The Taguig City government vaccinated seafarers Tuesday as part of its support for the so-called modern-day heroes. About 500 seafarers got their jab at the Taguig High Street Mega Vaccination Hub on Bonifacio High Street, Bonifacio Global City (BGC). Taguig Mayor Lino Cayetano, Sec. Vince Dizon,...
Foreign Affairs Secretary Teodoro Locsin Jr. on Monday warned that Chinese seafarers, whose deployment in international vessels has shown a significant increase last year, will soon beat Filipino seafarers in numbers. Locsin sounded the alarm bell in reaction to reports that over 120,000 Chinese...
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Silvestre Bello III is supremely confident that Filipino seafarers' chances of employment will remain high amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. DOLE Secretary Silvestre Bello III (Photo from DOLE Facebook page) "It's high time that we...
Filipino seafarers will be given priority to receive western coronavirus vaccines based on a latest decision of President Duterte. A health worker prepares to administer a dose of Pfizer vaccine at a vaccination hub in Paranaque City on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The President has...
The MARINO Party-list has called for the immediate acquisition of Johnson and Johnson’s single-dose vaccines for Filipino seafarers and other land-based overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) to expedite their deployment. In this file photo taken on February 23, 2021, vials of the CoronaVac vaccine,...
The government may allow overseas Filipinos workers (OFWs) to choose their coronavirus vaccines if a certain brand will be required by their employers abroad. A nurse holds two vials of Pfizer coronavirus vaccines that will be distributed at a hospital in Makati City on May 12, 2021. (Ali...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Tuesday, May 25, appealed to President Duterte, Vaccine Czar Secretary Carlito Galvez Jr., and other concerned officials to consider giving overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including seafarers, the appropriate and acceptable vaccines in their respective...
The cargo vessel MV Athens Bridge, which carried the nine Filipino seafarers infected with the so-called India variant of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), has already departed last week for a travel to Vietnam, the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said on Wednesday, May 19. PCG Commander Michael...
The Philippine Coast Guard has set up a community pantry right in the middle of the sea off the province of Camarines Sur, the target beneficiaries are the fishermen affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Dubbed as “Floating Community Pantry,” PCG Camarines Sur Station...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday urged the government to make sure that overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), including seafarers, are vaccinated against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Go said that as the Philippines expects more vaccines to arrive in the coming months, he supports...
The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA), is waiving the collection of P250 Million port fees starting today (Dec. 1) to assist shipping companies and perators. The agency will give the financial assistance on a ‘first come, first served’ and per vessel, per transaction basis. In addition, the PPA...
