Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (center) (Rep. Salo's office) The House of Representatives ratified on Wednesday, Dec. 13, the bicameral report of the proposed Magna Carta for Filipino seafarers, which seeks to ensure the rights and protection of...
Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo (Facebook) Kabayan Party-list Rep. Ron Salo gave a run down of the key features of the final version of the prosposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers, which could be signed into law as early as next week. "Finally,...
The Philippines will advance local seafarers' interest in the International Maritime Organization (IMO) after it received an overwhelming vote to take a seat for the next term. Philippine Permanent Representative to IMO and Ambassador to the UK Teodoro Locsin vowed during his candidature pitch...
Some of the Filipino seafarers who recently arrived in the Philippines after their civilian vessel was struck by a Russian missile in the Black Sea shared their ordeal and are seeking government help. Fourteen Filipino seafarers on board their ship struck by a Russian missile in the Black...
The Philippine government is using all “diplomatic means” possible for the safe and eventual release of some 17 Filipino seafarers held captive by the Yemeni rebel group Houthi in the Red Sea. In a news forum in Quezon City, Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Eduardo de Vega assured that several...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (PPAB) The House of Representatives is "deeply concerned" over the reported capture of 17 Filipino seafarers by Houthi pirates in the Red Sea. "We, at the House of Representatives, are deeply concerned about the distressing...
President Marcos assured the public that the government is doing all it can to ensure the safety of the 17 Filipino seafarers taken hostage by Houthi rebels in Yemen. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) In a social media post, the President said the Department of Foreign...
Three Filipinos onboard a civilian-vessel on Black Sea were injured after it was hit by a missile that Ukrainian officials said was carried by Russia. Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) Undersecretary Eduardo Jose de Vega said Thursday, Nov. 9, the Filipino victims are now out of danger after one...
Four Filipino seafarers were injured after Russia fired a missile on a Liberian-flagged ship that was docked at the port of Pivdennyi near Odesa, Ukraine, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed on Thursday, Nov. 9. DMW officer-in-charge Hans Leo Cacdac said those injured are the ship’s...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo hailed the Senate’s approval on third and final reading of the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers bill on Wednesday, Sept. 27. (Senate PRIB photo) Voting 14-0, Tulfo said that the approval was in time for the celebration of the National Maritime Week.. Tulfo, principal sponsor and...
Sen. Raffy Tulfo expressed gratitude to President Marcos after he certified as urgent Senate Bill No. 2221, otherwise known as the Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers. Tulfo, the principal sponsor of SB No. 2221, is also grateful for the support of his colleagues and seafarers’ unions for the said...
President Marcos on Tuesday, Sept. 26, certified the proposed Magna Carta of Filipino Seafarers as urgent, effectively asking the Senate, where the bill is currently pending, for its immediate passage. Filipino seafarers (Photos from the Maritime Industry Authority) A statement from the...
