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Republic of the Philippines
2 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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$ NINETEENTH CONGRESS
6 First Regular Session

HOUSE BILL NO._8589

Introduced by Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

14 AN ACT TRANSFORMING THE PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY

15 INTO THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL MARITIME ACADEMY AS THE PRIMARY

16 INSTITUTION FOR THE BASIC AND CONTINUING HIGHER EDUCATION AND.
7 TRAINING OF MARITIME PROFESSIONALS AND LEADERS FOR NATIONAL

18 DEVELOPMENT AND SECURITY, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,
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20 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines
21 in Congress assembled:
23 SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the “Philippine National Maritime
| 24 Academy Charter of 2023.”
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| %6 SEC 2. Declaration of Policy. ~ As an archipelagic and maritime nation, it is the
| 27 policy of the Philippine government to:
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| 29 (1) Utilize the country’s marine assets and resources as a
| 30 backbone and strategic addition to the country’s national
| 31 development efforts;
32 @ Encourage the development of a robust domestic maritime 1
33 industry that can support the needs of domestic and |
| 34 international trade; |
| 35 @) Develop human resource pool for maritime industry |
| 36 development, maritime law enforcement, and national |
| 37 security; |
| 38 (4) Develop and implement maritime education and training |
| 39 programs for the basic and continuing higher education and |
| 40 training of maritime professionals in the maritime industry, |
| 4 maritime law enforcement, and maritime defense and |
42 security, among others;
| B (©) Establish and maintain autonomous higher education and
| 44 training. institutions that can cater to the education and
| 4s training needs of maritime professionals in the Asia Pacific

| 46 region and the world.



3. Renaming. = The PHILIPPINE NATIONAL MARITIME ACADEMY
(PNMA) SHALL BE RENAMED AS THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL MARITIME
ACADEMY (PNMA), to reflect its transformation with a new and expanded mandate of
providing holistic education and training for human resource development of maritime
professionals and leaders in support of maritime industry development, maritime law
enforcement, and national security.

SEC 4. Institutional Autonomy. — The PHILIPPINE NATIONAL MARITIME
ACADEMY (PNMA, hereinafter referred as the “Academy”) shall enjoy institutional
academy and shall be outside the regulatory contro! of the Commission on Higher
Education (CHED) and the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA): Provided, That the
Chairperson, CHED; and, the Administrator, MARINA, shall be Ex-Officio members of
the Board of Trustees of the Academy. It shall be attached to the Department of
Transportation (DOTr) for policy coordinator: Provided, further, That the Academy
complies with relevant and international standards.

SEC 5. Powers and Functions of the Academy. ~ The Academy shall be the primary
institution for the basic and continuing higher education and training of maritime
professionals for national development and security. It shall develop education and
training programs for the maritime industry, maritime law enforcement, and maritime
defense and security professionals. It shall have the following powers and functions:

(1) Create and modify maritime-related certificates, diplomas, or
degree programs;

2) Confer certificates, diplomas, or degrees related to Marine
‘Transportation, Marine Engineering, Maritime Business, and other
maritime-related programs such as maritime administration, port
and shipyard management, naval engineering, electro-technology,
automation, robotics, artificial intelligence, autonomous ships, and
digitalization;

@) Create and modify graduate and postgraduate degrees in
maritime industry-related disciplines;

(4) Confer graduate and postgraduate degrees in maritime
industry-related disciplines;

(5) Create and implement education and training programs on
maritime law enforcement, environmental protection, maritime
security, and international relations;

(6) Create and implement Technical-Vocational education and
training (TVET) courses and confer appropriate certification for the
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(7) Undertake the conduct of marine officers’ examination and
assessment through the Academic Board in collaboration with
MARINA;

(8) Create and maintain education and training curricula
responsive to the needs of the end-users and stakeholders, compliant
with the International Convention on the Standards of Training,
Certification, and Watchkeeping for Seafarers 1978 (STCW
Convention), as amended; and, other regulations;

(9) Develop centers of excellence in various maritime education
and training disciplines;

(10) Enter into partnerships or join consortiums of education and
training institutions for purposes of developing and implementing
common education and training programs;

(11) Create the Maritime Policy Research é& Development
Department and other departments needed for the performance of its
mandate;

(12) Create and offer short training courses that may support the
maritime industry in terms of technical, safety, and security;

(13) Undertake academic exchanges, cross-training, coordination,
and cooperation for appropriate academic programs with any one or
more of the following education and training institutions, among
others, including foreign maritime education institutions:

(a) Development Academy of the Philippines

(b) University of the Philippines

(National Defense College of the Philippines

(4) Philippine Military Academy

{€)__ Philippine National Police Academy

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() Coast Guard Education Training Command (PCG)

(b) AFP Education, Training, and Doctrine Command

() Philippine Public Safety College (PPSC)
(14) The Academy may engage technical consultants from local
and foreign maritime academic institutions or maritime industry-
related companies such as shipyards, port operations, fisheries, and
maritime software developers for maritime industry innovations;

(15) Receive donations and/or endowment funds necessary for the


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fulfillment of this mandate: Provided, That such donations and/or
endowment funds shall be free from donor's tax.

SEC 6. Full Scholarship. - AM cadets, midshipmen, and other students of
undergraduate programs shall be granted full scholarship which includes monthly cash
allowance, uniforms, and other miscellaneous expense: Provided, That the Board of
Trustees shall fix the amount of financial support that will be granted to all students based
‘on the recommendation of the Superintendent: Provided, further, That the PNMA Board
of Trustees may provide scholarship benefits for students of other programs in cash or
kind

SEC 7. The Board of Trustees. ~ The Board of Trustees is the highest policymaking
body of the Academy.

(1) Composition. - The governance of the Academy is vested in a
board of trustees known as the “Board of Trustees of the
Philippine National Maritime Academy (PNMA),” hereinafter
referred to as the “Board” composed of:

(a) The Chairperson of the Commission on Higher Education
as Chairperson

(b) The Secretary of the Department of Transportation as Co-
Chairperson;

(©) The Superintendent of the Academy as Vice Chairperson;

(d) The Chairperson of the Committee on Higher, Technical,
and Vocational Education of the Senate;

(©) The Chairperson of the Committee on Higher and
Technical Education of the House of Representatives;

(© The Administrator of the Maritime Industry Authorit

(g) The Flag Officer-in-Command of the Philippine Navy;

(h) The Commandant of the Philippine Coast Guat

(i) The President of the PNMA Alumni Association;

( The President of the PNMA Corps of Professors,
representing all personnel, to serve for a term of two (2)
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(k) The President of the PNMA Student Body Organization,
chosen by the students, to serve for a term of one (1) year.

(2) The Board Secretary. - The Board shall be assisted by a Board
Secretary appointed by the Board upon recommendation of the
Superintendent. He shall record the meetings of the Board and
shall ensure that decisions made by the board are disseminated
to all officers and units of the Academy.

SEC 8. The Superintendent. — The Academy shall be headed by a Superintendent,
who shall be in charge of the overall management and leadership of the Academy. The



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shall elect and appoint the Superintendent and shall have the rank of Vice Admiral,

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4 SEC 9. Qualifications of the Superintendent. - The following shall be the
5 qualifications of the Superintendent:

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7 (1) 40 years old and not more than 65 years old at the time of
8 appointment; a holder of a master’s degree in the maritime-
9 related discipline, public administration, or education
10 management;

u (2) Graduates of the Academy with management-level certification
12 or command-level position and experience shall be given
13 preferential consideration in the selection and appointment of
4 the Superintendent: Provided, that graduates of the Academy
1s who are currently serving the Academy in a management and
16 leadership position for at least three (3) years will be given
7 preference in the selection and appointment.

18 (3) The Board may at its discretion provide additional
19 qualifications for the selection and appointment of the
20 ‘Superintendent.

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2 ‘SEC 10. Tie Deputy Superintendents. - There shall be Deputy Superintendents
23 who shall assist the Superintendent.

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25 (1) The Deputy Superintendent for Administration. - There shall
26 be a Deputy Superintendent for Administration appointed by
27 the Board, who shall assist the Superintendent in managing all
28 faculty and rank-and-file employees of the Academy. The
29 Deputy Superintendent for Administration shall have the rank
30 of Rear Admiral which shall be conferred by the President and
EDT ‘Commander-in-Chief;

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33 (2) The Deputy Superintendent for Academics and Training, —
34 ‘There shall be a Deputy Superintendent for Academics and
35 ‘Training appointed by the Board, who shall oversee the
36 management and implementation of all academic and training
37 programs of the Academy. The Deputy Superintendent for
38 Academics and Training, shall have the rank of Rear Admiral
39 which shall be conferred by the President and Commander-in-
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42 (3) The Deputy Superintendent for Research, Development, and. |
4B Extension. — There shall be a Deputy Superintendent for
44 ‘ch, Development, and Extension appointed by the Board,
45 who shall oversee defining and implementing the research and

46 extension programs and projects of the Academy. The Deputy



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SEC 16. Regimental Organization. - The Academy is a Regimental Civilian
Uniformed Academic Unit with a military-naval rank and tradition for its Corps of
Officers and Faculty. The operation of the Academy shall be underpinned by the principl
of unity of command.

Appropriate uniform
allowance to all commi

shall be provided as part of the Academy’s annual uniform
joned members of the Academy.

SEC 17. Departments and Offices. - The Academy shall have the following
Departments and Offi

(1) Department of Cadet Affairs (DCA);

(2) Department of Academic Affairs (DAA);

(3) Department of Shipboard Training (DST);

(4) Department of PNMA Fleet Management (DPFM);

(5) Department of Naval Science and Tactics (DNST);

(6) Department of Coast Guard and Maritime Law Enforcement
(DCGMLE);

Provided, That the Board may create additional departments in pursuit of the
‘objective of this Act, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent: Provided, further,
that the Superintendent shall determine the internal structures of these departments.

SEC 18. National Security Service. - The Commander-in-Chief through the
Department of National Defense shall direct the Philippine Navy, through the Naval
Reserve Command shall provide institutional mechanisms to mobilize graduates of the
Academy to help provide technical, tactical, and intelligence information to the
Philippine Navy in times of war or national emergency.

SEC 19. Commission to the AFP and PCG Force, and Other Maritime Law Enforcement
Units. - All graduates of the Academy who are under the cadet program of the Philippine
Navy or the Philippine Coast Guard shall be directly commissioned to the regular force
of the Philippine Navy or the Philippine Coast Guard: Provided, That the Philippine Navy
and the Philippine Coast Guard shall set the annual quota of the number of graduates to
be integrated to the regular force of the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard:
Provided, further, That graduates who are not originally part of the Philippine Navy and
Philippine Coast Guard Billet who opt to join the Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast
Guard, and other maritime law enforcement units after graduation shall be eligible for
direct commissionship to the Regular Force of the AFP, PCG or other Maritime Law
Enforcement Units: Provided, even further, That they comply with all the requirements for
commissionship to the regular force.

SEC 20. PNMA Training Vessel or vessels. — For carrying out the purposes and
provisions of this Act, an initial sum of five billion pesos is hereby appropriated from
funds in the National Treasury for the acquisition of an appropriate Training Vessel:
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Superintendent for Research, Development, and Extension
shall have the rank of Rear Admiral which shall be conferred by
the President and Commander-in-Chief;

(4) The Deputy Superintendent for Cadet Affairs. - There shall be
a Deputy Superintendent for Cadet Affairs appointed by the
Board, who shall serve as the Commandant of the cadets. The
Deputy Superintendent for Cadet Affairs shall have the rank of
Rear Admiral which shall be conferred by the President and
Commander-in-Chief;

SEC 11. PNMA Satellite Campuses. ~The Academy may establish satellite campuses
in any part of the country subject to the approval of the Board, to meet the human
resource requirements of the local maritime industry and the law enforcement and
security sector: Provided, That the PMMA Cagayan De Oro Campus created by virtue of
Republic Act 11782 shall be under the PNMA Main Campus: Provided, further, That in
order to democratize access and entry to the Academy, the Academy shalll, to the extent
possible, establish satellite campuses in strategic locations in Luzon, Visayas, and
Mindanao.

SEC 12. The Assistant Superintendents of the PNMA Satellite Campuses. - The PNMA
Satellite Campus shall be headed by the Assistant Superintendent who shall serve as the
‘Campus Administrator. Assistant Superintendents shall have the rank of Rear Admiral
which shall be conferred by the President and Commander-in-Chief.

SEC 13. Qualifications of the Deputy and Assistant Superintendents. ~The deputy and
assistant superintendents shall have the same qualifications as the Superintendent.

SEC 14. The Chief of Staff. - There shall be a Chief of Staff appointed by the
Superintendent, who shall assist the Superintendent in coordinating with the Central
‘Staff. The Chief of Staff shall have the rank of Commodore which shall be conferred by
the President and Commander-in-Chief.

‘SEC 15. Central Staff. - There shall be eight (8) Central Staff, each with the rank of
Captain.

(2) PNMAI- Administration and Human Resources
Q)_ PNMA2-~ Information, Intelligence, and Security O}
(8) PNMA3— Operations Officer

(4) PNMA4— Finance Officer

(5) PNMAS—Procurement Officer

(6) PNMA6~Supply and Logistics Officer

(7) PNMA7-~ Engineering, Repairs, and Maintenance
(8) PNMA8- Plans and Programs



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SEC 16. Regimental Organization. - The Academy is a Regimental Civilian
Uniformed Academic Unit with a military-naval rank and tradition for its Corps of
Officers and Faculty. The operation of the Academy shall be underpinned by the principle
of unity of command.

Appropriate uniforms shall be provided as part of the Academy's annual uniform
allowance to all commissioned members of the Academy.

SEC 17. Departments and Offices. - The Academy shall have the following
Departments and Offices:

(1) Department of Cadet Affairs (DCA);

(2) Department of Academic Affairs (DAA);

(3) Department of Shipboard Training (DST);

(4) Department of PNMA Fleet Management (DPFM);

(5) Department of Naval Science and Tactics (DNST);

(6) Department of Coast Guard and Maritime Law Enforcement
(DCGMLE);

Provided, That the Board may create additional departments in pursuit of the
objective of this Act, upon the recommendation of the Superintendent: Provided, further,
that the Superintendent shall determine the internal structures of these departments.

SEC 18. National Security Service. - The Commander-in-Chief through the
Department of National Defense shall direct the Philippine Navy, through the Naval
Reserve Command shall provide institutional mechanisms to mobilize graduates of the
Academy to help provide technical, tactical, and intelligence information to the
Philippine Navy in times of war or national emergency.

SEC 19. Commission to the AFP and PCG Force, and Other Maritime Law Enforcement
Units. - All graduates of the Academy who are under the cadet program of the Philippine
Navy or the Philippine Coast Guard shall be directly commissioned to the regular force
of the Philippine Navy or the Philippine Coast Guard: Provided, That the Philippine Navy
and the Philippine Coast Guard shall set the annual quota of the number of graduates to
be integrated to the regular force of the Philippine Navy and the Philippine Coast Guard:
Provided, further, That graduates who are not originally part of the Philippine Navy and
Philippine Coast Guard Billet who opt to join the Philippine Navy, Philippine Coast
Guard, and other maritime law enforcement units after graduation shall be eligible for
direct commissionship to the Regular Force of the AFP, PCG or other Maritime Law
Enforcement Units: Provided, even further, That they comply with all the requirements for
commissionship to the regular force.

SEC 20. PNMA Training Vessel or vessels. ~ For carrying out the purposes and
provisions of this Act, an initial sum of five billion pesos is hereby appropriated from
funds in the National Treasury for the acquisition of an appropriate Training Vessel:
Provided, that the Academy can enter into a multi-year contract to be financed from funds



to be allocated by the Congress. Provided, further, That the Academy may commission, in
coordination with MARINA, privately-owned seagoing ships for its shipboard training
requirements: Provided, ewen further, that the Academy may give shipboard training

commissioned officers shall be patterned after the equivalent ranks of the AFP/PCG-
Naval rank to compensate and attract experienced professional merchant marine and
9 other professionals to join the ranks of the Academy with proper compensation
10 appropriate to their operational, managerial level in the international shipping industry.

12 SEC 22. Mandatory Government Service. — Graduates of the merchant marine course
13 of the Academy shall serve in the government for at least four (4) years accrued within 15
14 years from graduation through any means as identified by the Board.

16 SEC 23. Congressional District Billeting. To ensure the proportional distribution
17 throughout the country of the cadets availing the quality education and opportunities in
18 the Academy, the PNMA shall establish a system by which every Congressional District
19 is given an opportunity to send cadets.

2 SEC 24, Expansion of Institutional Capability. - The Academy may re-employ retired
22 personnel or retired seafarers who have acquired expertise in their respective fields to
23 become part of the pool of Professors and lecturers under a contract of service
24 arrangement. Provided, That the Academy shall implement and develop a Faculty
25 Development Program.

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28 approval of this Act, the Board shall promulgate the rules and regulations necessary to
29 implement the provisions of this Act.

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31 SEC 26. Transitory Provision. - Within ninety (90) days from the approval of this
32 Act, the Superintendent shall propose to the Board the organizational structure of the
33 Academy.

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36 unconstitutional shall not have the effect of nullifying other portions or provisions hereof
37 as long as such remaining portions can still subsist and be given effect in their entirety.

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21 SEC 25. Implementing Rules and Regulations, ~ Within thirty (30) days from the |
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35 SEC 27. Separability Clause. ~ Any portion or provision of this Act that is declared |

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39 ‘SEC 28. Repealing Clause. All laws, ordinances, rules, regulations, other issuances,
40 or parts thereof, which are inconsistent with this Act, are hereby repealed or modified
| 41 accordingly.
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43 SEC 29. L:ffectivity. ~ This Act shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication
44 _ in the Official Gazette or a newspaper of general circulation,
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46 Approved,