A simplified yet fitting arrival and welcome ceremony was accorded at Pier 15 here today, June 16 for the returning sailors, marines and reservists after their five-month deployment in the Middle East for humanitarian missions. (Photo from PN)
SOUTH HARBOR, Manila, June 16 -- A simplified yet fitting arrival and welcome ceremony was accorded at Pier 15 here today, June 16 for the returning sailors, marines and reservists composing the Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 onboard BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16) and BRP Davao Del Sur (LD602) after their five-month deployment in the Middle East for humanitarian missions.
Secretary of National Defense (SND), Delfin Lorenzana, graced the ceremony as guest of honor and joined by AFP chief of staff, Gen. Felimon Santos Jr., AFP vice chief and commander of Joint Task Force (JTF) Pagpauli, Vice Adm. Gaudencio Collado Jr., Navy flag officer in command, Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo and other AFP senior officers.
The return of the repatriates to their residences will be coordinated with respective local government units while boxes of face masks donated by Filipino donor, Mr. Paul Dantes of LegalZoc Co. will be coordinated with the Office of Civil Defense. The repatriation and hauling of face masks were made possible with the assistance of the Philippine Embassy in India headed by Amb. Ramon Bagatsing Jr.
In his remarks, Secretary Lorenzana welcomed home the troops and lauded them "for a job well done". He underscored that this deployment "has accomplished a lot" and it showed that the government "really cares for them [OFWs]".
NTF 82 headed by Col. Noel Beleran was deployed in January this year in support to JTF Pagpauli for the repatriation of Filipinos amid the looming conflict in the Middle East. Said tension had since eased off but the coronavirus disease began to sweep across the globe which prompted NTF 82 to another mission of transporting donated face masks and repatriation of stranded Filipinos due to travel restrictions. This deployment also paved the way for reinforcing diplomatic ties with Oman, Sri Lanka and India through counterpart visits and fostering national pride through engagements with Filipino communities there.
Giving a glimpse of their journey considered as "an all time first for the Philippine Navy", Colonel Beleran recalled that "it was through prayers and sound recommendations of my staff and the solid support of the two ship captains" that they were able to address the most challenging task of "managing the morale of troops and civilian passengers after having been in lockdown and confined within ship's limits for almost three months".
The two vessels’ arrival also manifests the competency of the NTF leadership who was able to accomplish the mission and bring home the contingent and stranded Filipinos safely and COVID-free in what is considered as the farthest and longest voyage that the
PN has ever covered and sustained.
Vice Admiral Bacordo regarded this mission as a tangible outcome of the Navy's vigorous pursuit of the modernization of assets and personnel mindsets in order to provide better, efficient and prompt assistance to our fellow Filipinos wherever they are in the world.
It also magnified the importance and usefulness of reservists who voluntarily augmented this mission as subject matter experts being seasoned seafarers who have honed their exceptional expertise particularly in navigation, piloting, and marine engineering. (PN)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1044947
SOUTH HARBOR, Manila, June 16 -- A simplified yet fitting arrival and welcome ceremony was accorded at Pier 15 here today, June 16 for the returning sailors, marines and reservists composing the Naval Task Force (NTF) 82 onboard BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PS16) and BRP Davao Del Sur (LD602) after their five-month deployment in the Middle East for humanitarian missions.
Secretary of National Defense (SND), Delfin Lorenzana, graced the ceremony as guest of honor and joined by AFP chief of staff, Gen. Felimon Santos Jr., AFP vice chief and commander of Joint Task Force (JTF) Pagpauli, Vice Adm. Gaudencio Collado Jr., Navy flag officer in command, Vice Adm. Giovanni Carlo Bacordo and other AFP senior officers.
The return of the repatriates to their residences will be coordinated with respective local government units while boxes of face masks donated by Filipino donor, Mr. Paul Dantes of LegalZoc Co. will be coordinated with the Office of Civil Defense. The repatriation and hauling of face masks were made possible with the assistance of the Philippine Embassy in India headed by Amb. Ramon Bagatsing Jr.
In his remarks, Secretary Lorenzana welcomed home the troops and lauded them "for a job well done". He underscored that this deployment "has accomplished a lot" and it showed that the government "really cares for them [OFWs]".
NTF 82 headed by Col. Noel Beleran was deployed in January this year in support to JTF Pagpauli for the repatriation of Filipinos amid the looming conflict in the Middle East. Said tension had since eased off but the coronavirus disease began to sweep across the globe which prompted NTF 82 to another mission of transporting donated face masks and repatriation of stranded Filipinos due to travel restrictions. This deployment also paved the way for reinforcing diplomatic ties with Oman, Sri Lanka and India through counterpart visits and fostering national pride through engagements with Filipino communities there.
Giving a glimpse of their journey considered as "an all time first for the Philippine Navy", Colonel Beleran recalled that "it was through prayers and sound recommendations of my staff and the solid support of the two ship captains" that they were able to address the most challenging task of "managing the morale of troops and civilian passengers after having been in lockdown and confined within ship's limits for almost three months".
The two vessels’ arrival also manifests the competency of the NTF leadership who was able to accomplish the mission and bring home the contingent and stranded Filipinos safely and COVID-free in what is considered as the farthest and longest voyage that the
PN has ever covered and sustained.
Vice Admiral Bacordo regarded this mission as a tangible outcome of the Navy's vigorous pursuit of the modernization of assets and personnel mindsets in order to provide better, efficient and prompt assistance to our fellow Filipinos wherever they are in the world.
It also magnified the importance and usefulness of reservists who voluntarily augmented this mission as subject matter experts being seasoned seafarers who have honed their exceptional expertise particularly in navigation, piloting, and marine engineering. (PN)
https://pia.gov.ph/news/articles/1044947
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