third and final leg of its Maritime Safety Awareness Culture Campaign Caravan on 21 April 2025. The event kicked off with a motorcade from the Isabela City port, joined by various stakeholders including shipping operators, local continue reading : MARINA-Zamboanga Wraps Up Maritime Safety Caravan in Isabela City

MANDALUYONG CITY — The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) has joined the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) and the Department of Transportation (DOTr) in a landmark initiative enhancing access to emergency support services to sea passengers and shipping operators. Through a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed on 21 April 2025, between PRC, DOTr, and its attached agencies—including continue reading : MARINA Joins Forces with Philippine Red Cross, DOTr and Other Agencies to Strengthen Transport Safety

“If I didn’t step out of my comfort zone, this dream would’ve remained just that—a dream.” Neale Donald Walsch once said, “Life begins at the end of your comfort zone.” For Juan Carlos “JC” Buenconsejo, 30, those words became a guiding light in his journey from the familiar smell of brewed coffee to the vast, continue reading : Humans of Maritime: Brewing Dreams Beyond Borders

GUIMARAS, PHILIPPINES – THE MARINA Regional Office VI (MRO6) extends trips on Good Friday, 18 April 2025 extending operations from Guimaras Province to Iloilo City and vice versa. This is in anticipation of the surge of travelers, especially pilgrims traveling for the Holy Week. This is due to the request of the local government unit continue reading : GOOD NEWS: MARINA Iloilo Extends Trips on Good Friday

CADIZ CITY, Negros Occidental — The Maritime Industry Authority Regional Office VI (MRO6), led by Regional Director Jeffrey A. Bangsa, concluded its third Maritime Safety Culture Awareness Campaign Caravan in Western Visayas with a culminating event in Cadiz City on 12 April 2025. The campaign was conducted in partnership with the Local Government Unit of continue reading : MARINA-Iloilo Concludes Third Maritime Safety Awareness Caravan in Cadiz City