The Sana’a government in Yemen has provided necessary medical assistance to Filipino crew members of MV Galaxy Leader who are exhibiting symptoms of malaria, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said. File photo In a memorandum for President Marcos dated July 30, Honorary Consul to Yemen...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (center) (Rep. Salo's office) A pro-overseas Filipino workers (OFW) solon believes that the ratification by the House and the Senate of the Third Bicameral Conference Committee Report on the Magna Carta of...
(File photo) The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) applauded the adoption of the first-ever resolution aimed at promoting and protecting the enjoyment of human rights by seafarers which was sponsored by the Philippines and introduced during the 56 th session of the United Nations Human Rights...
A first-ever resolution that protects the rights of seafarers and eliminates all forms of compulsory labor in the shipping industry was adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC). Filipino seafarers (Photo from the Maritime Industry Authority) Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique...
The Department of Transportation (DOTr) will be providing free ride to all seafarers at the Light Rail Transit (LRT)-2 and the Metro Rail Transit (MRT)-3 in celebration of the Day of the Filipino Seafarer on Tuesday, June 25. In a statement, the DOTr said the free ride will be from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m....
The owner of the MV Tutor has committed to continue the search for the lone Filipino seafarer who is still missing after the vessel was hit by two missiles allegedly fired by Houthi rebels on June 12 in the southern part of the Red Sea. Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) Secretary Hans Leo...
House Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez and his wife, Tingog Party-list Rep. Yedda Marie K. Romualdez, on Monday, June 17 extended a P150,000 cash assistance for each of the 21 Filipino seafarers who were rescued from the MV Tutor hit in the Houthi missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea....
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...
