GARCIA HERNANDEZ, Bohol, Philippines — Residents of this town have expressed apprehension over the presence of an international cargo vessel from China which has docked here since Friday to load limestone.
MANILA - The agency for Filipino crew members onboard a cruise ship off Japan assured the seafarers' families that they will be protected, amid their quarantine due to the new coronavirus (2019-nCoV) that hit the vessel early this week.
MANILA-The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) prohibits the disembarkation of crews of vessels coming from China while docked at any PPA-controlled ports as a preventive measure against the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Former officials of the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) have been ordered to return to government some P9.68 million in excess rice allowances distributed to the agency’s employees in 2011.
CEBU CITY – The Maritime Industry Authority in Central Visayas (MARINA-7) will modify the format of the passenger manifest to include specific data on a person’s contact number and address details that can be used for contact-tracing in case of a virus outbreak.
