Safe while waiting: MARINO party-list to construct dorm for seafarers

By Billy Begas

The Marino party-list and other stakeholders in the maritime sector have signed a memorandum of agreement for the construction of a dormitory for seafarers to ease their concern on where to stay in Manila while awaiting their deployment.

The MOA was signed by MARINO party-list Rep. Sandro Gonzalez, Transportation Secretary Arturo Tugade, and Doctor Gregorio Oca of the Associated Marine Officers’ and Seamen’s Union of the Philippines (AMOSUP).

Gonzalez said that it has been a dream of MARINO to build a place to help seafarers.

MARINO Rep. Macnell Lusotan said the dorm would help reduce the costs incurred by seamen as they seek to purse higher training or their next deployment while in Manila.

Meanwhile, MARINO also entered a MOA with the Cocogen Insurance to grant personal accident insurance to Filipino seafarers while in between deployment “to ensure that their loved ones are taken care of, even if the worst happens.”

“May all of our mariners rest easy against the tide of worries, especially at this time,” Gonzalez said. This insurance coverage is one manifestation of our commitment for our seafarers’ improved security.”

MARINO has appealed to the government to prioritize the vaccination of seafarers.

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