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Ten cruise ships with over 3,000 Pinoy crew still in Manila Bay
April 29, 2020 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/metro/736177/ten-cruise-ships-with-...

234 STRANDED WV OFWS HOMEBOUND
Ime Sornito - April 28, 2020 https://www.panaynews.net/234-stranded-wv-ofws-homebound/

ILOILO City – Stranded in Metro Manila for nearly two months, 234 Western Visayan overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) are finally coming home. The ship transporting them left the Port of Manila at around 6 p.m. last night.

After two weeks of mandatory self-quarantine, 584 seafarers are ready to go home to their provinces
Alexandria Dennise San Juan April 29, 2020 https://news.mb.com.ph/2020/04/29/after-two-weeks-of-mandatory-self-quar...

Over 500 Filipino seafarers who have completed their 14-day mandatory quarantine period are set to go back home to their provinces, the Department of Transportation (DOTr) said on Wednesday.

1 of 5 seafarers returning home to Misamis Occidental found with coronavirus antibodies
Divina M. Suson, Leah Agonoy - April 29, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1266888/1-of-5-seafarers-returning-home-to...

ILIGAN CITY—One of the five seafarers who arrived at the Ozamiz City port past 9 p.m. on Tuesday (April 28) tested positive for coronavirus before he was brought to a quarantine facility.

Virus-hit ship on its way to PH from Australia
CNN Philippines Staff Apr 28, 2020 https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2020/4/28/ruby-princess-cruise-ship-...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, April 28) — A coronavirus-hit cruise ship previously docked in Australia is heading to the Philippines, along with a hundred Filipino crew members.

Mixed welcome awaits seafarers returning to hometowns in Mindanao
Leah D. Agonoy, Richel V. Umel -April 28, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1266178/mixed-welcome-awaits-seafarers-ret...

ILIGAN CITY—More than 50 seafarers are returning to their homes in different Mindanao areas to a mix of warm welcome and anxious acceptance by local leaders.

Seafarers are frontliners too
29/04/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarers-are-frontliners-too/

During these trying times under the movement control order (MCO) imposed to combat the Covid-19 threat, healthcare workers and those ensuring adherence to the MCO have been recognised as “frontliners” for the yeomen deeds they perform.

Seafarers and climate change – key issues highlighted during IMO virtual meeting
29/04/2020 https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/seafarers-and-climate-change-key-is...

DFA: PH drafting return of Filipino staff in virus-hit ship docked in Nagasaki
Christia Marie Ramos - April 28, 2020 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/187303/dfa-ph-drafting-return-of-filip...

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) on Tuesday said it is coordinating with Japanese authorities to map out arrangements for the repatriation of Filipino crew members aboard a virus-hit cruise ship docked in Nagasaki.

Repatriated seafarers arrive at Cebu port
Cathrine Gonzales - April 28, 2020 https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/1265808/repatriated-seafarers-arrive-at-ce...

MANILA, Philippines — The first batch of repatriated seafarers who are residents of Cebu and Bohol arrived at Pier 5 of Cebu port on Tuesday, according to the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina).