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Follow on Google News | MOL Presents Long Service Awards to Filipino Seafarers, Hosts GatheringMitsui O.S.K Lines, Ltd. & MOL; President: Koichi Muto announced that the company held a commendation ceremony for long-serving Filipino seafarers at the MOL Group seafarer manning company Magsaysay MOL Marine, Inc.
Commendations went to seafarers with 20 years of service aboard MOL-operated vessels. Thirty-seven of the 42 recipients were on hand for the ceremony. MOL President Muto cited their long service with MOL and urged a renewed focus on efforts to ensure safe operations. The seafarer family gathering the next day drew over 3,500 people, mainly seafarers, their families, and others involved with the company. President Muto expressed his gratitude for the families’ understanding and support of MOL seafarers and said Filipino mariners will play an increasingly important role in the company’s future growth and success. MOL will continue to hold such gatherings in other cities in the Philippines and other major seafarer source nations to create stronger ties between MOL and seafarers’ families who wait patiently while their family members are out at sea. In addition, in conjunction with the long-service commendation ceremonies on November 18, MOL invited Ricardo Nicanor N. Jacinto, managing director/CEO of the international NGO Habitat for Humanity Philippines(* The donation will be used in the construction cost of a daycare center (a multipurpose facility that will provide education for pre-school children, health checkups and meals for underprivileged people, and so on). MOL Filipino seafarers, their families, and MMM land-based staff will volunteer to help with the construction work. (*1) Magsaysay MOL Marine, Inc. is an MOL seafarer manning company in Manila. It was jointly established by MOL and its partner in the Philippines, Magsaysay Maritime Corporation, in March 1997. (*2) Habitat for Humanity Philippines is an NGO that supports self-reliance by constructing houses in impoverished nations and disaster-stricken areas. It was founded in 1976 in the United States, and its Philippine affiliate was established in 1988. It is intended to foster dignity, a sense of common bonds with families and fellows, and the emotional attachment to their local areas, and build peaceful communities by constructing their own houses with volunteers and local people. Until now, they have constructed about 350,000 homes, schools, and community centers in 100 nations around the world. Ends # # # Based in London, Image Line Communications is a full-scale PR, design and events firm. We specialise in the maritime, logistics and supply chain sectors and we have a wide client base ranging from multinational corporations to new businesses. End
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