Misuga Management Services, Inc., a branch office of Misuga Company, a Japanese shipping enterprise headquartered in Tokyo and Shikoku, Japan, serves as an agency responsible for manning the company’s ships, which transport cargoes worldwide. To address the growing need for ship officers, Misuga developed the Cadetship Program to recruit and train future officers who will play a vital role in their global operations.

As part of this initiative, MisugaManagement Services, Inc., a partner company of Misamis University, launched the Cadetship Training Program for first-year Maritime students, led by Mr. Oliver Q. Velasco, on February 20–21, 2025, at the Misamis University Function Hall. The program begins with recruitment through a qualifying examination and interviews.

On February 20, as the recruitment process began, Mr. Velasco conducted a qualifying examination in the morning for 24 Maritime students (15 from the Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation and 9 from the Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering). The event was facilitated by Capt. Allan M. Abucay, Dean of the College of Maritime Education; Engr. Maurece S. Bonita, On-Board Training Supervisor; and Capt. Arturo M. Genon, Assistant On-Board Training Supervisor.

Of the 24 students who took the exam, 15 passed and proceeded to the interview held in the afternoon. After the interview, six students were chosen as the final qualified cadets: Kayyom M. Abdulla, FJ B. Boniao, Jette Lawrence B. Cabrido, and Hesham M. Pangcatan for BS Marine Transportation, and Allan Geoff Gerome S. Abing and Clinton H. Abcede for BS Marine Engineering.