Having a vacation after a tiring contract on-board the ship is relaxing. When you’re thinking of vacation, I suggest Puerto Princesa as one of your destination. Few of us may know that Puerto Princesa’s name originated from Princess Eulalia of Spain, born in 1864 to Queen Isabel II. When the princess died, the Queen changed the name to Puerto de la Princesa. Later, the name was lessened to Puerto Princesa which is widely known today.

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Every person wants to know his own history. Where he came from, the family that he belongs to, and the people that surrounds him. The same thing with a country’s history, everybody in almost all nations wants to know where they came from and what influenced their culture. In the case of the Filipinos, our history was hidden from us. From the time that the Spanish “Conquistadors” ruled the country for a hundred years, the history became a myth. A talk of the town, with no evidence to prove its existence.

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Maritime Training is a part of a mariners life. A lot of maritime schools offers different courses like; marine correspondence courses, marine surveyor training, maritime security training, and many more. Listed below are the links to various Maritime Training Centers in the Philippines. You can check it out and find what you need.

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General Operators Certificate or most popularly known as G.O.C. How can I get one? It’s not so difficult. You just have to know where to go to study it and prepare yourself for the exam. I’ll give you some tips regarding it. To be able to take the GOC exam you must have the following certificate:

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