June has been designated Sea Transportation Safety Month under Proclamation 115-A, series of 1966, which identified each month of the year as safety month for a specific area of our everyday lives. In May 2008, then president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo further underscored the significance of the sea by proclaiming the month of June as Celebrate the Sea Month, and the second Saturday of June as Celebrate the Sea” Day, to raise “greater awareness and consciousness of our seas… as part of our pride and heritage. Indeed, in light of the dominant role that the sea plays in our lives, safety at sea should be paramount in our consciousness.

Salinas, C. C. (2020, June 10). It’s Sea Transportation Safety Month. The Manila Times, p. B5.