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POEA: Philippine seafarer deployment recovering
Cecille Suerte Felipe, Sheila Crisostomo - June 27, 2021 - https://www.philstar.com/nation/2021/06/27/2108339/poea-philippine-seafa...

MANILA, Philippines — The country’s seafarer sector, one of the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, is slowly recovering, according to the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA).

Villars laud seafarers as ‘sustainers of global economy’
Paolo Romero June 28, 2021 - https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2021/06/28/2108549/villars-laud-seafa...

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Cynthia Villar and daughter Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar have lauded seafarers as “sustainers of global economy” during the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination of Filipino seafarers in Las Piñas City last week.

A maritime nation
Fermin Adriano June 24, 2021 https://www.manilatimes.net/2021/06/24/business/agribusiness/a-maritime-...

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.