Karl Garcia posted: " By Karl Garcia Former President Rodrigo Duterte has declared September as MaNaMo or Maritime Nation Month in 2017.  We have a rich maritime history. We have a rich maritime history. This can be exemplified by the types of boats documented a" Read on blog or Reader The Society of Honor by Joe America Read on blog or Reader We are A Maritime Nation Karl Garcia February 21 By Karl Garcia Former President Rodrigo Duterte has declared September as MaNaMo or Maritime Nation Month in 2017.  We have a rich maritime history. We have a rich maritime history. This can be exemplified by the types of boats documented and discovered throughout our rich history. Our great rivers from North to Southhad been used for commerce and water transportation. Cagayan River, Pampanga River, Pasig River[3] in Luzon. Ilo-ilo[4] in the Visayan and the Butuan  River in Mindanao have all been documented to be cradles of civilization and commerce. https://guides.library.manoa.hawaii.edu/c.php?g=105238&p=685462 The Mighty Cagayan River https://www.scribd.com/presentation/501295024/Presentation-2 https://ejournals.ph/article.php?id=5231 https://www.philstar.com/business/science-and-environment/2019/07/28/1938828/pasig-river-our-nations-lifeline https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agusan_River https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_de_Mindanao The boats discovered through time can prove our vast maritime transportation and trade  and even for war. Balangay of Butuan, Karakoa and Paraw of the Visayas, Vintas of Sulu. There were also discoveries of shipwrecks like the Pandanan, Lena Shoal, and Santa Cruz. Terrstrial Sites were also fiound in Tanjay, Cebu and Calatagan. We all know of Building ships for the Manila Galleon Trade  Also known as the Manila-Acapapulco trade. Fast forward the 20th Century The Galleon trade left a mark exemplified by our present trade statistics with Mexico . We had a humble navy with its fleet donated by rich citizens. Later we had inherited ships from the Americans and some of the World War 2 vintage got extended lives until the 21st century. Now, better late than never, we are modernizing our Navy and the rest of our Maritime security institutions like the PCG and PNP maritime. Transportation was car centric. We really lack mass transportation. We do have ship transportation but most accidents are due to overloading. Meaning a lack of time management or a lack of vessels. The Arroyo admin tried to revive the Nautical Hi way and the Maharlika Highway  But the current admin is implementing the inter island bridges. The question now is will it stifle yhe nautical high way program or synergize it. Maritime Domain Awareness and the Blue Economy "Maritime domain awareness is the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact security, safety, the economy or the marine environment," according to the International Maritime Organization (IMO). For a country with such a rich Maritime  History  and Culture it is just right we citizens should be aware of our Maritime  Domain. I have written maritime review about the elements of Maritime Domain and Blue Economy. Maritime Security Philippine Navy Philippine Coast Guard PNP Maritime  Maritime Education and Training Seafaring Marine Environment Maritime Safety Maritime Tourism Maritime Tourism is a major part of our blue economy but hopefully we will learn from some setbacks like what happened recently with welcoming 1500 filams in a cruise ship. References for further reading https://maritimereview.ph/author/kgarcia/ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-global-history/article/abs/manilamen-and-seafaring-engaging-the-maritime-world-beyond-the-spanish-realm/3A3FD82CEF8B860278AD1761FCB117FE https://mb.com.ph/2023/9/19/the-sea-and-the-filipino#google_vignette https://journals.openedition.org/moussons/3529?lang=en https://cmsw.mit.edu/from-the-sea-to-the-stars-the-forgotten-journeys-of-the-philippines-ancient-explorers/ Comment You can also reply to this email to leave a comment.

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