Students of the Sto. Rosario National High
School (SRNHS) are now set to embark on
a unique and enhanced maritime learning
journey through the help of PTC and
TERP. The initiative was formalized with a
Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) signed
by SRNHS Principal III Jayson M. Flores,
Capt. Ronald SJ Enrile of PTC’s Talent
Acquisition Team, and TERP Asia-Pacific
Ltd. COO Mr. Mike Esplago.

PTC and TERP believe that open access to
these A-books, a combination of
conventional maritime books with
technological features, will further
supplement the learning journey of the
1,343 Grades 7 to 12 students of SRNHS.

SRNHS is the only public high
school in Region 3 that offers
the Maritime Track for senior
HS students.

“We are thankful that PTC and
TERP made this happen,” said
Principal Flores. “I believe that
our students are deserving of
this huge privilege considering
that most of our graduates
excel in college. Rest assured
that we will monitor this
program and will implement
this properly so we can share
with you our progress report.”

Capt. Enrile in turn responded that “Part of PTC’s advocacy is to help
maritime students, both from private and public schools, to achieve
their dreams not only for themselves but for their families as well. What
we hope for is that this initiative is maximized.”

PTC and TERP envision the use of the A-Books will be recommended
across all schools in the Philippines. “We encourage our partner schools
to collaborate with us in building learning content and to publish books
that are made here in the Philippines. This will be a huge stepping stone
for our country to be globally recognized as a producer of reliable
learning resources, particularly maritime books, that can be used by
other countries,” Mr. Esplago added.

The MOA signing was
witnessed by Chief Engineer
Raul Manlapaz; Ms. Catalina S.
Viray, Head Teacher III SRNHS;
Mr. Kenneth M. Navarro,
Maritime Coordinator, SRNHS;
and Capt. Florencio Jampil,
Fleet Manager, PTC.

The SRNHS
representatives were
also given a briefing
on PTC’s Project
RISE.