PH Consulate General in Honolulu pays Christmas goodwill visit to Filipino fishermen 

Left photo: Consul General Fernandez poses with Pastor Jerry Saludez (seated, fourth from left), Consulate personnel and the Filipino fishermen of Pier 36, Honolulu Harbor. Right photo: Consul General Fernandez distributes tokens of crackers, coffee, and noodles.(Photos from Honolulu PCG)

HONOLULU, 24 December 2020 – Philippine Consul General Emilio T. Fernandez led a Consulate team in a goodwill visit to the Filipino fishermen at Honolulu Harbor on 17 December 2021.  The visit was coordinated with the Waipio Community Baptist Church and the Hawaii Seafarers Ministry headed by Pastor Jerry Saludez. Around 30 fishermen were present at the event. 

The Filipino fishermen are documented workers working on board vessels that fish in the high seas of the Pacific. Often away for months at a time, they find themselves docked in the harbors of Honolulu, but are not allowed to venture out of the pier except for emergency reasons.

To ease the burden of being away from home for long periods of time, Consulate personnel visit the fishermen and provide them with food from the Philippines and boxes of used (but in very good condition) clothes, shoes, accessories, books and toys for their children in the Philippines. The activity has been ongoing since 2018. END

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Consul General Emilio T. Fernandez addresses the Filipino fishermen of Pier 36 (left photo) and Pier 17 (right photo) , Honolulu Harbor. (Photos from Honolulu PCG)