TACLOBAN CITY – The National Maritime Polytechnic (NMP) is now slowly recovering from the devastation it suffered when supertyphoon Yolanda destroyed much of its facilities and buildings. The NMP said that the typhoon had left an estimated P300 million damage particularly on infrastructures, equipment, and other facilities. The Mariners Polytechnic Colleges Foundation (MPCF), a Bicol-based institution, had volunteered to drum up assistance from the private maritime sector, said Forter Puguon, NMP executive director. The institution together with its partner agency partners and stakeholders now continues to step up efforts to obtain a fast and complete recovery of the damaged training centers, buildings, structures and facilities. “The said project will ultimately impact on the sustained availability of competent and globally competitive Filipino seafarers and other maritime-allied workforce to achieve safe and efficiency on clean oceans and economic and moral recovery of people in Region 8,” Puguon said. This year’s anniversary theme of the NMP is “NMP at 36: Surviving Yolanda, Rising Up and Sailing Onwards” expresses efforts towards resilient and strength of NMP after the devastation of supertyphoon Yolanda, he added. This was presented during the NMP 3rd quarterly media partnership forum and Labor Education Employment Service (LEES) video launching spearheaded by the NMP last September 25.(JEANE MARIE M. FAMINOGAN, LNU Intern)
