VP Leni: "Yung Maritime, grabe ang opportunity dito pero ang skills kulang.”

VP Leni was telling the truth when she said on the Pilipinas Debate 2022 that “Yung Maritime, grabe ang opportunity dito pero ang skills kulang.”

Articles: 

Pinoy Seafarer Jobs at Risk from EU Audit on Maritime Schools

Link: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2022/01/27/pinoy-seafarer-jobs-at-risk-from-eu-audit-on-maritime-schools/

Ayon sa isang article sa Business Mirror:

Here's another article that supports the claim about our seafarers lacking some skills required by EC & EMSA.

Jobs of 30,000 Filipino seafarers in danger of "drowning" - TESDAMAN

Link: http://legacy.senate.gov.ph/press_release/2022/0303_villanueva1.asp

Alam natin na magagaling ang ating mga seafarers at nakikita ni VP Leni ang opportunity na mas mapalakas ang industry at para ma-comply ang requirements ng mga international shipping companies. Kahit gaano pa ka-resilient at kagaling ang isang trabahador, kung hindi naman na-comply ang requirements ng isang company, hindi ka pa rin nila iha-hire kasi kailangan mong i-meet yung standards nila. Kaya totoo yung mungkahi ng VP Leni na magbigay laan ang government to help our cadetship programs para ma-upskill natin sila.

Alam mo ba na 2018 pa lang, meron nang tinutulungan na cadetship program sa Bulan Sorsogon ang Office of the Vice President and nakapag-produce ng 72 graduates in a year? Government offers a subsidy of P7,500 per course under the Seafarer's Upgrading Program (SUP).

Here’s the link:

https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/12/16/21/robredo-govt-should-help-seafarers-become-deck-officers

Minsan, masyado tayong sensitive pag nasasabihan tayong may kailangan i-improve sa atin at sa marami pang industry sa ating bansa. Why not take it positively and check first kung saang areas meron na kailangan natin mag-improve. Hindi ba mas okay isipin na binibigyang pansin ang isang industry at gustong pagbutihin kesa naman iniisip natin na sobrang nag-excel na tayo pero sa standards ng iba, lalo na sa ibang bansa, kulang pala ang skills and trainings natin?

Ayon sa post ni Lacruiser P. Relativo, mukhang minamaliit ni VP Leni yung mga Pinoy Seafarers kasi mas marami ang nasa mababang posisyon kesa opisyal. I don't see anything wrong with her statement. I know a lot of Nautical and Marine Engineering graduates who didn't have a choice but to start as messman or lower job roles in maritime than what they studied for. Hindi naman automatic na magiging kapitan ka sa unang sampa mo sa barko. But what she's trying to imply is, kung pwede namang hindi ka na mag-messman at maging officer ka na agad, why not? Or ano pang pwedeng gawin para mas mapabilis ang pag-angat ng rank or promotion ng isang pinoy seafarer.

Ang problema sa ating mga die-hard BBM or Kakampink Supporters, hindi tayo mahilig mag-research before mag-share ng post or magsulat ng article about a spliced video or anything that we saw on Tiktok or any other social media sites. Ang gusto lang natin ay mauna tayong makapag-post to either promote our preferred candidate or malign other candidates tapos hindi pala natin masyadong naintindihan kasi we limit ourselves sa isang 2-minute video or even a 20-second spliced interview. Libre ang Google, take advantage and read some more. Or check Youtube and tapusin mo ang buong video kung meron available.

 

At the end of the day, ang panalo dito ay kayong mga seafarers at ang mga kabataang may pangarap at gustong magtrabaho sa barko. Why not simulan natin ngayon at isulong ang ganyang plataporma kung sino man ang manalong pangulo ng Pilipinas pagdating ng May 2022 election.