CAPT TOMAS D BAINO was a Trustee, a member of the Executive Committee (EXECOM) of the Maritime League, and a member of the Editorial Board of the Maritime Review.
CAPT Baino was a registered naval architect and civil engineer in the Professional Regulation Commission in the Philippines.
He was the former Commanding Officer of the Naval Shipyard, Philippine Navy and was involved in co-production of the 78-Foot Gunboat with Halter Marine Shipyard of USA and Patrol Craft Escort Refit Program of the Philippine Navy and the Joint United States Military Advisory Group.
Upon his retirement from the NAVY in 2004, he served as consultant with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) for the acquisition of Fishery Monitoring Control Vessels from Spain, and also with the Department of Transportation (DOTr) for the acquisition of 12 Multi-Role Response Vessels for the PCG under a JICA Loan Grant. He also served with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Maritime Leasing Corporation in 2006 for local construction of RORO Vessels.
He earned a post graduate diploma in Naval Architecture at the University College of London specializing in Submarine Design, under the sponsorship of the UK Ministry of Defense; as well as training in Hydrodynamics with the Defense Evaluation Research Agency in the UK. He has also undergone an orientation seminar with Blomh and Voss in MEKO Warship Design and Construction in Hamburg, Germany.
CAPT Baino was a SEAMEO-SPAFA scholar in Underwater Archeology by HQ Naval Construction Force in FY79-FY80.
In July 2016, CAPT Baino together with VADM Emilio C Marayag Jr (AFP)(Ret) and I set forth on a mission to visit the Cavite Naval Shipyard in Fort San Felipe in Cavite. There, we met up with Commodore Jande Franciso PN (NSSC).
In January 2017, CAPT Baino gave a presentation at the NAMEI Polytechnic Institute titled “A Technical Evaluation of a Ship – A Naval Architect’s Perspective.” He helped in the planning of BEACON 2023, Maritime League’s first exposition that includes trade representatives.
During January 2016 to May 2023, CAPT Baino was a regular writer for every Maritime Review publication, mainly about ship design and submarines. His dream was to have all his articles published in a book. I promised we would do this but we never got around to do so because he kept writing articles, even when he already had a serious illness and had undergone his first dialysis. CAPT Baino was truly dedicated to make his readers aware that should we procure a submarine, we must begin with a small one, get trained to run it, and master its upkeep and maintenance, before thinking of procuring a big submarine. In regard to coast guard vessels, he adamantly said that our country needs vessels with a length of not less than 200 meters in order for the ship to tackle the rough sea states in the WPS.
CAPT Tomas D Baino is survived by his wife Joyce Mayuga Baino, and children —Erwin, Aileen, and Abigail. CAPT Tom was a follower of Jesus Christ, and read the Holy Bible regularly. All of him was focused on God. He and his family are Born-Again Christians. To CAPT Tom’s family and clan, the Maritime League warmly sends their deep and heartfelt condolences.
