The Philippines is now gearing up to be a major maritime nation, Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Jaime Bautista announced Monday, November 21, 2022.
The Philippines is now gearing up to be a major maritime nation, Department of Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista announced Monday, November 21, 2022.
This will increase the sector’s contribution to the national Gross Domestic Product from P720 billion todate to P1.44 trillion. DOTr’s other initiatives includes the Philippine Coast Guard agreements with other countries to address anti-piracy, anti-terrorism and anti-illegal drugs campaigns and PCG-USCG maritime exercises.
“We look at opportunities to forge collaborations with maritime-related agencies of other countries to benchmark our efforts at raising our maritime industry to global standards” Bautista pointed out.
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