CTU Cebu Technological University is the cheapest Marine Engineer Seaman tuition in Cebu

Although University of Cebu is often a choice of Marine Engineers Seamen, the cheapest tuition is at CTU Cebu Technological University with tuition about 8000 pesos per semester and they have many campuses in various towns all over the island of Cebu with many cadets in Carmen, Cebu. Be aware there are over 40,000 Marine Engineers graduating every year here in the Philippines and most graduates do not get hired on the international ships where the best pay is, usually the ones that do get hired at the top notchers in grades or with relatives already working on the international ships to help them apply with references.  Read more about CTU here at this link

 

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More than heroes: Filipino seafarers are PH’s sailing ambassadors

FILIPINIO seafarers are not just the modern heroes who remit dollars but are also the Philippines’s sailing ambassadors to different countries around the world.

This was the message of Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) 7 Director Nanette Villamor-Dinopol during the International Seafarers’ Day celebration at a mall in Cebu City yesterday.

Dinopol delivered her speech after a five-kilometer parade participated by seafarers and representatives of shipping lines, maritime schools, labor groups and government agencies.

Dinopol said yesterday's celebration marked a milestone toward two important challenges.

Read the complete article in the Sunstar 
http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/local-news/2013/06/26/more-heroes-seafarers-are-ph-s-sailing-ambassadors-289308

PHILIPPINE GLOBAL SEAFARERS: A PROFILE

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80,000 seafarers face job loss in Philippines

Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. is seeking “vigorous and sustainable reforms”  in  the  maritime  industry for the Philippines to pass the European Union safety audit in  October  and  be able to save the jobs of  Filipino seafarers boarding European Union-flagged commercial vessels.

At least 360,000 Filipino seafarers are aboard EU vessels but their number will be pared down by 80,000 initially if the Philippines  flunks the safety audit to be conducted by the EU Maritime Safety Agency.
Belmonte stressed the need to upgrade  standards of training for the sailors to ensure that all schools comply with international norms and principles.

Earlier, the German Shipowners’ Association (Verband Deutscher Reeder) has warned that tens of thousands Filipino seafarers risk losing their jobs in EU-registered ships if the Philippine government fails to pass the EU maritime audit in October.

The International Chamber of Shipping, the world’s principal shipping organization representing 80 percent of the world’s merchant tonnage, also called the attention of President Benigno  Aquino III in a letter to address the EU’s concern over the country’s maritime industry’s failure to pass the audit last April.
During his visit to Germany, Vice President Jejomar Binay disclosed after meeting with some 50 German shipping titans in the seaport capital city of Hamburg that they would keep their Filipino seamen and supported the country’s efforts to pass the next EU maritime safety audit.  Read the full Manila Standard article here  http://manilastandardtoday.com/2013/06/12/80000-seafarers-face-job-loss/

Free MRT, LRT rides on Seafarers’ Day June 25 2013

MANILA, Philippines—Amid an impending fare hike, the Metro Rail Transit is offering free train rides for seamen Tuesday as the country marks the Filipino Seafarers’ Day.

The free rides, which the Light Rail Transit also offers, will be from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., and 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. “in celebration of the day of the Filipino Seafarer” on June 25, MRT officer Toby Andulan and LRT spokesman Hernando Cabrera announced on Friday.

Seafarers who will avail of the free train rides only need to present their valid Marina-issued seaman’s book, or PRC ID, they said.

Read more: http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/430603/free-mrt-lrt-rides-on-seafarers-day#ixzz2Wt94QzrA