Maritime stakeholders, iginiit ang pagtutol sa Shipboard Training of Cadets provision ng Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers
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00:00 Maritime stakeholders are concerned about the negative effect of the provision they are imposing on the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.
00:09 But this is defended by one of the members of the Executive Board.
00:14 This is what Sue Jin Kim reported.
00:16 Save the future of seafarers.
00:20 This is the cry of some maritime stakeholders
00:23 amid their fierce opposition to the Chapter 18 or Shipboard Training of Cadets that is included in the Consolidated Bill on the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers.
00:32 The provision is against the Constitution.
00:35 Under Article 6, Section 26 of the Constitution,
00:40 every bill passed by Congress will have a section and this is stated in its title.
00:47 The Philippine Association of Maritime Industries or PAMI believes that the provision of education and training should be separate from the Constitution,
00:57 especially for them, this is a different matter.
01:00 And it should not be just a part of a consolidated bill.
01:04 According to PAMI, if the Consolidated Bill is passed, the number of cadets under the training will be reduced.
01:12 This will result in a reduction in the Philippine shipboard workforce.
01:17 The reputation of the Philippines will also be lost as the main source of income for the crewmen around the world.
01:24 What will happen is, because there is a provision in the law, in the bill,
01:30 there's a provision in the bill that limits the enrollment of maritime schools.
01:35 This will have an effect also in the number of graduates that we will be able to produce.
01:40 If we produce lower number of graduates, that will mean that there will be fewer number of seafarers who will enter the workforce of the maritime industry.
01:50 You can barely be sure that our dollar contribution will diminish, will be lessened.
01:56 And that not only that, the other sectors in the maritime industry will also be affected.
02:02 In addition, the reduction of the number of enrollees in some sectors of the maritime industry,
02:09 such as training centers, product suppliers, and manning agencies, will be affected.
02:13 The overall effect of this will also have a negative impact on the country's economy.
02:19 PAMI requests that the Chapter 18 of the Consolidated Bill be reviewed and passed.
02:25 In addition to the bill's provisions, Congressman Ron Salo, the Board of Trustees, and their families
02:33 have agreed to amend the provision.
02:36 The PAMI's solution to remove the shipboard training as a requirement
02:42 and to leave it to the theories that will be taught in the 4-year curriculum.
02:47 Lawrence, a fresh grad in maritime training, believes that the shipboard training is good for him.
02:53 They will also be edged if they use it in school.
02:58 They will also be refreshed.
03:00 Maybe it will just vary depending on the school or what type of student they want.
03:09 My goal now is to be an cadet, to pass the licensure exam.
03:15 If the ship's engineer, Ray, will be asked,
03:18 he will also learn the skills that are required when the seamen sail a ship.
03:24 I don't know if it's theoretical or just studying.
03:28 It's normal because we were just studying.
03:32 Then we just joined the on-board, when it's already renewed, to complete the course.
03:39 Until now, I got the highest position.
03:43 I also became a superintendent.
03:45 I didn't have a shipboard that day.
03:47 Ray also added that the cost of the parents or students studying for the matriculation is really big.
03:54 I didn't have a shipboard that day.
03:56 That's why it's painful for the parents who are now teaching their children as shipbuilders.
04:04 But their expenses are big.
04:08 Let's just go back to the day when there was no shipboard training.
04:12 Let's remove it from the charter.
04:14 Soojin Kim, Para sa Bayan.
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