President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday stated that the federal government would supply options to the issues hounding the maritime business to ensure that the Philippines to proceed to supply high quality seafarers.
Marcos made the comment after the European Commission, the EU’s govt arm, introduced that it’s going to proceed to acknowledge the certificates issued for seafarers by the Philippines.
“Gagawin natin ang lahat upang mabigyan natin ng solusyon ang mga isyung kinakaharap ng ating maritime industry upang patuloy tayong mag-develop ng mga world-class at magagaling na seafarers para sa buong mundo,” he stated in an announcement.
(We will do the whole lot we will to handle the problems dealing with our maritime business in order that we will proceed to develop world-class and glorious seafarers for the entire world.)
Earlier, the EU warned that Filipino maritime staff could also be banned from its vessels following the nation’s repeated failure to hurdle the European Maritime Safety Agency’s (EMSA) analysis for the previous 16 years.
Marcos welcomed this growth, recalling his go to in Brussels, Belgium whereby he met with EU President Ursula von der Leyen on the sidelines of the EU-ASEAN Summit on technical cooperation to enhance the schooling, coaching, and certification system for Filipino seafarers.
“Ang naturang problema ay 15 taon nang kinakaharap ng ating seafarers kaya ito agad ang ating tinutukan noong tayo’y pumunta sa Brussels noong Disyembre upang makipagkita sa presidente ng EU na si Ursula von der Leyen. Dahil dito, ang panganib na mawawalan ng trabaho ang 50,000 nating seafarers ay ating napigilan,” he stated.
(For 15 years, Filipino seafarers have wrestling with this drawback, that’s why we targeted on this after we went to Brussels final December to satisfy with the EU president Ursula von der Leyen. Because of this, we have now prevented the potential for 50,000 Pinoy sailors dropping their jobs.)
Transportation Secretary Jaime Bautista on Saturday stated greater than 49,000 Filipino marine officers and their households within the Philippines will acquire from the EU choice. —LBG, GMA Integrated News
Source: www.gmanetwork.com
