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'I'm the only female onboard': Life for a Filipina cadet engineer at sea
Maridel Martinez 30 March 2023 https://www.sbs.com.au/language/filipino/en/podcast-episode/im-the-only-...

PHL passes EU audit; 50,000 Filipino seafarers can stay in EU ships
Malou Talosig-Bartolome March 31, 2023 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/03/31/phl-passes-eu-audit-50000-filip...

AROUND 50,000 Filipino seafarers employed by European-flagged vessels can now breathe a sigh of relief after the European Commission (EC) decided to continue recognizing their safety certifications issued by Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA).

‘For being human, seafarers should not be penalized’
Atty. Dennis Gorecho March 31, 2023 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/03/31/for-being-human-seafarers-shoul...

“Seafarers’ claims for disability benefits should not be considered unreasonable and impelled by nothing but greed but rather, justified by their health considerations and a natural desire of every person to preserve his life for as long as possible. For being human, seafarers should not be penalized.”

DMW padlocks maritime firm
Mayen Jaymalin - March 31, 2023 https://www.philstar.com/nation/2023/03/31/2255784/dmw-padlocks-maritime...

MANILA, Philippines — For alleged involvement in illegal recruitment, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) padlocked a maritime consultancy firm in Sta. Cruz, Manila on Wednesday.

Upon the orders of DMW Secretary Susan Ople, the department’s Migrant Workers Protection Bureau closed the office of JCB Success Maritime Consultancy Services.

Three seafarers reported kidnapped as Monjasa tanker found by French navy
Gary Dixon 31 March 2023 https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/three-seafarers-reported-kidnappe...

Vessel located six days after it was boarded off the Republic of Congo

A Monjasa tanker hijacked by pirates six days ago has been located and secured off Sao Tome & Principe, but some of the seafarers on board have been kidnapped.

Thousands of seafarers will miss out on NMW increase
31 March 2023 https://www.rmt.org.uk/news/thousands-of-seafarers-will-miss-out-on-nmw-...

RMT Press Office:

Maritime union RMT, has lambasted the government ahead of the National Minimum Wage (NMW) increase, pointing out thousands of seafarers will not be eligible for the rise.
From April 1, the national minimum wage will rise by 9.7 percent from £9.50 to £10.42 for all over 23 year olds.

7 Chinese crew of vessel lost at sea off Samar now free to go home
Joey Gabieta - March 31, 2023 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1750864/7-chinese-crew-of-vessel-lost-at-s...

TACLOBAN CITY — The seven Chinese nationals on board a vessel that drifted in the waters off Eastern Samar on Jan. 26 could now return to their country.

Fire on Philippine ferry kills 29, including children; 225 rescued
Neil Jerome Morales March 30, 2023 https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/fire-passenger-ship-southern-...

Second Philippine ferry disaster in less than a year

IMO: Abandonment of seafarers continues to be of great concern
The Editorial Team March 28, 2023 https://safety4sea.com/imo-abandonment-of-seafarers-continues-to-be-of-g...

The IMO Legal Committee (LEG), 110th Session is taking place this week with a view to focus on the abandonment of seafarers, fundraising appeal after the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria and the extension of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.

Rise in wrongly jailed seafarers triggers development of IMO guidelines
Michelle Wiese Bockmann 28 Mar 2023 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1144488/Rise-in-wr...