NATIONAL MARITIME DAY

Through a Presidential Proclamation No. 886 dated 06 September 1996 declared the last Friday of September every year as the National Maritime Day (NMD). Meanwhile, Proclamation No. 1094 series of 1997 declared every last Sunday of September of every year as National Seafarer’s Day (NSD), which amended Presidential Proclamation No. 828 series of 1996 in due recognition of Filipino seafarers’ vital role in the economic growth of the country. This celebration is in support of the annual worldwide observance organized by the International Maritime Organization. # Source – www.dilg.gov.ph