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Lost hands on deck: Diving into the depths of seafaring
Ava Dumaup and Matthew B. Santos March 26, 2026 https://theguidon.com/2026/03/lost-hands-on-deck-diving-into-the-depths-...

As Filipino seafarers face dangerous conditions at sea, the risks of their work extend beyond the voyage, spilling into the lives of the families waiting for them to come home.

Seafarer na pumaldo ng P45-M jackpot sa Grand Lotto 6/55, ‘di na sasampa ng barko
Marso 25, 2026 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/balitambayan/pinoyabroad/981372/seafarer...

New wellness hub to serve 500,000 Filipino seafarers with public-private support
March 25, 2026 https://dailyguardian.com.ph/new-wellness-hub-to-serve-500000-filipino-s...

More than 500,000 Filipino seafarers help keep the global maritime industry moving. Now, a new Seafarers’ Wellness Center aims to ensure they and their families are supported beyond the deck.

Marina extends certificates for stranded PH seafarers
Genivi Verdejo March 25, 2026 https://www.manilatimes.net/2026/03/25/business/maritime/marina-extends-...

THE Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has issued Advisory 2026-13, granting a three-month extension for the professional certificates of Filipino seafarers affected by the security crisis in the Middle East.

Manning agencies told: Aid onboard, stranded seafarers
Anton Banal Mar 23, 2026 https://www.sunstar.com.ph/manila/manning-agencies-told-aid-onboard-stra...

AS THE hostilities in the Middle East continue to escalate, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) is directing all licensed manning agencies (LMAs), principals, and shipowners to provide adequate assistance to Filipino seafarers onboard and those who are stranded.

The invisible warriors: Seafarers in the line of fire
Punit Oza. March 23, 2026. https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/crewing/the-invisible-warriors-seafare...

Ship’s crew did not sign up for the war in the Middle East, they are civilians too

Seafarers deserve treatment commensurate with their contribution. Nothing less, nothing more. And yet, that is precisely what they are not getting, writes Punit Oza, President of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers.

Marina inks deal with BSM PHL to fuel green transition and boost Filipino seafarer welfare
Lorenz S. Marasigan March 18, 2026 https://businessmirror.com.ph/2026/03/18/marina-inks-deal-with-bsm-phl-t...

12 Filipino seafarers in strike off Iraq waters safe — DMW
Keith Clores -March 17, 2026 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/314414/12-filipino-seafarers-in-strike...

MANILA, Philippines — All 12 Filipino seafarers aboard a ship that was attacked in the waters of Iraq are safe, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) reported on Tuesday.

Shipping’s new chokepoints are organisational
March 19, 2026 https://splash247.com/shippings-new-chokepoints-are-organisational/

Regular columnist Wolfgang Lehmacher has some advice for a different AI agenda for shipping.

What people say they “trust” and how they rely on systems often diverge. Organisations also rarely design for recalibrating that reliance when conditions change. Dangerously, the model’s view of the world becomes the organisation’s default worldview.

IMO Secretary-General Urges De-Escalation, Seafarer Protection
March 18, 2026 https://www.marinelink.com/news/imo-secretarygeneral-urges-deescalation-...