Opposition Senator Risa Hontiveros has formally asked the Senate to immediately look into improving seafarer’s training after the European Union (EU) threatened to ban an estimated 50,000 Filipino seafarers for failure to comply with international standards for training. In her Senate Resolution...
DR. Teodoro Yu Jr., medical officer of the Cagayan de Oro City Health Office. (Photo courtesy of CDO CIO) CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – The City Health Office (CHO) has conducted an investigation after the Barangay Health Emergency Response Team (BHERT) of Barangay Bugo issued a certificate of quarantine...
Saying that she is the only presidential candidate with a comprehensive platform for seafarers, Vice President Leni Robredo on Monday, April 26, said that she will prioritize integrating a maritime track in Senior High School, as well as a cadetship program to give better opportunities to Filipinos...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ M. Lacson has guaranteed that the new Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Act, which seeks to protect overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), would be properly implemented under his administration to prevent past cases of neglect and abuse...
media MarCoPay (MCP), the eMoney salary platform designed for seafarers, has added features to its roster of services in a bid to become a one-stop shop e-wallet provider. MCP's new e-market solutions include home and auto loan applications, auto insurance, home and family insurance, as well as...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said on Monday, April 4, that it stands ready to assist the four Filipino seafarers who were nabbed in Australia for the alleged importation of illegal drugs in commercial quantity. DFA (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Citing reports from the Philippine Consulate...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV called on Filipino seafarers to hear out Vice President Leni Robredo’s pronouncements about the maritime industry rather than be misled by fake news and false posts on social media. Senator Antonio Trillanes IV and Vice President Leni Robredo (VPLR Media...
The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said that the total number of repatriated Filipinos from conflict-torn Ukraine had reached 225 after the latest batch of repatriates arrived on Saturday, March 12. Twenty-two Filipino seafarers, who are crew members of oil tanker MTM Rio Grande, safely arrive...
Ninety Filipinos have already returned home from war-stricken Ukraine, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. HOME AT LAST-- Filipino seafarers of MV Global Aglaia pose for a photo with Philippine Ambassador to Budapest Frank R. Cimafranca before flying back to the Philippines on March 9,...
Well-paying jobs have been preventing some Filipinos in Ukraine from leaving the war-stricken country, a foreign affairs official said Wednesday, March 9. PH Ambassador to Warsaw Leah M. Basinang-Ruiz and officials from the Philippine Embassy in Warsaw welcome Filipino evacuees as they arrive in...
Should she win as president in May 2022, Vice President Leni Robredo has an ambitious plan to build cargo vessels “that can sail around the world carrying the Philippine flag." Vice President Leni Robredo speaks in a virtual forum about the maritime industry organized by the Filipino Shipowners...
A group of Filipino seafarers from war-stricken Ukraine are expected to arrive in the Philippines on Tuesday, March 8, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) announced. SAFER GROUND-- Thirteen Filipino seafarers from Ukraine reach Moldova on March 4. They are crew members of MV Star Helena. (Photo...
