On 23-June-2022, the Maritime League held its first face-to-face conference after the Covid-19 lockdowns in 2020 and 2021, at the SMX Mall of Asia during the PHILMARINE 2022 Convention. The new members of the Maritime League were inducted by its Chairman and President Admiral Eduardo Ma R Santos AFP (Ret). In attendance were COL Ricardo D Petrola PN(M), John Ivar Myklebust, Dr Corazon P Claudio, BGen Ramona Go AFP (Ret), RAdm Ramon T Punzalan AFP (Ret), Mr Nelson A Chia, CDR Mark R Condeno PCGA, Atty Sharon D Aledo, Mr John Carlo U Ranoco, and Ms Dweena Maye Y Zamora.

The Trustees had not officially taken their oath during those years. Yet, they had fulfilled their duties nevertheless. Inducting the new Maritime League Trustees was former Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio, who had been made Honorary Member for life. He had been very active in the Maritime League’s Viber Group, patiently explaining to the group the intricate and sensitive details of the sovereign and sovereignty disputes in the West Philippine Sea, particularly with China.

In attendance was Atty. Jay Batongbakal who has likewise been active with the Maritime League in the recent years, regularly sponsoring a maritime forum every December, initially face-to-face and later in virtual format. He was also granted Honorary Membership for life.

One thing they have in common is that they all work pro-bono. This is their testament of giving back to mother country.

Later in the afternoon was the awarding of the 7 best contributing writers to the Maritime Review during the years 2018-2022. They are, alphabetical order: COL Dencio Acop, PhD; CDR Mark R Condeno PCGA; Karl M Garcia; CAPT John Ronald A Mangahas PN(GSC); Timothy Muelder; CDR Carter Luma-Ang, NAMRIA; and Atty. Julius Yano. This was the first time the Maritime League honored its contributing writers to the Maritime Review — They have and continue to work pro-bono in the interest of helping promote the maritime sector.