MARINA Caraga spearheads ‘Filipino Seafarers Day’
celebration
By Venus L. Garcia
BUTUAN CITY, June 27 (PIA) - Attended by several
Maritime students coming from different tertiary schools, seafarers and
representatives from line agencies, the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
Caraga led the Filipino Seafarers Day celebration held on Saturday at the
Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) grounds, this city.
The activity kicked-off with a simultaneous blowing
of horns and a floral offering, and an opening program then followed right
after the motorcade around the city thoroughfares. It was conducted first time
in the city since it has always been celebrated in Surigao City, where their
regional office is situated.
This year's Day of the Filipino Seafarers
celebration is anchored on the campaign theme, "At Sea For All." The
theme has a clear link with the 2016 World Maritime Day theme, "Shipping:
indispensable to the world," emphasizing that seafarers serve at sea not
just for the shipping industry or for their own career purposes but for all of.
Consequently, they are also considered as "indispensable to the
world."
According to MARINA Caraga regional director Engr.
Emmanuel Carpio, the Filipino Seafarers' Day Celebration is declared under
Presidential Proclamation no. 183, giving respect to the seafarers who are
working overseas and have great contribution in the boost of our economy. He
added that 30 percent of Filipino seafarers comprise the total 460,000 maritime
employees around the world.
Meanwhile, Luis Salarda, 2nd officer, overseas
seafarer, 36-year old, and married with two children, revealed in an interview
that other than his love for ships and seas he is also inclined of such kind of
employment in order to support his family by providing the best education for
his children, helping uplift the status of their life, and from his earnings he
was able to extend help to others as well.
Also, Edrian John Simeon, a Bachelor of Science in
Marine Transportation student, expressed that he was truly inspired by his
father to pursue in getting the course. Simeon also said that he is driven by
his interest with naval ships and that will open an opportunity for him to
travel the world through water vessels for free.
The Day of the Seafarers was established to
recognize the unique contribution made by seafarers to international seaborne
trade, the world economy and to global society as a whole. This year's event
will celebrate the incredible impact that Seafarers make in the world and
provides a chance for shipping companies to show their appreciation to
seafarers as a whole. (VLG/JPG/PIA-Caraga)
722 planters join 2016 Arbor Day celeb in SurSur
By Johny S. Natad
TANDAG CITY, Surigao del Sur, June 27 (PIA) - Some
722 planters planted a total of 16,994 seedlings to 10.21 hectares during the
recent Arbor Day simultaneous tree planting activities within four identified
planting sites in the province spearheaded by the Provincial Environment and
Natural Resources Office (PENRO-Surigao del Sur) and its field offices on June
24, 2016.
PENRO National Greening Program (NGP) Coordinator
Forester Nannette QuinoΓ±es bared that 5.0 hectares with 8,330 seedlings were
planted at Barangay Mabuhay in the city under PENRO-Surigao del Sur, which was
participated by 301 registered
planters composed of
LGU-Tandag City personnel
headed by City
Mayor Roxanne T.
Pimentel, employees from
the provincial government of Surigao
del Sur, LGU-Barangay Mabuhay,
Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department and Public Works
and Highways, King Cooperative, City
Water District, Mabuhay Rural Workers Organization, students from St. Theresa
College, among others.
The
CENRO Lianga registered
190 participants who
planted 4,998 seedlings
to 3.0 hectares at Barangay
Rizal in Barobo town during the same activity.
In CENRO Bislig, a total of 71 planters joined the
simultaneous tree planting at Sitio San Nicolas, Barangay San Jose in Bislig
City who planted with 2,000 seedlings to 1.21 hectares while under CENRO
Cantilan there were 160 planters who joined the same event with 1,666 seedlings
planted at Barangay Bocaue in Lanuza town. (PENRO-SDS/PIA-Surigao del Sur)
Tagalog News: MARINA nanguna sa ginanap na Filipino
Seafarers Day celebration sa lungsod ng Butuan; Caraga seafarers kinilala
Ni Jennifer P. Gaitano
BUTUAN CITY, Hunyo 27 (PIA) - Kasabay sa
selebrasyon ng Seafarers Day dito sa lungsod nitong Sabado, kinilala at
binigyang-pugay din ng Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Caraga ang
propesyon at kontribusyon sa bansa ng mga seafarers dito sa rehiyon.
Ayon kay MARINA Caraga regional director Engr.
Emmanuel Carpio, ang nasabing selebrasyon ay base sa Presidential Proclamation
No. 183 na nilagdaan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III noong June 3, 2011.
Anya, nararapat lamang na kilalanin at bigyang-pugay ang propesyon ng mga
seafarers na nasa ibat-ibang bansa na may malaking kontribusyon din sa
pagpapalago ng ekonomiya sa Pilipinas.
Dagdag pa ni director Carpio, nasa mahigit 400,000
na mga seafarers ang naitala noong nakaraang taong 2015. 30 porsyento umano nito
ay mga pilipino.
“Malaki talaga ang nagiging kontribusyon ng ating
mga Pinoy seafarers sa pag-unlad ng ekonomiya sa ating bansa,” sabi ni director
Carpio.
Sa panayam rin kay Luis Salarda, isang overseas
seafarer, na hindi biro at madali anya ang kanilang trabaho. Kinakaya at
tinitiis umano nila ang mapalayo sa pamilya nang mabigyan lang ng magandang
buhay at kinabukasan ang kanilang pamilya.
“Tinitiis lang namin ang pagiging homesick at
kinakaya namin ang mga challenges sa aming trabaho dahil para rin ito sa bansa
at sa aming pamilya,” ayon kay Salarda.
Ipinahayag din ni Edrian John Simeon, isang
studyante sa kursong Bachelor of Science in Maritime Transportation, na hangad
at ambisyon niya rin ang magsilbi bilang seafarer, makakita ng ibat-ibang naval
ships at malibot ang mundo.
“Matagal ko ng pangarap ang makakita ng mga naval
ships kaya ako kumuha rin ng kurson BS Maritime Transportation at gusto kong
magsilbi rin bilang seafarer pagdating ng panahon. Gusto ko ring malibot ang
ibat-ibang kontinente sa mundo,” sabi ni Simeon.
Napag-alaman din na sa isang maikling programa ng
nasabing selebrasyon na ginanap sa Robinsons Place dito sa lungsod ay binigyan
ng ibat-ibang awards ang mga Caraganon seafarers kasama ang kani-kanilang
pamilya. (JPG/PIA-Caraga)
