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The measure mandating the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to admit one cadet from each congressional district every school year to comprise its freshman class breezed through the House plenary on Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 15.
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(File photo) MANILA - The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved on third and final reading a bill mandating the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to admit at least one cadet from each congressional district every school year to comprise its freshman class to ensure the representation of all districts in graduating classes and widen the access to education of students from far-flung regions. House Bill 6994, which was principally authored by Cagayan de Oro City 2nd District Rep. Rufus Rodrigues, Pangasinan 6th District Rep. Marlyn Primicias-Agabas and Zamboanga City 2nd District Rep. Manuel Jose "Mannix" Dalipe, was approved with 247 affirmative votes and one abstention. The measure requires cadets coming from the congressional districts to first pass the entrance examination and comply with all the admission requirements of the PMMA. The bill also provides that for a province with only one congressional district, at least three cadets will be selected. Only u
(File photo) MANILA - A measure requiring the Philippine Merchant Marine Academy (PMMA) to admit one cadet from each congressional district in the country hurdled second reading approval at the House of Representatives. During the plenary session on Wednesday, the chamber passed through voice voting House Bill 6994, which seeks to mandate the PMMA to admit one cadet from each congressional district every school year to comprise its freshman class. It seeks to widen access to quality education and give deserving students from remote provinces and far-flung areas equal opportunities to study at the PMMA. Cagayan de Oro City Rep. Rufus Rodriguez, author of the measure, said majority of the cadets entering the PMMA come from bigger cities and provinces. Rodriguez stressed it is "high time" for a more balanced composition of every "class" that graduates from the PMMA. "One way to do this is to, as far as practicable, select at least one incoming cadet from every con