The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) has announced Easter good news following the safe return to Manila of 18 Filipino seafarers initially held in Iran. All Filipino crew of MV St. Nikolas, a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker that was seized by the Iranian navy in the Gulf of Oman, were...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) will tap social media and other means of communications to protect the rights of Filipino seafarers to refuse sailing in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, which it said, must be declared as war-like zone following the series of missile attacks of...
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is hoping to recover the remains of two Filipino seafarers in the soonest possible time after the ship that was attacked by the Houthi rebels at the Gulf of Aden was already recovered. DMW Undersecretary Bernard Olalia said the bulk carrier True Confidence is...
After hospital confinement abroad, the two remaining Filipino crewmen of a ship that was hit by a missile in Gulf of Aden were repatriated back to the Philippines, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said on Thursday, March 14. In a statement, the DMW said the two crewmen, who suffered serious...
President Marcos directed relevant government agencies to provide assistance to the families of the Filipino seafarers who survived and died in the Houthi Attack off Yemen. Photos: Malacañang & United States Central Command Marcos said this after the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW)...
M/V True Confidence (Courtesy of United States Central Command / Facebook) The government is striving hard to retrieve the remains of two Filipino seafarers who died aboard cargo vessel “M/V True Confidence” that was struck by an anti-ship ballistic missile launched by Yemen-based Houthi rebels...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo on Monday, Jan. 22, asked for the release of 18 Filipino seafarers currently aboard a detained vessel in the Gulf of Oman. Manalo made the request when he met Iran’s 1st Vice President Mohammed Makber at the sidelines of Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit...
The Department of Migrant Workers Affairs (DMW) said on Saturday, Jan. 13, that the 18 Filipino seafarers currently under Iranian custody after their vessel was seized this week in the Gulf of Oman are in “safe condition.” A map showing the region around the Gulf of Oman where the oil tanker...
The summit among leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) this week will “set the tone” for the regional blocs’ cooperation in tackling, among others, food security, energy, and the conflict in the Middle East. Foreign Affairs...
Twenty-six Philippine exporters engaged in Halal-certified food, personal care, and cosmetic products are seeking to market presence in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), through the Export Marketing Bureau (EMB) and the Philippine Trade and...
LINGAYEN, Pangasinan – The provincial government of Pangasinan has lined up activities in commemoration of the 78th anniversary of the Lingayen Gulf landings and 16th Pangasinan Veteran’s Day on Monday, Jan. 9. Activities include a thanksgiving Mass, wreath-laying ceremony, and a commemorative...
The plan of the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to turn the Port of Davao into a new logistics and investment hub in Southeast Asia is moving closer to reality after the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) has approved the creation of a technical working group. Port of Davao District Collector...
