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Marina orders compulsory insurance for sea passengers
Genivi Factao May 27, 2020 https://www.manilatimes.net/2020/05/27/business/maritime-business/marina...

Waves of uncertainty: Seafarers reveal month-long ordeal on board cruise ships
Tristan Nodalo May 28, 2020 https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/5/28/Seafarers-cruise-ships-cov...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, May 28) — It was welcome news for thousands of overseas Filipino workers when President Rodrigo Duterte ordered government agencies to fast track their release from quarantine facilities.

Coronavirus: Ship crews stuck at sea face a 'humanitarian crisis'
Claire Jiao, Ann Koh and Krystal Chia0 May 29 2020 https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/121665067/coronavirus-ship-crews-stu...

Even as countries try returning to some semblance of pre-pandemic life, ongoing restrictions are wearing thin a crucial human link in the global supply chain.

Pinoy seafarer kills himself as cruise ship trapped at sea
AFP May 29, 2020 https://manilastandard.net/index.php/news/top-stories/324777/pinoy-seafa...

A Filipino cruise ship crew member died last week of self-inflicted harm, the US Coast Guard said as it confirmed the latest in a series of apparent suicides among such workers trapped at sea because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Filipino crewman dies, an apparent suicide, on Virgin Voyages ship
May 26, 2020 https://usa.inquirer.net/55291/filipino-crewman-dies-an-apparent-suicide...

MIAMI – A Filipino crew member aboard a Virgin Voyages ship died Friday night, May 22, the U.S. Coast Guard said. Police have boarded the ship to investigate.

The crew member, a 32-year-old man whose identity has not been disclosed, died aboard Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady, the Miami Herald reported.

Maritime workers send palliatives to stranded foreign seafarers on Lagos waters
Victor Ahiuma-Young May 27, 2020

150,000 seafarers sign virtual global petition on crew stagnation
Sulaimon Salau 27 May 2020 https://guardian.ng/business-services/150000-seafarers-sign-virtual-glob...

There is an ongoing global petition aiming to draw the attention of the general public to the problems of over 150,000 seafarers that cannot leave or cannot join ship crews due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Shipping firm repatriates 8 stranded seafarers whose contracts had ended
27/05/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/shipping-firm-repatriates-8-strande...

OWWA charters flights to bring OFWs home to their provinces
Ariel Fernandez May 25, 2020 https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/05/25/owwa-charters-flights-to-bring-ofws-ho...

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Some 3,500 overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are finally going back to their respective provinces today, May 25, as part of the government’s “Balik Probinsya” program.

Depression, suicide and COVID-19
ATTY. DENNIS R. GORECHO - May 26,2020 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/313015/depression-suicide-and-covid-19

Suicide reports due to depression are sad manifestations of the negative mental health effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.

Pandemic anxiety can be overwhelming which if not handled properly may become emotional, physical and economic catastrophes.