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Aklan's first coronavirus PUI sent to home quarantine
Boy Ryan B. Zabal March 14, 2020 https://www.rappler.com/nation/254508-aklan-coronavirus-pui-home-quarant...

The patient is a seafarer who has a travel history to a country with confirmed cases of COVID-19

No Answers Yet For Stranded Crew On Coronavirus-Stricken Grand Princess
March 14, 2020 https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2020/03/14/coronavirus-concerns-over-r...

OAKLAND (KPIX 5) – Questions mounted Saturday over the status of the more than 1,000 crewmembers stranded on the coronavirus-stricken Grand Princess.

Batangas imposes ‘stringent measures’ vs COVID-19
Maricar Cinco - March 15, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1242140/batangas-imposes-stringent-measure...

SAN PEDRO CITY, Laguna, Philippines — With three confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Batangas province on Saturday issued “stringent measures,” according to a “quarantine advisory” issued by the provincial government.

PHL ships on foreign routes compliant with IMO rules on emissions, Marina reports
13/03/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/phl-ships-on-foreign-routes-complia...

The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) bared that Philippine ships plying foreign routes are compliant with the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 2020 standard on sulfur emissions.

Shipping number of the week: Oil prices suddenly drop 24% – a boon to the oil tanker shipping industry?
13/03/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-number-of-the-week-oil-pri...

MARINA suspends all maritime trainings due to COVID-19
Patrick Garcia March 10, 2020 https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/03/10/marina-suspends-all-maritime-trainings...

The Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) announced Tuesday night the suspension of all maritime trainings of maritime training institutions (MTIs) in Metro Manila due to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak.

Their announcement read as follows:

Coronavirus: Governments must let shipping keep on shipping
Opinion 13 Mar 2020 https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1131503/Coronaviru...

Putting draconian restrictions on vessels calling from high-incidence countries may seem an obvious and attractive no-brainer response to inevitable public clamour to ‘do something’. It should be rejected

Almirante: Seafarer’s medical abandonment
DOMINADOR A. ALMIRANTE March 13, 2020 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/article/1848311

ON FEB. 27, 2009, respondent Sea Power Shipping Enterprises Inc. employed petitioner Danilo A. Lerona on behalf of respondent Neda Maritime Agency Co. Ltd., to work as a fitter on board M/V Penelope. On Aug. 1, 2009, while on board the vessel, he felt severe chest pains and dizziness, which prompted him to request for a medical checkup. He was repatriated to the Philippines on Aug. 13, 2009.

441 Pinoy crew of Japan cruise ship get cash, transport aid
Ferdinand Patinio March 13, 2020 https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1096534

MANILA – The 441 crew members of the MV Diamond Princess cruise ship have been provided cash and transportation assistance by the government and their manning agency during their send-off on Thursday, the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) reported on Friday.

Coronavirus pandemic prompts the big 3 cruise companies to suspend operations
William Feuer Mar 13 2020 https://www.cnbc.com/2020/03/13/coronavirus-pandemic-the-big-3-cruise-co...

*Norwegian Cruises announced the immediate suspension of global operations until April 11.
*Royal Caribbean said it is suspending U.S. cruising for 30 days.
*Shares of all three companies have fallen over 60% since Jan. 1.