‘Marinong Filipino: Ligtas na Paglalayag’

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 10/04/2024

The theme “Marinong Filipino: Ligtas na Paglalayag” resonated nationwide last week during the celebration of the 29th National Seafarers’ Day (NSD) spearheaded by the Stella Maris Philippines. President Fidel V. Ramos issued Proclamation No. 828 s,1996 declaring August…

Boat as a metaphor for our maritime culture

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 03/07/2024

“The story of our nation began with a boat.” This was the opening statement of Historian Xiao Chua lifted from an essay titled “The boat as a metaphor of nation” on our ancestors’ maritime culture which he…

Filipino mariners sing to celebrate the National Seafarers’ Day

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 10/03/2023

Karaoke is an incredibly significant and integral part of Filipino culture which is synonymous with happiness and good will. Rain or shine, you can not have a true Filipino party without Karaoke! The recent daily heavy downpour…

Celebrating the 28th National Seafarers’ Day 

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 09/19/2023

The Philippines will be celebrating the 28th National Seafarers Day (NSD) this year on September 25, 2023 with the theme “Marinong Filipino: Patuloy sa Pangangalaga ng Karagatan.” NSD is celebrated annually by virtue of Proclamation 828 by…

Our Lady of the Sea

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 07/19/2022

Faith is the most powerful weapon in overcoming difficult emotional or even dangerous conditions and in making life at sea bearable in many ways.  Prayers for safe voyages is the driving force behind the construction of Basilica…

A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 06/21/2022

“A job of a seafarer is not exactly a walk in the park.” I usually cite this  quote from the Supreme Court case of Oriental Ship mgt. vs. Bastol (G.R. No. 186289 June 29, 2010) as an opening statement…

Faith as a seafarer’s weapon

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 09/21/2021

A seafarer’s faith is his most powerful weapon  in overcoming difficult emotional, or even dangerous, shipboard conditions and in making life at sea bearable in many ways. During the guesting of past winners of the Ten Outstanding…

Flowers and the 25th National Seafarers Day  in the time of pandemic

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 09/29/2020

“Seafarers are keyworkers. You are not alone. You are not forgotten”. Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, most of the Holy Masses held  nationwide carried this theme in their homilies  as  part of the  25th National Seafarers Day (NSD)…

Allotment,  remittances  and Violence Against Women and  their Children Act (VAWC)

10/15/2019

A Filipino seafarer can be  held criminally liable due to the act of abandoning his  financial obligation to persons to which he is  obliged by law to support. Issues of allotment and remittances were discussed in connection with  the Anti-Violence Against Women…

Karaoke and the National Seafarers Day

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 09/24/2019

It is an understatement to say that karaoke is a central part of  pop culture of Filipinos , including seafarers whether on board or in between contracts.  Karaoke is indeed  a favorite past time of Filipino seafarers…

Seafarer as gender neutral term in  maritime industry

ATTY. DENNIS GORECHO 09/17/2019

  In the recent decades, the word “seafarer” has replaced the word “seaman” in the male-dominated maritime industry. The term “seaman” was widely used to describe anyone working at sea. This is perhaps due to the actions…

Balangay and the Filipino seafaring heritage

ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO 09/03/2019

  Ten years ago this month , the very first balangay boat replica, Diwata ng Lahi (spirit of lineage) , sailed  on her maiden voyage from the CCP grounds. The Balangay is a plank boat adjoined by a carved-out…

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