The Asian Institute of Maritime Studies (AIMS) is a merchant marine college in Pasay, Philippines that provides highly technical learning in terms of maritime education. It is one of the top performing maritime schools in the Philippines. It was founded in 1993 by Captain Wilijado P. Abuid along with his friends. History Sometime in July 1993, a group of thirteen educators and merchant marine officers established an institute of higher learning, the Asian Institute of Maritime Studies (AIMS). The forerunners behind AIMS, namely: Capt. Wilijado P. Abuid, a former Navy Officer and a maritime educator in the field of training and upgrading; Atty. Santiago N. Pastor, a corporate lawyer, banker and educator; Dr. Felicito P. Dalaguete, a marine officer and an academician with expertise in marine education and training; Mrs. Jayne O. Abuid, a business woman; Arlene Abuid-Paderanga, Ed.D., a management specialist with background in Architecture and Design, along with other incorporators. Thus, on 16 August 1993, AIMS was legally registered as a non-stock educational institution, and was issued government accreditation by the Commission on Higher Education (Philippines) (CHED) to offer Customs Administration and Merchant Marine courses. AIMS is located at Roxas Boulevard fronting Manila Bay. The campus, with its training facilities housed at AIMS Tower was opened. In 1999, another site at A. S. Arnaiz Ave. corner F. B. Harrison St. was inaugurated to greet the new millennium towards more intensive and comprehensive education and training. In 2005, a new site (a six-storey building) was opened at Roxas Boulevard to house the Maritime College. The shack is also expected to house the Maritime Knowledge X-Change where libraries and an envisioned museum will be opened to the public. Campus The maritime institution lies in the vicinity of Roxas Boulevard, A. Arnaiz Street (also known as Libertad Street), Roberts Street, and F.B. Harrison Street in Pasay. It is composed of eight buildings, namely the AIMS TOWER, AIMS Lighthouse Bldg (formerly MC Building), the AIMS Multi-purpose Court, Maritime College Annex Building, June Five Dormitory, M/V Buffalo Laboratory, Capt. Wilijado P. Abuid Foundation Building (WPA FDTN Building), and the College of Business Building (CB Building). The AIMS TOWER and AIMS Lighthouse Bldg is located along Roxas Boulevard. It is highlighted with a lighthouse tower, which only serves as the main stairway of the six-storey building. It houses the College of Maritime Education, the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Office, Maritime College Internet Laboratory,