ANGKLA partylist again failed to participate in the grand parade of the
19th National Seafarers Day (NSD) last Sunday, September 28, 2014, ,
the second in a row after it got elected as the partylist representative
by the sector who is being given tribute on this celebration. The
yellow shirts , flags or banners of ANGKLA are nowhere to be found
during the activities of the 19th NSD with this year’s theme is
“Marinong Pilipino: Haligi ng Pagbabago”. ANGKLA joined the parade
in 2012, the year before the May 2013 elections presumably as part of
its campaign to get the votes of the Pinoy seafarers. After it won,
ANGKLA is a no-show in the two succeeding NSD, in 2013 and this year.
The NSD is celebrated every last Sunday of September to give due
recognition to the vital role of Filipino seafarers towards the
development of the Philippines as a maritime country. I bet ANGKLA's
yellow colors wil appear again next year since that will be the
pre-election NSD to show its force. Although present in the ranks is a
manning agency identified with ANGKLA. This year's NSD Grand Parade from
Rajah Sulayman park in Malate to Ninoy Aquino Stadium was participated
in by more than 4000 stakeholders from maritime schools, government
agencies, manning agencies, training centers, maritime organizations,
unions, families and private institutions. Let the pinoy seafarers
themselves be the judge.
