{"id":160931,"date":"2018-04-21T01:53:47","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T05:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=160931"},"modified":"2018-04-21T01:53:47","modified_gmt":"2018-04-21T05:53:47","slug":"sap-go-vows-to-help-ph-fishermen-detained-in-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/04\/21\/sap-go-vows-to-help-ph-fishermen-detained-in-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"SAP Go vows to help PH fishermen detained in Indonesia"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Special Assistant to the President Christopher Bong Go gives a message as he welcomes the 31 Filipino repatriates from Indonesia at Camp Feranil Pier Naval Station, Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City on April 20, 2018. ALBERT ALCAIN\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0\u2013 Special Assistant to the President (SAP) Christopher Lawrence \u201cBong\u201d Go has vowed to assist the repatriation of Filipino fishermen still detained in Indonesia.<\/p>\n

Go made the promise as he commended the Philippine Consulate General in Manado, Indonesia for the repatriation of 31 Filipinos who were apprehended for illegal fishing and overstaying in Indonesia.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m happy that our government has been doing its best to repatriate our countrymen from Indonesia,\u201d\u00a0he said in a press statement.<\/p>\n

Go, one of the possible senatorial candidates of the ruling PDP-Laban party in the 2019 mid-term polls, said he would bring up the issue of overstaying Filipinos in Indonesia to the attention of President Rodrigo R. Duterte.<\/p>\n

He is hoping Duterte would be able to discuss the issue with Indonesian President Joko Widodo when the two leaders meet during the 32nd ASEAN Summit in Singapore later this month.<\/p>\n

The top aide of Duterte said he and Foreign Affairs Secretary Alan Peter Cayetano would discuss with Indonesia\u2019s foreign affairs minister the concerns of the Filipino fishermen.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am currently looking for ways to assist the repatriated Filipinos and expedite the repatriation process of other Filipinos left detained in Indonesia,\u201d Go said.<\/p>\n

The fishermen from Zamboanga, South Cotabato and Davao City arrived in Davao City last Thursday on board a Navy ship.<\/p>\n

Go said the Duterte administration is working hard to give opportunities and protection to the repatriated Filipinos.<\/p>\n

He also emphasized the need to educate Filipinos on territorial issues to avoid being apprehended by other nations.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, Go said the office of the SAP has coordinated with the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources to provide the fishermen some fishing gadget and equipment.<\/p>\n

On the other hand, the Department of Social Welfare and Development has been tapped to provide them with livelihood and the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority with skills training.<\/p>\n

Go gave each repatriated fisherman PHP3,000 in financial assistance and grocery packs.<\/p>\n

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