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Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Maritime.

  1. M/V Cape Dao Filipino crew members repatriated

    M/V Cape Dao Filipino crew members repatriated

    Five Filipino seafarers survived a missile attack on their cargo vessel off Oman and safely returned to the Philippines, where government agencies provided…

    1 MIN READ

  3. Bridges across the waters

    Bridges across the waters

    There is something very human about ports learning from one another. After all, no port has all the answers, and no country faces exactly the same challenges…

    3 MIN READ

  5. CONTRIBUTION valued SeaLight Foundation executive director Raymond Powell was commended by the Philippine Coast Guard for his steadfast support in documenting and addressing operational challenges in the West Philippine Sea, during an official visit to PCG headquarters in Port Area, Manila.

    Powell connects volatile WPS dots

    In 2023, Powell officially launched SeaLight, a nonprofit initiative that closely tracks Chinese activities and gray-zone tactics in the West Philippine Sea…

    5 MIN READ

  6. PASSENGER vessel Roromaster 5 ran aground near Sitio Sigman, Barangay Udalo, Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, at around 12:30 a.m. Thursday.

    Passenger vessel runs aground

    Passenger vessel Roromaster 5 ran aground off Abra de Ilog, Occidental Mindoro, with 117 passengers and crew assisted after disembarking safely.

    1 MIN READ

  7. You sea? Every minute matters

    You sea? Every minute matters

    Safety is not one piece of equipment. It is not one agency, it is a chain and everyone in that chain has a role to play.

    4 MIN READ

  8. Our deadly seas

    Our deadly seas

    An Interferry study described the Philippines as the world’s worst country for ferry fatalities from 1966 to 2015.

    2 MIN READ

  10. Phl preps proactive seafarer proposals

    Phl preps proactive seafarer proposals

    Marina convened maritime stakeholders to review nine proposals on seafarer training, certification, education and welfare ahead of the IMO HTW meeting.

    1 MIN READ

  11. FIREFIGHTERS check on the damage incurred by sea vessel MV June Aster after it caught fire off the waters of Coron, Palawan on Wednesday evening. Authorities declared the vessel fire out on Friday morning.

    Search for missing ferry victims continues

    PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio Nartatez Jr. ordered intensified search and rescue efforts for missing passengers after the M/V June Aster ferry fire off Palawan.

    1 MIN READ

  13. LOREN Legarda

    Legarda pushes safeguarding marine resources

    Senator Loren Legarda urges sustainable use of Philippine marine resources, linking ocean rights, climate resilience, economic growth and environmental…

    2 MIN READ

  14. DoLE establishes maritime labor affairs office

    DoLE establishes maritime labor affairs office

    DoLE creates the Maritime Labor Affairs Office to protect Filipino seafarers by providing legal assistance, dispute resolution, employment services, skills…

    2 MIN READ

  15. PHILIPPINE Coast Guard’s high-speed response boats. The Department of Transportation said it is adding five additional new 97-meter vessels to be funded by a ¥64.38-billion Japanese concessional loan.

    Phl maritime fleet gets 5 vessels

    The Philippines is strengthening maritime security with five new 97-meter Coast Guard vessels for search and rescue, law enforcement, environmental protection…

    2 MIN READ

  17. GILBERTO Teodoro

    Gibo: Protect our seas, protect our future

    Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro urges Filipino youth to champion maritime awareness and protect the Philippines’ vast waters, resources and sovereign rights.

    2 MIN READ