2001: Sixth National Seafarers' Day

The Sixth    National Seafarers' Day was celebrated on  September 30, 2001   with the theme "MARINONG FILIPINO: Karangalan ng Ating Bansa " at the Quirino Grandstand, Rizal Park, Manila

Former president Fidel V. Ramos earlier issued on July 9, 1996 Proclamation No. 828 declaring August 18 as National Seafarers Day wherein  the Apostleship of the Sea (AOS) was tasked to coordinate with the public and private sector in   activities related to the celebration of said event. The purpose of the Proclamation is to give due recognition to the vital role of Filipino seafarers towards the development of the Philippines as a maritime country. Later,  Proclamation No.1094 was issued in 1997 by President Ramos which moved NSD    to every  last Sunday of September every year. 

Per 2001 government data, there were 204, 951 documented seafarers deployed abroad with employment contracts approved by the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)  with dollar remittances reaching US$1.093 billion. Present data showed that there were 367,166 Filipino seafarers deployed in 2013  with dollar remittances of US$5.575 billion in 2014. 

The  recipients for the  2001 Outstanding Seafarers of the Year Award  (OSYA) include  the following: 

CAPT.LINO PADERANGA

CAPT. NICOLAS T. DOLLOLASA

CAPT. BERNABE MACARAEG

CREW of the M/T AZTEC 

CREW of M/V CAPE ORCHID

The 22nd National Seafarers Day is all  set on September 24,2017  with the theme "Marinong Filipino: Nag-uugnay sa Mundo!". 

The #NSD22 #NSD2017 activities nationwide led by the #ApostleshipoftheSea ( #AOS ) include the Memorial at Sea, High Mass, Oratorical/ Art/ Photo Contest, Harana by the Bay, Boodlefight, Karaoke challenge, and the Search for Top Ten Outstanding Maritime Students. One of the highlights is the Grand Parade to be participated in by more than 4000 stakeholders from maritime schools, government agencies, manning agencies, training centers, maritime organizations, unions, families and private institutions