Balanga, Bataan Bishop has asked presidential aspirant Manila Mayor Francisco "Isko Moreno" Domagoso to work for the welfare and rights of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Bishop Ruperto Santos (CBCP / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) "I told him to put God first and to work for the welfare and...
BETTER DAYS Senator Sonny Angara After languishing in the legislative mill for over a decade, the bill institutionalizing a Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which we co-sponsored, has finally reached the plenary debates in the Senate. We laud Senator Joel Villanueva, the Chairman of the Senate...
The Catholic Church marks the 26th National Seafarers Sunday on Sept. 26 in honor of the sacrifices and hard work of Filipino seafarers. Bishop Ruperto Santos (Manila Bulletin photo) The national celebrations will be held in Cebu to coincide with the 30th year of the Apostleship of the Seas -Stella...
Labor Secretary Silvestre Bello III is pushing for the amendment to a 15-year old maritime convention of the International Labor Organization (ILO) to give seafarers more protection while on high seas. (Photo from Unsplash) In a virtual gathering of global maritime and seafaring industry leaders...
Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa on Sunday pushed for the immediate approval of Senate Bill No. 2369 or the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, saying there is no better time to enact it into law but now during an ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Dela Rosa noted that the deployment abroad of Filipino...
Senator Sonny Angara on Sunday said he is optimistic the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which seeks to uphold the rights of Filipino seafarers would soon become a law. Angara noted, the measure, Senate Bill No. 2369, has been languishing in the legislative mill for over a decade now. “We have...
Senators are rallying for the passage of the bill that proposes to institutionalize a Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. Senator Joel Villanueva (Senate PRIB) Senator Joel Villanueva, chairman of the Senate Committee on Labor, said the measure serves as a "lifeboat of rights and privileges" for the...
A group of manning agencies appealed to President Duterte to increase the flight passenger limit and quarantine facilities for the Filipino seafarers in order to prevent them from losing job opportunities. Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) from Afghanistan arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International...
About 100 Filipino seafarers went missing over the last three to four years, and the Philippine government is still clueless as to what happened to them. OWWA Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) administrator Hans Leo Cacdac revealed this Thursday, July 29, at the resumption of the House...
The 13 Filipino seafarers who previously went viral in social media due to reportedly being abandoned by their employer at a Chinese port have finally been repatriated to the Philippines. (Photo by Jonald Salubillo) The seamen, wearing full personal protection gear, were flown home via a China...
A group of manning agencies urged the national government to come up with solutions in addressing the limited inbound passenger capacity in Philippine airports and the insufficient quarantine facilities for returning overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). Passengers bound for Japan queue up inside NAIA...
Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and seafarers were among those that were first in line for Moderna coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine doses from the Philippine government through the Philippine Red Cross (PRC). Part of Philippine Red Cross' vaccination initiatives vs COVID-19 is the PRC...
