Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month in Tokyo

“Maritime Philippines: In Numbers” infographics slideshow. (Tokyo PE photo)

TOKYO 09 October 2018 – The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo commemorated Maritime and Archipelagic Nation Awareness Month (MANA Mo) with an information campaign on the rich maritime heritage of the Philippines, and on the Philippines’ bilateral maritime cooperation with Japan.

“Maritime Philippines: In Numbers” is an infographics slideshow that presents notable facts and figures on the Philippines as a maritime nation.

“Patrolling Our Seas” is a video that highlights the bilateral maritime cooperation of the Philippines and Japan through the procurement of ten 44-meter Multi-Role Response Vessels (MRRV) for the Philippine Coast Guard.

The Embassy also organized a small-group lecture of Lieutenant Commander Jay Tristan Tarriela on the subject of “Japan and The Development of Coast Guards in Southeast Asia.”

On 14 September 2017, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte signed the Proclamation No. 316 declaring the month of September as MANA Mo. The theme for this year’s MANA Mo is “Inclusive and People-Centered Development through Maritime Heritage Awareness”. END

“Patrolling Our Seas” video. (Tokyo PE photo)

Philippine Coast Guard Lieutenant Commander Jay Tristan Tarriela, who is a PhD candidate at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies, conducts lecture on “Japan and the Development of Coast Guards in Southeast Asian Region” on 28 September 2018 (Mahabsar B. Lucman photo)

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