On October 28, 2025, the PTC-CSJ Foundation and Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna (Mapúa MCL) renewed their strong partnership through a ceremonial signing of a Memorandum of Agreement.

Present during the ceremony were PTC-CSJ Foundation’s Executive Director, Ms. Flory A. Tabio, and PHILCAMSAT QA and Program Director, C/E Alfredo G. Haboc.

Mapúa MCL was represented by Dr. Dodjie S. Maestrecampo, President and CEO of the Mapúa Education Group; Engr. Anthony Hilmer S. Medrano, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer; Engr. Maribel G. Songsong, Vice President for Academic Affairs; Prof. James Ronald O. Mesina, Vice President for External Linkages, Internationalization, and Transnational Education (ELITE); Ms. Pearl Stephanie D. Ulep, Director for Strategic Partnerships and Global Engagement (OSPGE); Capt. Armando A. Ternida, Dean of Mapúa-PTC CMET, and Mr. Angelito D. Platino, Director of the Student Affairs Office (SAO).

This renewed collaboration strengthens the shared commitment of both institutions to SDG 4: Quality Education and SDG 17:

The ceremony was doubly significant as it also welcomed 12 new scholars under the PTC-CSJ Foundation’s Nurturing Future Seafarers (NFS) – Batch 4 Project, witnessed proudly by their parents.

The ceremony also included inspiring testimonials from two NFS – Batch 2 scholars, Justin Caliguia and Melbert Jim Arreo, who graduated Magna cum laude and Cum laude, respectively, from Mapua MCL’s Mapua-PTC College of Maritime Education and Training (Mapua-PTC CMET) in 2023 and are now Third Engineers.

The new NFS-Batch 4 scholars included seven B.S. Marine Transportation (MT) and five B.S. Marine Engineering (MarE) students:

1. Abella, Ozen Humphrey C. – BS MT
2. Batino, John Rusty Sales – BS MT
3. Bernabe, Stephen Darryl L. – BS MT
4. Daclag, Larry Jr. S. – BS MarE
5. De Guzman, Justin Rome B. – BS MarE
6. Dela Torre, Racell – BS MT
7. Franco, Zydavriel M. – BS MT
8. Layosa, Jefferson P. – BS MarE
9. Maligaya, John Rey M. – BS MarE
10. Perez, Seage Nash G. – BS MT
11. Punio, Lawrence Gramatico – BS MarE
12. Viterbo, Ar Jay S. – BS MT

All 12 scholars are in their sophomore year at Mapua MCL’s Mapua-PTC CMET and will receive full scholarship support for their 2nd to 4th year studies.

PTC-CSJ Foundation’s NFS Batch 4 Project is supported by a grant from Orange County Community Foundation through the TK Foundation Fund.

The NFS Project continues to open opportunities for aspiring seafarers by introducing maritime as both an educational pathway and a fulfilling career.