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...
The Philippine government will be provided with a €4 million (around P240 million) technical assistance by the European Commission (EC) to help improve the education and training of Filipino seafarers. *(File photo) * In a statement Saturday, July 2, Maritime Industry Authority (Marina)...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. stressed the need for the Philippine maritime sector to catch up with the "huge transformation" happening in the transportation industry by integrating new technologies in modern ships and upskilling Filipino seafarers. *President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos...
President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Sunday, June 25, lauded the contributions of Filipino seafarers to the country’s economy and in their communities during the commemoration of the Day of the Seafarers. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from the Presidential Communications...
Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte (Facebook) Amid the celebration of the "Day of the Filipino Seafarer,” Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte, has once again urged the Senate to pass its counterpart measure to the House-House-approved Magna Carta for Filipino Seafarers...
