More than 7-K Pinoys in war’s line of fire
Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded some 7,313 Filipino seafarers, as they await the green light to traverse the now deadly shipping lane. The…
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Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has stranded some 7,313 Filipino seafarers, as they await the green light to traverse the now deadly shipping lane. The…
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is verifying the status of Filipino seafarers to determine whether any were among those reported injured following…
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The United Filipino Seafarers (UFS) on Thursday aired support for the proposed bill of a Cavite congressman that gives overseas Filipino workers, particularly…
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The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) and the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) inaugurated a dedicated welfare center recently to provide a…
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To meet the rising global demand for Filipino seafarers, Mapúa Malayan Colleges Laguna (Mapúa MCL) said it is ushering innovation into maritime education in…
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Nine Filipino seafarers, who had been held captive by Houthi forces for five months, arrived safely home Thursday evening at Ninoy Aquino International Airport…
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The process for the repatriation of the nine Filipino seafarers being held by Houthi forces is in an advanced stage, making their repatriation before Christmas…
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Nine Filipino crew members of a cargo ship sunk by Yemen's Huthis are set to be released by the Iran-backed group, Philippine authorities said on Tuesday.
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The Philippines remained among the International Labor Organization’s (ILO) member states that meet minimum requirements for the issuance of Seafarers’…
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The 20 Filipino seafarers whose Panama-flagged vessel was intercepted with approximately 20 kilograms of cocaine at the Port of Lagos, Nigeria, have not been…
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Twenty Filipino seafarers were arrested in Nigeria after authorities intercepted around 20 kilos of cocaine hidden aboard a Panama-flagged vessel docking at…
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The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured Filipino seafarers affected by the sudden cancellation of their US visas that it is coordinating with concerned…
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The Philippine Embassy in Washington said on Wednesday that it has opened talks with US authorities following reports of several Filipino seafarers being…
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‘Our seafarers only want to work safely and provide for their families.’
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The ship’s operator, Spliethoff, said the attack occurred in international waters southeast of Yemen’s port of Aden.
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The seafarers reportedly face a 10-year ban from reentering the US.
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Committee on Migrant Workers chair Senator Raffy Tulfo on Monday called on Filipino seafarers aboard vessels entering U.S. territorial waters to exercise…
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Mark Jason also said the ship’s captain did not inform the crew that someone had contacted the vessel asking it to stop its voyage.
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