The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) is working on the repatriation of the 17 Filipino seafarers held hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen for more than a year. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos (Photo from the Presidential Communications Office) “The Department is working on...
All 17 Filipino seafarers have been released after more than a year of captivity in Yemen, President Marcos announced. The 17 Filipino seafarers, who were held captives in Yemen for over a year, arrive in Muscat, Oman. (Photo courtesy of Philippine Embassy Muscat) "It is with utmost joy that, after...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (PPAB) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte foresees better legal protection--among other benefits--for the estimated 700,000 Filipino mariners following the swift release of the implementing...
Senator Loren Legarda said Filipino seafarers can expect better working conditions now that the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of the Magna Carta for Seafarers had been signed by the President. “With the IRR signed, I believe this is a huge win and boost for both foreign and...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (left), OFW Party-list Rep. Marissa "Del Mar" Magsino (Facebook) Two House members who are known advocates of overseas Filipino workers' (OFWs) rights have welcomed the signing of the Magna Carta of Filipino...
Senator Raffy Tulfo hailed the signing of the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 12021 or the “Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers” on Wednesday, January 8. Tulfo, who chairs the Senate Committee on Migrant Workers and principal sponsor as well as one of the main authors of...
President Marcos ordered government agencies to ensure that every provision of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers is implemented and not just mere words on paper. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Mark Balmores/ MANILA BULLETIN) "Let us ensure that every provision of this law and its...
The Philippines and Denmark have signed four documents that will benefit Filipino seafarers as well as health care workers and boost the two countries' relations on green technologies. During the visit of Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen in Manila, he and Department of Foreign...
The Philippines and Denmark have agreed to work on re-skilling and up-skilling Filipino seafarers as Copenhagen has already expressed its support for Manila’s efforts to comply with European standards for seafarers. This developed as Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo met with Danish...
(Unsplash) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is supporting a Filipino seafarer who is leading a landmark legal battle in the Netherlands to end alleged discriminatory pay practices in the global shipping industry. The seafarer, who is a cook,...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Rep. Erwin Tulfo wants the salaries of Filipino seafarers and other professionals working abroad to be at par with those earned by other nationalities. ...
A Filipino seafarer taking his oath. (File photo) The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) sought the help of lawmakers to create more legislations that would help fast-track the development of the country’s maritime industry. Luisito Delos Santos, director for Planning and Policy Service of...
