Migrant Workers Secretary hans Leo Cacdac meets the 21 Filipino seafarers rescued from the MV Tutor, a bulk-carrier that was hit by two missles in the Red Sea, after their arrival at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) on Monday, June 17, 2024. (photo: DMW) The Department of...
Combined international forces rescued 21 of the 22 Filipino seafarers from a ship that was hit by two missiles allegedly launched by Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Saturday, June 15. DMW Secretary Hans Leo Cacdac said the rescue operation was...
President Marcos assured Filipino seafarers aboard MV Tutor, the vessel allegedly attacked by Houthi rebels, that the government was doing everything to ensure their safety, particularly by bringing them to Djibouti. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) Marcos said this...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Facebook) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo is determined to further enhance the protection of seafarers by institutionalizing messures against what's termed in the industry as "ambulance chasing". "The...
All the 13 Filipino seafarers on board a bulk carrier were safe after four missiles launched by Houthi rebels hit the ship on Tuesday, May 28, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said. While the ship sustained some damage after the attack, the DMW said the 13 Filipino and a Ukrainian crew were...
Former Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Sunday, May 26, welcomed the ratification of three important priority measures that aim to stem corruption, prevent smuggling of agricultural goods and protect the rights of Filipino seafarers. Both the Senate and the House of...
Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas (PPAB) Gabriela Women’s Party-list Rep. Arlene Brosas lauded the deletion of the execution bond--a provision she calls “anti-worker and unconstitutional”--in the second bicameral version...
(Maritime Industry Authority) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo says the approval of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers by the House of Representatives is a historic step for the country’s maritime sector. “The ratification of the Magna...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, May 23 welcomed the deletion of the controversial provision that would have mandated the payment of the execution bond as a victory for seafarers. Such move, Hontiveros said, would benefit all seafarers, especially those whose finances are strained due to...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) is urging seafarers to aim for a minimum of 10 years' worth of monthly contributions in order to qualify for a lifelong monthly pension after retirement. Rolando Ledesma Macasaet, SSS president and chief executive officer, said that seafarers are entitled to...
Iranian authorities have released one of the four Filipino seafarers who were among the 25 crewmen of container ship MSC Aries that was seized by Iran naval authorities at the Strait of Hormuz last month, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Friday, May 10. Following the release,...
Filipino seafarers will no longer be allowed to be deployed on passenger and cruise ships that would sail through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden which were earlier declared as high-risk areas and war-like zones amid missile attacks on passing ships in the past months. In an order it issued, the...
