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Philippine shipping firms planning Asian operations
Arjay L. Balinbin June 28, 2021 https://www.bworldonline.com/philippine-shipping-firms-planning-asian-op...

SOME SHIPOWNERS in the Philippines are considering expanding their operations to Asian destinations, a move seen to augment capacity amid a global shortage in containers and vessels, a Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) official said.

Locsin urges government agencies to improve standards of maritime HEIs, save Filipino seafarers’ jobs
Recto Mercene June 25, 2021 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2021/06/25/locsin-urges-government-agencie...

Forced labor of Indonesian crewmen persists on foreign vessels: Report
A. Muh. Ibnu Aqil June 25, 2021

Worsening forced labor practices have prompted more Indonesian migrant workers aboard foreign fishing vessels to report their conditions to authorities amid a lack of government oversight from land, a recent report has suggested.

DFA scores ‘bad maritime schools’ in PH
Marlon Ramos -June 26, 2021 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1451350/dfa-scores-bad-maritime-schools-in-ph

IMO: Day of the Seafarer 2021 explores fair future
The Editorial Team June 25, 2021 https://safety4sea.com/imo-day-of-the-seafarer-2021-explores-fair-future/

Still preferred! Maritime veterans explain why Filipinos are still no. 1
Raine Cruz June 25, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/25/supplements/still-preferred/1804511

Frontliners at sea PHOTO BY DÖHLE SEAFRONT SEAFARER JOEMAR DELA PEÑA

Seafaring at the height of Covid-19
Yashika F. Torib June 25, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/25/business/maritime/seafaring-at-th...

What is it like to be a seafarer during a pandemic?

Unbeknownst to some, seafarers were among the economic front liners of the world, ensuring that logistics, commodities, and medicines reach countries even as sea and airports were shut down by governments to prevent the spread of the disease.

30K Pinoy seafarers deployed in May: POEA
Ferdinand Patinio June 25, 2021 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1145024

MANILA – The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) on Friday reported that the country has deployed close to 30,000 seafarers last month.

POEA administrator Bernard Olalia said the figure is only half of the number of sea-based workers sent abroad since January.

Pinoy seafarers’ rights, welfare among top DFA concerns
Joyce Ann L. Rocamora June 25, 2021 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1145034

MANILA – As the world celebrates International Seafarers Day, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) assured Friday the government will continue to promote the rights and welfare of over 300,000 Filipino nationals in the maritime industry.

1K seafarers get Pfizer jabs in Taguig
Ferdinand Patinio June 25, 2021

VAX FOR SEAFARERS. A health worker administers Pfizer Covid-19 vaccines to Filipino seafarers in celebration of the International Seafarer's Day 2021, at the Lakeshore Trade Center, Barangay Lower Bicutan in Taguig City on Friday (June 25, 2021). At least 1,000 individuals were inoculated with the American-made vaccines during the activity. (PNA photo by Jess M. Escaros Jr.)